Coming off its second Candy Sixteen in program historical past, Ole Miss continued its large offseason Tuesday, receiving a dedication from McDonald’s All-American energy ahead Niko Bundalo, in response to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Bundalo is the No. 40 general prospect and the No. 7 energy ahead within the class, in response to 247Sports’ rankings. He selected the Rebels over a who’s who of nationwide powers, together with UConn, Michigan State and North Carolina. He had been dedicated to Washington however acquired his launch in April.
This is a snippet of 247Sports Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein’s scouting report of Bundalo:
Bundalo is an inside-out lefty four-man with good positional measurement, athleticism, and misleading energy. He has good bounce across the rim, an ideal proper hand, and whereas his body does not boast a ton of seen muscle mass, he performs by contact pretty properly. He is legit low-post scoring risk who understands angles and is very efficient sealing off defenders previous to the catch for simple buckets.
Bundalo is equally able to going through the basket and has a gentle contact that extends to the arc with ease. He can play out of pick-and-pop motion and is a dependable three-point shooter when he is in rhythm, however will get a lot much less environment friendly when he tries to jab into threes or shoot off the dribble. Bundalo has a little bit of a excessive dribble and is not actually a creator, though he is able to driving a close-out. He is each versatile and cozy taking part in varied spots on the ground in various kinds of offensive actions, seemingly selecting up ideas rapidly, and but he isn’t at all times a very keen passer.
Bundalo is the most recent notable addition for Chris Beard and the Rebels. Step one was holding Beard, which Ole Miss took care of in early April, giving him a elevate and pledging extra NIL assets as coach openings emerged throughout the nation.
Beard, in flip, has loaded up in each the switch portal and in highschool recruiting. The Rebels have added four-star transfers AJ Storr (Kansas), James Scott (Louisville), Corey Chest (LSU), Koren Johnson (Louisville) and Travis Perry (Kentucky), and Bundalo joins Tylis Jordan and Patton Pinkins as top-100 highschool recruits headed to Oxford.