University of Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey and his new staff have been trying to fill the current roster, while also recruiting for the future.
The Cardinals offered one of the top prospects in the Class of 2025 on Thursday, extending an offer to Hudson, Ohio, Western Reserve Academy forward Niko Bundalo.
The 6-foot-11, 195-pound Bundalo now has a total of 18 scholarship offers, including one from Cincinnati last week. Bundalo transferred from Uniontown Green in Ohio to Western Reserve Academy for his junior year and helped his team to a 31-4 and to the National Prep Championship.
Bundalo plays for Wildcat Select on the adidas circuit. He averaged 31 points and 13 rebounds in the first 3SSB session in Omaha.
247Sports national analyst Eric Bossi said this about Bundalo after the event in Omaha last month: “Bundalo hit deep threes, he posted up, he even caught the ball and euro stepped around defenders at full speed. At 6-foot-9, maybe 6-foot-10 it was all really impressive stuff for a guy who burst onto the national scene around this time a year ago.”
Bundalo has made unofficial visits to Michigan State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, UCLA, and Xavier. Iowa, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Illinois and others have already offered.
