Sprinkle, Washington land top-25 recruit Bundalo

ESPN 100 senior Niko Bundalo has dedicated to Washington, he instructed ESPN, giving the Huskies their second top-50 pledge this month.

Bundalo’s dedication ends one of many extra tortuous recruitments within the 2025 class. He had trimmed his listing to 4 faculties in October, with North Carolina, UConn, Ohio State and Michigan remaining, already taking official visits to every of his finalists. Proper earlier than slicing his listing, he set a Kentucky go to after which canceled it three days later.

Inside weeks, he was now not contemplating any of his finalists and utterly restarted his recruitment.

“I assumed I used to be completed with my recruitment after I narrowed my listing to a remaining 4,” Bundalo mentioned. “Then faculties acquired commitments, and I used to be not prepared after which the season began, so I needed to begin over. When Washington heard I used to be reopening my dedication they jumped proper in, they usually have been nice.”

Bundalo shortly developed a relationship with the Washington workers, notably coach Danny Sprinkle and director of psychological efficiency Gib Arnold.

“Gib Arnold … acquired to know my household. That was actually necessary to me,” Bundalo mentioned. “Coach Sprinkle and I related and have been speaking recurrently. They’ve a excessive utilization charge for his or her four-men and their plan is to make use of my versatility. I’m tremendous impressed with what he did at Utah State.”

A 6-foot-10 ahead who performs at Prolific Prep (California), Bundalo is ranked No. 25 within the ESPN 100, the No. 5 energy ahead within the nation. In 12 video games with Wildcat Choose on the Adidas 3SSB circuit final spring, he averaged 14.5 factors and 5.8 rebounds, capturing practically 35% from 3-point vary.

Bundalo has a 7-foot wingspan and a complicated ability set. The graceful lefty is a authentic menace behind the arc and possesses nice versatility with glorious mobility and a capability to run the ground. What stands out about his sport is his dimension and ability. His ball dealing with, passing, capturing and skill to drive and make performs off the bounce give him big upside. Bundalo additionally has high-end athleticism and explosive leaping skill.

He is the third dedication for Sprinkle within the 2025 class, and the second top-50 recruit for Washington in the previous couple of weeks. Earlier this month, J.J. Mandaquit committed to the Huskies.

“Taking part in with J.J. Mandaquit will probably be a whole lot of enjoyable,” Bundalo mentioned. “I’ve performed with him and towards him at numerous instances. He amplifies the gamers round him by how he creates for everybody.”