Arman Jovic

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Very impressive performance by Duke freshman guard Deron Rippey Jr vs Tennessee today

Rippey had 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists in just 21 minutes of play on 9-12 shooting

Played a very strong game, is a tenacious on-ball defender, was very comfortable on offense, finding a role that best fits him, just impacts winning when he’s in control.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Saliou Niang is a clear top INTL prospect heading into the SEC this season, the 22 year old from Italy has reportedly received his NCAA clearance and will play for LSU this season

The 6-8 forward was a fantastic connective playmaker for Virus last season, he's a elite on-ball defender with strong athleticism, can handle it if needed, great cutter, passer and finisher

Expected to make a big impact and push for the NBA after this season.

[Alessandro Luigi Maggi @AlessandroMagg4]

🚨 Saliou Niang has received NCAA eligibility, sources told Sportando.

Clearance arrived around ten days ago: the Italian international is already working at LSU and is expected to make his debut in November.

Virtus Bologna will receive a reported $500K buyout.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

St John's PG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Quinn Ellis played a near perfect game in their hectic 4-OT exhibition win over Rutgers yesterday

The Senior guard who played last season in the Euroleague for Olimpia Milano, totaled in 13 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 stocks with just one turnover, in 56 minutes of action

Ellis is a true do-it all PG at 6-5, changed St John's offense in the second half as he carefully controlled the tempo and pace, plays fast, always hunting for trailers/shooters. He combines the playmaking with a quick first step, strong pull-up game and is a terrific guard defender with great hands,

56 minutes of a non-stop effort and playing basketball without forcing anything, as poised of a PG you'll find this season.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

@Isaac__Trotter His ability to control the offense was unbelievable, just has a knack for finding the right opening every possession and generated so many great looks, also incredible defender

Clearly one of the best PG’s in the sport

[KJ @KJScouting]

Florida State’s Kam Taylor had a very impressive game in his team’s win against Auburn.

The 6’7 Junior Guard finished with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and a steal on 50/50/100 splits.

Taylor has the potential to be one of the biggest risers in this seasons NBA Draft, and he showed why today with an impressive showcase of athleticism, shooting, defensive impact, rim pressure, and foul drawing.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Ngoy got much better slowly as the game went on but apparent from his film in Poitiers, just going to have to adjust to the speed and rule changes. Had two offensive interferences on tip ins that are Fiba friendly but not so much here.

Ponder though was different, Ngoy I did think was better of a matchup than Bukky who really struggled

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Dominant offensive rebounding performance from Florida State freshman Marcis Ponder

The 7-0, 285 pound freshman was ultra dominant crashing the glass using his monster frame to bully Auburn’s frontcourt

Ponder had 13 points, 21 rebounds (12 offensive rebounds) 3 blocks, 83% at the line, in just 25 minutes

Brought tremendous effort on both ends, had better processing today, capable free throw shooter, draws a lot of contact and was a massive boost for Luke Loucks squad.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

After getting denied NCAA eligibility to play at Utah for academic reasons, the 21-year old Noam Yaacov, has signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers where he’ll play in the G-league.

Broke out for Oostende in the BNXT this past season averaging 18.2 PPG and 6 APG, Noam would’ve been one of the best international players in the nation but will instead still play in the US, just for the Cleveland Charge.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Utah officially announces the commitment of Noam Yaacov

The 6-2 Israeli guard has had a breakout season for Filou Oostende averaging 18 PPG and 5.9 APG, while shooting 50/40/77 splits

Noam's been one of the best PG prospects in Europe who's never made the move to NCAA, now does so

He's a high level shot maker, unbelieve passer who should produce some eye-popping numbers for Utah next season.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Duke’s Dame Sarr looked a lot more assertive and aggressive tonight vs Belmont.

The 6-8 Italian wing had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 3’s and consistently generated free throws for himself attacking Belmont’s defense

Albeit an Exhibition, was encouraged by Sarr’s aggressiveness and leadership throughout this game, went for second chance opportunities, ran the PNR well at times and was aggressive attacking the rim

Unbelievable defender last season but the offensive development should bode well for Sarr’s NBA stock

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Impressive debut performance for Duke’s 17-year old Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje

The 7-2, 250 pound 17 year old who played this past season at the youth level for FC Barcelona put in 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals on an efficient 7-11 shooting

Massive height advantage vs Belmont, took advantage of it, was aggressive from the jump, has a special combination of skill, motor, feel and physicality at his age and was dominant in just 22 minutes of action

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Was a very solid Euroleague debut for 19-year old French guard Marc Owen Fodzo-Dada today in ASVEL's big win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv

