ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL

International prospect Adama Bal commits to Arizona basketball

May 11, 2021, 12:50 PM | Updated: 1:19 pm

Adama Bal (Instagram Photo/@adamabal_7)...

Adama Bal (Instagram Photo/@adamabal_7)

(Instagram Photo/@adamabal_7)

The Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team added another international prospect to its roster Tuesday.

Adama Bal, a 6-foot-6 guard out of Paris, France, committed to the Wildcats largely because of new head coach Tommy Lloyd, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.

“He recruited me at Gonzaga and offered me the first day on the job at Arizona,” Bal told Givony.

“He showed me how much he wanted me every step of the way. He has a tremendous track record of developing international prospects into NBA players.”

The 17-year-old has spent the past two seasons playing for the French basketball club Centre Fédéral in Paris.

In the 2020 season, Bal averaged 9.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists over 18 games. He posted a career-high six rebounds in one of the team’s last few games on the season, and followed that up with a career-high 23 points in the next matchup.

Bal will be the eighth international player on the Wildcats’ roster that includes Oumar Ballo (Mali), Pelle Larsson (Sweden), Ben Mathuran (Canada/Haiti), Kerr Kriisa (Estonia), Azuolas Tubelis (Lithuania), Tautvilas Tubelis (Lituania) and Christian Koloko (Cameroon).

Comments

Comment guidelines: No name-calling, personal attacks, profanity, or insults. Please keep the conversation civil and help us moderate comments by reporting abuse.
comments powered by Disqus

Arizona Wildcats basketball

BYU guard Egor Demin (3) drives between Arizona guard KJ Lewis (5) and forward Trey Townsend during...

Lance Hartzler

No. 20 Arizona clamps down late to seal win over BYU

The No. 20 Arizona and BYU men's basketball teams were in a fun one in Provo, Utah, Tuesday night.

3 days ago

The Arizona Wildcats and UConn Huskies are finalizing a home-and-home series...

Tyler Drake

Arizona and UConn finalizing home-and-home men’s basketball series

The Arizona Wildcats are reportedly finalizing an agreement with the UConn Huskies for a home-and-home series beginning in the 2025-26 season.

4 days ago

Arizona's Caleb Love after headbutt...

Lance Hartzler

Arizona’s Caleb Love named Big 12 Player of the Week

No. 12 Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love was named the Big 12 player of the week following his performances in wins over Iowa State and ASU.

4 days ago

Arizona still on outside of AP Top 25...

Associated Press

College basketball rankings: Arizona returns to AP top 25 after beating ASU

The Arizona Wildcats (15-6) on Monday returned to The Associated Press' top 25 men's basketball rankings for the first time since November.

4 days ago

Richard Jefferson...

Damon Allred

Former Wildcat Richard Jefferson claps back at Bobby Hurley for questioning Arizona’s class

Richard Jefferson didn't take too kindly to Bobby Hurley questioning Arizona's class after his ASU squad was beaten on Saturday.

6 days ago

After he was ejected for an altercation in which he was headbutted by ASU's BJ Freeman late in an 8...

Bailey Leasure

Caleb Love takes high road after BJ Freeman’s headbutt leads to ejection in win over ASU

After he was ejected for an altercation in which he was headbutted by ASU's BJ Freeman late in an 81-72 win, Arizona's Caleb Love took the high road postgame. 

6 days ago

International prospect Adama Bal commits to Arizona basketball