As I just mentioned in the general 2025 recruiting thread, the article released today (
https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/11/13/mens-basketball-colorado-adds-five-for-2025) included sections for each signer.
The section for Fawaz -
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Fawaz "Tacko" Ifaola, 6-11, 245, C, Lagos, Nigeria (Dream City Christian [Ariz.])
Fawaz "Tacko" Ifaola came to the United States from his native Nigeria in the ninth grade, spending two years at the Patrick School in New Jersey before transferring to Dream City Christian in 2023. 247Sports rates him as a three-star prospect and the 15th best player in the state of Arizona. He attended the Pangos All-American Camp in Las Vegas in June and was ranked one of the top 60 players in attendance. Ifaola played club ball with the Utah Prospects on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit, winning the Summer Championship in Rock Hill, S.C.
Ifaola on signing with Colorado: "I picked Colorado because first of all they've got a good coaching staff. I want to be around good people of course, so when I went there, I got a read of people in Colorado and doing that pushed me forward…that this would be a good school for me. It's a good place, it's a good environment. The facilities are good, they've got good people, good coaching staff, everything about Colorado, it's a nice home for me."
Ifaola on his game: "As a big, my footwork is getting better every day. My shooting percentage is kind of good, but I want to work on my shooting more and my post moves so I can get better at it. I love setting a screen and then roll, helping up my teammates to win games and just do my job."
Coach Boyle: "Tacko is a big body – 6-foot-11, he's got a big wingspan. He's got broad shoulders and is strong. Tacko is a guy I think defensively can help us immediately because of his presence physically and he's ready, much like Jalin, to make the transition from prep school basketball to Division I basketball. He's going to be a work in progress on offense with his skill set but he can run the floor, he can really move his feet, so I think defensively he's going to help us right out of the gate."
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