KAEO: Samba Diallo 2018

[natwam2547]

Adam Finkelstein‏
@AdamFinkelstein

UMass has offered Pope John (NJ) & @NYJayhawks wing Samba Diallo.

6'7" 190 pound Junior.

3 Star SF out of NJ. #50th ranked SF in 2018 according to 24-7.

Other offers from Hofstra, Manhattan, Iona, Monmouth, Stony Brook, Towson and VCU according to the site.

4 Star and the 38th ranked SF according to ESPN.

[eldonabe]

Adam Finkelstein‏
@AdamFinkelstein

UMass has offered Pope John (NJ) & @NYJayhawks wing Samba Diallo.

6'7" 190 pound Junior.

3 Star SF out of NJ. #50th ranked SF in 2018 according to 24-7.

Other offers from Hofstra, Manhattan, Iona, Monmouth, Stony Brook, Towson and VCU according to the site.

4 Star and the 38th ranked SF according to ESPN.

Either he is over rated, or better high major offers will start coming in soon.

[JoleonLescottsHair]

Awesome. Bring him on board and make sure Amadou and Miriam is blasting full on the PA when he gets his pre-game intro at Mullins.

[natwam2547]

Adam Finkelstein‏
@AdamFinkelstein

UMass has offered Pope John (NJ) & @NYJayhawks wing Samba Diallo.

6'7" 190 pound Junior.

3 Star SF out of NJ. #50th ranked SF in 2018 according to 24-7.

Other offers from Hofstra, Manhattan, Iona, Monmouth, Stony Brook, Towson and VCU according to the site.

4 Star and the 38th ranked SF according to ESPN.

Either he is over rated, or better high major offers will start coming in soon.

Seems to be a late bloomer, which will lean towards the latter...

[gr8won]

Ha school is 20 minutes from me and my next door neighbor is the principal. Small world, they have been putting out some talented basketball players the last few years at Pope John. Always strong in nj football but guess I may have to start catching some b-ball games

[Juice Stand]

Best of luck to Samba! That young man had such an interesting journey and was a nice piece to the team-building puzzle. Every team needs a guy like Samba and I'm disappointed we won't have him around. I don't know the circumstances regarding his departure, but this guy has talent and knows how to work. He'll find a wonderful home and do well. Go get 'em Samba.

*I had a hard time finding the video UMass Athletics did on him this season, but it's outstanding if someone can post the link here.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Good luck, Samba!

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Best of luck to Samba! That young man had such an interesting journey and was a nice piece to the team-building puzzle. Every team needs a guy like Samba and I'm disappointed we won't have him around. I don't know the circumstances regarding his departure, but this guy has talent and knows how to work. He'll find a wonderful home and do well. Go get 'em Samba.

*I had a hard time finding the video UMass Athletics did on him this season, but it's outstanding if someone can post the link here.

Same video, two different locations:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=195532418514763
https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/sta ... 6224375810

[Floyd]

Best of luck Samba. Many here wish you the best. You'll succeed wherever you end up. Will be following your games, you represented yourself very well here

[Juice Stand]

Thanks IV. Those that missed it and aren't tuned into the social media side of UMass basketball should watch.

[InnervisionsUMASS]

Thanks IV. Those that missed it and aren't tuned into the social media side of UMass basketball should watch.

You're welcome!

[DoctorJ]

So little written about the departure of Samba here but so much about East. I feel kinda bad for him. I know he couldn't get the ball in the hoop but he played hard D and I'll miss a lot about him

Best wishes Samba. Will always remember the game vs. Providence!

[Cool_Hand]

Snuck one in with three hours to go.

[LS71]

Hate to see Samba go. Seems to be a quality person. He was becoming a double-double machine.

[capezona]

Hate to see Samba go. Seems to be a quality person. He was becoming a double-double machine.

Double-double machine? Three games. But I liked Samba a lot and was looking forward to his development, maybe even into a machine. Good luck to him.