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Obioha would be a complementary piece in the post rotation, and a solid one at that. The athletic, 6-foot-9 big has tools and plenty of minutes under his belt, but never averaged more than 17 minutes per game in any of his four collegiate seasons in the WCC. Per 40 minutes, Obioha averages 12.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 steals for his career. The local prospect from Hillcrest High School (CA) saw his minutes and rebounding go up every year, and he went for 5.2 points and 5.1 rebounds a night as a senior. Obioha played the last four seasons just up the road at Pepperdine, where he became a part-time starter for the Waves. That means possibly looking to smaller school options, searching for veterans who can eat up spare minutes and contribute as a role player rather than as a star. You can count on one hand how many experienced power conference bigs are on the market, since most of the biggest names have already committed or signed elsewhere – Iowa's Josh Ogundele is returning to the Hawkeyes, Maryland's Qudus Wahab is headed to Georgetown, Texas' Tre Mitchell is on his way to West Virginia, Kansas State's Kaosi Ezeagu has joined Sam Houston and Georgetown's Timothy Ighoefe signed with Cal Baptist. If that means he's returning to the college ranks, Cronin should go all-out in his second attempt of recruiting Gueye.Īs previously mentioned, finding Johnson was a rarity and will be very difficult to replicate. Gueye has been busy preparing for the NBA Draft over the past month, but like Bernard, he worked out at the G League Elite Camp and was not invited to the official combine later in the week. Interestingly enough, Gueye was in the same class as Bona at Prolific Prep (CA), so the personal connection could help UCLA gain ground with Gueye.

Just looking at his physical profile and production in the Pac-12, Gueye appears to be a near-perfect fit for the Bruins on paper, and he could even play side-by-side with incoming McDonald's All-American center Adem Bona in some lineups. The 6-foot-11 big played 21.9 minutes a night and was part of the starting lineup in 33 of his 35 appearances.