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Aristide Boya, 7-0 Indiana Elite 2019 C commits to Bradley
Per @indianaelite, Bradley has received a commitment from 7-foot 2019 center Aristide Boya.
Per @indianaelite, Bradley has received a commitment from 7-foot 2019 center Aristide Boya.
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Bradley gets commitment from class of 2019 7-foot center
Bradley has gotten a commitment from 2019 7-foot center Aristide Boya who played last season at The Conrad Academy in Orlando, Florida, though it appears that he left The Conrad Academy and transferred to Calusa Prep School in Miami in February, 2017.
He is originially from Cameroon. Here is an interview from a year ago-
He played for the Hope School Basketball, a private school started in Douala, Cameroon. He then came to the US played for a short time at Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Florida, the same school Koch Bar once played at-
He plays for Indiana Elite AAU team-
Video from 2 years ago-
There are reports that he may now be as tall as 7'1". This tweet says he is 242 pounds, though the pictures and videos don't look that heavy-
Or 7'2"-
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Confirmation from his AAU coach at Indiana Elite, who happens to be Mark Adams, the father of Bradley assistant coach Drew Adams-
Additional twitter mentions-
Bradley offered him about 6 weeks ago, and he reportedly made an unofficial visit to Bradley earlier this summer.-
https://twitter.com/indianaelite/sta...84189839192064-
Some more recent video from this past month-
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Some additional twitter mentions- looks like he was starting to get higher interest-
Another recent article-
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Welcome!!
Big Boya!
only regret is we have to wait two years to see him in a Bradley uniform!
He is #40 in the middle
also more info from our post a few months ago
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I by no means have any info, but any rumors that he may reclass?Comment
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I have searched about everything related to him on the internet, and on twitter, and have not found anything that suggests he could reclassify. I also haven't found a birthdate.Originally posted by egib52 View Post
According to this video posted a little over 2 years ago, he was said to be 16 years old at that time-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA9JbeNv8jk (at the 19 second mark)
That would make him 18 years old now, so he is now at the age when most US kids graduate. But, it would depend on his academics, and right now with all his school changes (it appears he may have attended as many as 3 or 4 different high schools/prep schools in the US already), it would be difficult to know.Comment
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In case anyone didn't see these couple videos that were already posted-
Here is a video from 2 years ago when Ari was still playing in Cameroon-
And here is a short video clip from earlier this month-
What is apparent is the marked improvement he shows between the 2 videos. He looks much more fluid and athletic in the recent video, and his offensive & defensive games are both improved by playing against decent competition. I'd expect him to continue to develop. He could be quite a force by the time he gets to Bradley.
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When was the last time we got a commitment from someone BEFORE their HS junior year?
PS- I have heard our staff is as excited about this commitment as any they've gottenLast edited by tornado; 07-31-2017, 02:15 PM.Comment
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Really like this move.....way to go staff!Comment
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Good News
Good news is right!. Nice to have some news on the teams future recruits. Hasn't been a lot of that kind of news lately.Originally posted by Big Mike View PostComment
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That is not the Bradley commit Aristide Boya.Originally posted by algotrader View Post
It is a different Cameroonian player named Aristide Mouaha (also known as Aristide Mouaha Tcheussi). Here is another video of Aristide Mouaha-
Aristide Mouaha plays professionally in a lower level pro league in Italy.
I saw that when I initially posted videos of Boya, and the name is confusing. But the Bradley commit does not dribble the ball quite that well.Comment
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a guy that does a pretty good job covering Florida prep basketball has a pretty nice piece on
Aristide Boya
(you will soon see this article poached & linked elsewhere after they read about it here)
"Boya's relationship with assistant coach Drew Adams was a major component that solidified his decision."
This blog writer had some other pieces previously on Boya..
Last edited by tornado; 08-07-2017, 07:23 PM.Comment
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today, the head basketball coach at Calusa Prep, Derrick De La Grana, just stepped down to take the head spot at a different school, Immaculata-La Salle, a large Catholic school in Miami. He is a very well connected coach, as De La Grana's father is Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development of the Miami Heat!Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
Coincidentally, at about this same timing two years ago - Koch Bar's head coach left West Oaks HS (Jacksonville) and took a job at Jacksonville Arlington Country Day HS - and in that case...Koch Bar went with him to the new school and was later joined at ACD by Jayden Hodgson.
I guess we will have to wait to see if this changes anything for Aristide Boya or will he stay at Calusa Prep?
If Boya plays at Calusa Prep, he will play alongside FOUR other top recruits who are getting DI offers - LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK
La Salle HS does not appear to have any other top recruits..
However - one of the top recruiting sites and top marketing & exposure organizations in Florida is HoopsMIA, which happens to be run in part by Derrick De La Grana. LINKComment
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