Ousmane Ndaye

[AJG-15]

I love the sign up Ndoye. In my books the second best international player after Slim Jesus , as discussed above.

Coach Pope, well done ! This is great. Made my day.


Lets bring Slim Jesus now!

 

[UKCowboys]

No, not even close.

Your insane.
Diallo, Wilkins, Stokes/Momcilovic, Ndaye, Moreno
Show me the 8 starting 5s that we can't match up with. Ill wait

 

[MidseasonTweak]

This was a shadow boom for sure

 

[UK BasketballFan]

10 PTS, 7 REB
Shooting 42/32/83
This year’s stats 26 games played
27 MPG

 

[BookofMormon]

 

[CliffHawkinsFan606]

So you are super up to speed on Italy basketball? This dude isn’t even eligible and a guy nobody else was going after.

Forgive me if I don’t praise Pope for this one yet.

You only know UK was going after him because someone told you they were. You have no clue what schools were or were not looking at this guy.

 

[BBNinSCar]

This guy looks legit to me. Put him alongside Moreno and get a Boom for Stokes this weekend and I can get some hopes up for next season.
Maybe Pope does have a plan?
I hope in Mark Pope’s 24th and final season at Kentucky and as they christen Pope Court in Rupp Arena, we all remember just how far most of us had turned against him.

 

[Cats_2010]

Can't be. Pope can't sign D1 kids

Well he’s not a kid, he’s 22, so there’s that.

 

[kywildcat1021979]

Looks good to me. I actually like this pickup. If Pope could buy Stokes I'd like that starting 5

I would have to agree.

 

[cat tat2]

Don’t see many guys his size move the way he does. There’s a lot of potential.

 

[BlueBloodKyFan72]

He actually looks very good.

 

[kyfanrob]

Dare I say a lil McCarty like (not saying he is).

 

[Kantucke_rivals]

Maybe Kentucky is just better than these other in teams at finding talent?

A dude no one has ever heard of, a guy no schools (that I can find) have ever tried to pursue and a guy who isn’t even eligible yet.

Way to go Pope!!!

 

[I’m The Village Idiot]

I said Pope should have taken Rancik. Happy to be wrong. Big pickup.

 

[KyWideWes]

Miika went to one best Serbian teams, Partizan for their the coach Željko Obradović. They had a good chemistry . The Serbian coach showed Miika tough love and said that he is “Mature beyond his years.
Miika had an agreement with Obradvic, one of the best coaches in Europe’s at developing players, to train him for one year and get him ready for NCAA.

Obradovic had to resign and was a replace by a Spanish coach who started blaming everyone including Miika. His interview got retweeted in USA and created a bad rep for Slim Jesus about maturity or readiness. They are pissed off that he is leaving Partizan after one year but that’s what he agreed with Obradovic.

He is ready for NCAA. If Ament was ready , Miika would explode under the right coaching. my two cents from someone that follows ex Yugoslavian and European basketball In general.

thanks for that perspective

 

[wkycatfan7]

 

[DKersey]

Can an more informed person give a quick overview of his game? Haven't heard of him.

I had him penciled in as a power forward that we needed especially for rebounding he jumps around on the court he's got a lot of energy and he's everywhere on the court but he's still a little raw in some aspects of the game. he has the long Ball but he may like it too much

 

[megablue]

The real deal

Bring him on home ...

 

[Monday Nitro]

This guy looks legit to me. Put him alongside Moreno and get a Boom for Stokes this weekend and I can get some hopes up for next season.
Maybe Pope does have a plan?
I hope in Mark Pope’s 24th and final season at Kentucky and as they christen Pope Court in Rupp Arena, we all remember just how far we had all turned against him.

We didn't all turn against him. That's patently false.

 

[senonesy]

Not UK.

You sure about that?

 

[BBNinSCar]

The Final Four was full of International players with funny names. I don’t think we’ve tapped into that market enough.

 

[Anon1730326584]

No, not even close.

