St. John’s and Indiana are the latest schools to offer 6-foot-11 Mohamed Bamba, a Harlem native who plays for the PSA Cardinals and Westtown (Pa.), PSA director Terrance “Munch” Williams told SNY.tv.
Bamba was one of 15 top New York area players on the St. John’s campus on Saturday for an Elite Camp at which head coach Chris Mullin offered him.
“Chris Mullin told Mohamed he’s going to be their No. 1 priority in the 2017 class.” Williams said.
Meantime, Indiana coach Tom Crean also reached out.
“Tom Crean called and wants to get involved with Mohamed and make him a priority in the 2017 Class,” Williams said.
Bamba also holds offers from Kansas, Syracuse, Arizona, UConn, Texas, Villanova, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Penn State, Temple, Seton Hall, James Madison and Yale, and it’s hard to imagine that any college in the country wouldn’t want him on their team.
“Mohammed has a a structured plan in his recruitment,” Williams recently told SNY.tv. “He has a certain amount of offers which he will receive and that number is quickly approaching. He will stop taking offers from schools directly after his team plays in the Mokan Elite event in late July. He will use all of his junior year to get to know all the coaches/schools who have offered him in hopes of deciding which college or university he would like to attend early into his senior year.
“At this point he will continue to work as hard as possible on his skill set/development of his body. Needless to say, if he does these things and continues to do great things in the classroom, he will easily be a Top 10 player in his class.”
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