Thanks Looks like another perfect guy for the system 6 6 plays,D, over 1 steal a game
Yeah, starting to wonder if the staff has no intention of adding a back-to-the-basket player like a few of us have hoped, and instead wants to throw out 3 guys to play the 2-3-4 who are all 6-6ish. Would be interesting.
They are connected to a lot of bigs in the 2024 class. Maybe they want to take the best players available right now and grab the right bigs next season when a couple of scholarships open up.
Yeah, starting to wonder if the staff has no intention of adding a back-to-the-basket player like a few of us have hoped, and instead wants to throw out 3 guys to play the 2-3-4 who are all 6-6ish. Would be interesting.
They are connected to a lot of bigs in the 2024 class. Maybe they want to take the best players available right now and grab the right bigs next season when a couple of scholarships open up.
Could be. Who knows. Staff wouldn't tip their hand last night.
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They are connected to a lot of bigs in the 2024 class. Maybe they want to take the best players available right now and grab the right bigs next season when a couple of scholarships open up.
Could be. Who knows. Staff wouldn't tip their hand last night.
Chike Ndefo - 6’7" SF out Vermont Academy via Elmont, NY and Crown AAU. Has excellent skills driving to the h=hoop and finishing. Has recently developed a consistent outside shot out past the 3 line. Excellent athletic skills, good footwork when he needs to post up in the paint and blocks shots. His brother is KC Ndefo. Averaged 14pts, 9reb, 2blocks while shooting 55% from the field this season in NEPSAC AAA. Earned First team All-HGSL from April Live Period. I would love to see Chike at Iona.
Offers: Siena, Fairfield, UMBC, Drexel, Manhattan, Towson and Bryant. Looks: Dartmouth, Colorado, Kent State
Scouting Report: "Following in his brother KC’s footsteps, Chike Ndefo is ready to become a Division 1 basketball player. After an impressive showing at two of the NEPSAC showcase events in June, interest in Ndefo has started to heat up from schools. He currently holds an offer from UMBC, recently taking an unofficial visit to the Patriot League school. He also has interest from other schools including Dartmouth, Colorado, Kent State, and Fairfield. Chike’s brother was a part of the Cinderella run from St. Peters who made it all the way to the Elite 8 this past year in the NCAA tournament. Watching his brother in the tournament made him think back to all the hard work they put in over the years and the classic 1-on-1 matches they had. “All the time we would be outside in the backyard, and he never took it easy on me.” Chike said. KC is now at Seton Hall, following his head coach Shaheen Holloway to the Big East. Like KC, Chike is a hard-nosed defender who doesn’t give up on any play. Chike showed off his athleticism, catching a couple of lobs thrown to him, but he really shined on the defensive end. What looked like a routine layup for his opponent turned into a highlight for Chike when he came out of nowhere to chase down the player and pin their layup to the backboard. Blocking shots is one of the biggest areas where Chike learned from KC. “He taught me timing when blocking shots, and not to commit silly fouls. Blocking shots is a specialty of ours so we have to know when to jump.” Ndefo is trying to play more on the perimeter. He is working on creating for himself more and getting to the basket as well as becoming more comfortable with the ball in his hands. He has confidence in his shooting ability off the catch as well, which is something he feels he does better than his older brother, as well as his ability to grab rebounds on both ends. At the next level Ndefo sees himself as someone who can be versatile and play each of the forward positions and even the ‘5’ if need be, but with him staying at 6-7 it’s unlikely. Ndefo knows his brother will be with him every step of the way on his journey, but he also wants to forge his own path “I’m confident because of him, but I also have to be confident in my own abilities and I can’t take credit for something that someone else did.” — Zak Wolf - City of Basketball Love
"Ndefo stood out to us all weekend as one of the hardest playing, toughest, most explosive players in the event. He helped lead his team to a championship and did a little bit of everything to get there. He is a rim protector, rebounder, hard driver, and even showed some ability to step out and knock down shots. Looked to us to be a sure fire Mid Major player. The younger brother of Seton Hall Star KC, he has the pedigree to do big things." Bryan Weber- Top Performers: Hoop Group Pitt Jam Fest - Apr 24, 2023
"Ndefo is a strongly built 6-foot-7 forward who piled up 12 points, 10 boards and three blocks in a win over Philly Revolution on Friday, showing some dominant flashes inside. He’s a handful to handle in the paint whether that’s him powering his way to the bucket or on the glass. He put the ball on the deck a few times too to drive to the cup and also used a few post moves to get easy buckets. He’s not a plodder either, able to defend out on the wing and he can be an eraser on the back end of a defense. He didn’t knock any jumpers down but showed off good form and confidence when attempting to stretch his range".- 2023 Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest Day 1 Standouts (April 28) - 04/28/2023 - City of Basketball Love