Yes it is,This guy is a good get,big time pick up

 

[Wildcat4Ever]

He looks to be very gifted in basketball skills,like his range in shooting the ball.Looks like a solid pickup for the Cats.

 

[Anon1730326584]

Don’t believe it for a second. Gotta be fake.

No it's real,so you better

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

He's got a nice turnaround and can make shots off balance, reminds me of Larry Bird a little.

I’m terrible at comparisons but I’ll go ahead and throw this one out there, that one legged fade away kind of reminded me of Dirk.

 

[ThePopeMobile]

Add Stokes and that’s a legit starting 5. Still need shooting/scoring off the bench, and a backup 4/5 type. But this is probably a better fit than Freeman if we’re being honest.

He could've signed Herman Munster and you Pope Dopes would be positively giddy.

 

[Pensacola_Cat_Fan]

No, not even close.

Give me a break. The talent is there to match up with anybody. It all has to do with how they would blend/coaching.

 

[Monday Nitro]

LOL at the haters. This is a BIG TIME pickup. Can't wait to read all the "well uh's" or just see people suddenly being "out of pocket" until they get some bad news.

 

[TFCat11]

This^ anyone have any insight? Praying it’s not another jelavic

Well, take this into consideration…

If this player was all that, and a bag of chips, no less than 10-15 high major coaches would have been in on his recruitment, and Pope would have never came close to a commitment.

There are no “unknown elite prospects”, or stars who slip through the cracks, or “diamonds in the rough” out there in the digital age.

I’m not saying he’s not a potential quality player, I’m just saying, pump the brakes before some of our resident “experts” try to tell you he’s the next Chis Webber.

UK is still on pace for 14-15 losses, as it stands as of this moment.

 

[Anon1730326584]

Is this a backup piece or potentially starting at the 4? I know nothing about him lol

Lo.no this is a big time player,he will start at the ,4

 

[Jamal Mercerr]

I'm sure the doomers will poo poo this but this kid is better than Donnie Freeman and most of the other options we would have had in the portal

I would like to be optimistic like this but the truth is we have no idea if that’s the case. Hope you’re right.

 

[cat tat2]

I see why the NBA has had their eyes on him.

 

[Cats4321]

It's almost impossible to gauge how good he will be. Considering where we are currently with the guys in the portal, you might as well take a guy like this. He could be terrible but could be really good too. Seems there is at least some potential there.

 

[Wildcat_in_DC]

add mcbride from JMU to play backup PF and you upgraded the power forward position from last year.

 

[Anon1730326584]

I'm sure the doomers will poo poo this but this kid is better than Donnie Freeman and most of the other options we would have had in the portal

Right on the money,thank you,tired of people doing that

 

[StuBlue270_uk]

 

[TFCat11]

Can a more informed person give a quick overview of his game? Haven't heard of him.

You answered your own question

 

[Anon1730326584]

So you are super up to speed on Italy basketball? This dude isn’t even eligible and a guy nobody else was going after.

Forgive me if I don’t praise Pope for this one yet.

Yes I am,he's a great pick up

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

Well, take this into consideration…

If this player was all that, and a bag of chips, no less than 10-15 high major coaches would have been in on his recruitment, and Pope would have never came close to a commitment.

There are no “unknown elite prospects”, or stars who slip through the cracks, or “diamonds in the rough” out there in the digital age.

I’m not saying he’s not a potential quality player, I’m just saying, pump the brakes before some of our resident “experts” try to tell you he’s the next Chis Webber.

UK is still on pace for 14-15 losses, as it stands as of this moment.

Sorry this has happened to you. Keep your chin up.

 

[Tri-Countycat]

That’s our starter. Maybe he doesn’t speak much English and that’s why Pope sealed the deal. By watching the highlights, I love how he moves, and he has some dog in him. He doesn’t care to celebrate a little. Could help us at the 5 also. Also his shot selection should work in Popes offense.