Eastern Kentucky Sophomore Mayar Wol Commits to Bradley

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https://x.com/mayar_wol/status/1915197902730793061?s=42

[Big Mike]

Wow...6'8 196lbs 9 pts and 5 rbs a game as a sophomore, NICE! Welcome to the Hilltop Mayar!

[Da Coach]

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D1 portal- Mayar Wol- 6'8" sophomore forward at Eastern Kentucky who started 20 of 32 games this past season. He averaged 8.9 ppg and 4.8 rpg, and shot 40.4% overall and 32.9% from three.
Bio- https://ekusports.com/sports/mens-ba...ayar-wol/10570
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...2799/mayar-wol

Welcome to Bradley Mayar Wol, the latest commit for our re-vamped coaching staff, and the 11th scholarship player for the 2025-26 Bradley roster - https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...rid#post494018

Mayar was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, though his parents were from South Sudan. He played at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh. He was ranked as the # 90 best player in his class of 2023 by 247sports. He is 6'8", 200 lbs and has been listed in the past as both a guard and a forward.
He was a "consensus 4-star recruit" out of high school - https://cofcsports.com/news/2022/11/...023-class.aspx
He chose Charleston over offers from Clemson, Mississippi State, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss and Cincinnati - https://ekusports.com/news/2024/5/2/...tional-recruit

He played his freshman season at College of Charleston, then transferred one year ago to Eastern Kentucky. He averaged 8.9 ppg and 4.8 rpg for EKU in 2024-25. Despite starting 20 of his 32 games, he was voted the Atlantic Sun Conference Sixth Man of the Year. He will have 2 years of eligibility as the rules stand now.

[Da Coach]

His shooting stats this past season from Eastern Kentucky (18-14 overall, 12-6 in ASUN- tied for 4th).
They show he improved as the season progressed-
Overall- in 23.8 minutes per game, 32 games, 20 starts
8.9 points per game (3rd on team)
4.8 rebounds per game (3rd on team)
FG%- 40.4% (101-250)
3pt FG%- 32.9% (47-143)
FT%- 75.5% (37-49)

ASUN Conference- in 23.9 minutes per game, 18 games, 7 starts
9.7 points per game
4.6 rebounds per game
FG%- 42.4% (59-139)
3pt FG%- 35.7% (30-84)
FT%- 81.3% (26-32)

Note that his shooting percentages improved substantially in the conference part of the season.
He was a starter in the non-conference games, but started only 7 of the 18 conference games.

A couple of 2024-25 highlight videos (he is # 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwTYlbS_SbI
Another video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeZbEHzR5LM

He appears to be a decent ball-handler, and has a quick release on his shot.
In the highlight video, it appears many of his 3-pointers that are shown look more like a set-shot, rather than a jumper.

[tomahawk chop]

Looks to be athletic, has a nice shot with a quick release and decent rebounder. I like this addition to the team. I think Mya Wardle played there so maybe coach saw him when he visited her.

[Fetz86]

Seems like a good get, if he plays defense this could be the CD replacement. Maybe it’s the South Sudan connection but his highlight video reminds me of Loul Deng, especially his gait and way he moves his body.

[BUfan17]

I am liking these transfers so far, they all seem like immediate impact players.

[Rickp1959]

Looks to be athletic, has a nice shot with a quick release and decent rebounder. I like this addition to the team. I think Mya Wardle played there so maybe coach saw him when he visited her.

We did secret scrimmage them last fall.

[Crashdavis]

Shoots from the hip?

[Bacci'sAftertheGym]

wow nice get. length+shooting at the 3/4 position really helps the BW scheme.
I see a lot of battles for playing time in their future. should make for a very competitive/productive summer.
1 - johnson, wheeler, richardson
2/3 - burch, zobrist, richardson, huibregtse, smith?,
3/4 - thomas, smith?, wol, van der knaap
4/5 - jonovic, thomas

next couple of weeks will be exciting to finish out the 4/5.

[yoda]

still need aggressive rebounding! Esp. guys who grab offensive rebounds and prevent the other team from getting
way too many offensive rebounds...

[daveineureka]

Agree totally we need the center position filled primarily. Saw in earlier post that Wardle and staff have offered Stefan Civic. Maybe he will be the center we need to add to our roster. Shall see who else is added to the team. Need those Frontline players who can bang under the basket and rebound and finish at the rim.

[ihatetea]

Small quibble, 247sports had a 90 grade on him coming out of high school, but that he was the 90th best player. They had him at 117 and from what I can see they had him rated higher than any other public service. Not a huge difference, just an accurate reporting thing. I’m excited for this guy.

[yoda]

gotta get that South Sudan flag back out of storage but I betcha they had it hanging when Mayar took his campus visit

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[Mikovio]

Small quibble, 247sports had a 90 grade on him coming out of high school, but that he was the 90th best player. They had him at 117 and from what I can see they had him rated higher than any other public service. Not a huge difference, just an accurate reporting thing. I’m excited for this guy.

He was actually a top-90 recruit at the time he committed to Charleston on June 12, 2022. He dropped from 83 to 112 later on in September of that year (probably in part due to the fact he didn't commit to a power conference school)

https://247sports.com/playersport/mayar-wol-at-moravian-prep-289222/recruitrankhistory/?history=top247

https://247sports.com/Player/Mayar-Wol-46132683/TimelineEvents/