The 6-3 French guard had 14 points, 5 assists, 3 stocks, while also drawing 5 fouls and shot 4-5 from the field in 22 minutes of action

Really strong defensive instincts, did a good job on Madar/Clark as the game went on and really started to run the offense for Asvel late in the game. I liked what Asvel did letting him play thru his mistakes, had a few overshot passes but started to improve as the game went on and looked comfortable in a EL game, which is not a easy task for most teenagers

Strong opening game as Fodzo-Dada pushes for an NBA draft case.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

East Texas A&M will have a pretty intriguing freshman in Mohamed Diakite this season

The 20-year old played in the Eurocup and German Bundesliga last season for Ulm in which he averaged 3.2 PPG in the Eurocup in 17 total matches

Pretty Raw with strong upside as a 6-9 forward with solid on-ball skills, athleticism and length.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Class of 2027 Mate Khatiashvili will enroll at SoCal Academy, leaving Baskonia as he prepares for his adjustment to the NCAA level

The 6-foot-4 Georgian point guard has next level creativity and was one of the better playmakers at the Fiba youth level for Georiga

Fun pickup as he continues his development in the states.

[SoCal Academy @SocalAcad]

Let’s welcome 2027 Mate Khatiashvili to SoCal Academy @matekhatiashvi7 #ClawEm 🐻

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

An Intriguing late add for UTEP as Youssouf Traoré will enroll this season and play in the newly rebranded Mountain West.

The 6-10 Malian big man was terrific in the U19's last summer averaging 17.3 PPG/9.6 RPG and 2.7 APG.

Mamby's impact in the ACB and Europe Cup for Zaragoza was really solid in spot minutes, he's got unbelievable length, a motor that doesn't stop and can cover grounds as a defender. On offense he's pretty raw but is effective as a roll big and rim runner with some connective playmaking attached.

Traoré's a strong athlete with translatable traits at the D1 level, needs time to develop, but he's going to be of impact this season.

[UTEP Men’s Basketball @UTEPMBB]

Welcome to the 915, Youssouf Traore! 🏀

🔶 The 6-10 forward was the 2024 U18 AfroBasket MVP
🔶 Led Mali to the title after averaging a double-double (12.8 ppg, 16.2 rpg)
🔶 Played three years in Spain’s Liga Endesa with Casademont Zaragoza

🔗: https://t.co/TmqltGIxBT

#PicksUp

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

@CoachPeteQuinn_ @BradynHubbard @LittleRockMBB Loaded MM roster

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Strong get from UNLV landing one of my favorite players in the 27 class in Isaiah Mack-Russell

The 6-5 guard/forward had a strong summer for Indiana elite in the 3SSB circuit

A strong burly guard who impacts the game on both ends, starting to become effective in the PNR, the Ohio native was a bit of a late bloomer and has continued to develop into a MM+ player

Intriguing player.

[Brandon Jenkins @BJenkins247]

𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘: Isaiah Mack-Russell, the No. 92 overall recruit in the national 2027 class, has committed to #UNLV.

Mack-Russell completed an official visit to campus today.

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗘 https://t.co/BUeNYkIQbI

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Following a strong freshman season helping Michigan to national title, sophomore Trey Mckenney is posed for stardom level jump.

The 6-4/225 rising sophomore averaged 10 PPG on 46/40/90 splits for Michigan in 22 MPG off the bench.

An unreal shooting prospect, where dating back to 15U he's maintained great 3PT%/3PA with elite FT%. He's very skilled, can create his own shot thru his size and great when using his body, with bump fades or playing out of the post. As well being a great off-ball shooter and mover.

A prolific scorer that truly excelled as a freshman and now dives into a bigger role as a sophomore in which his stock can really improve next season.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Great late addition by Texas Tech securing one of the higher upsides in Europe with Bassala Bagayoko

Bagayoko played a key role for Bilabo in the ACB, after a slowly coming back from a season ending injury in 23-24, at 6-10 he's got awesome fluidity, moves well, has strong defensive awareness and has underrated playmaking feel.

Has a monstrous 7-6 wingspan and NBA level tools, broke out for some nice matches this season and should be a day-one piece for Texas Tech.

[Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress]

NEWS: Bilbao big man Bassala Bagayoko has committed to Texas Tech, agent Hector Garcia tells DraftExpress.

The 6'10, 19-year-old Malian averaged 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14 minutes per game across ACB and FIBA Europe Cup play.

[Arman Jovic @PDTScouting]

Shoutout to Murray State for scheduling and playing some notable players in their foreign trip so far

Today beat a French select team that fielded players like Pana's Sylvain Francisco and Guerschon Yabusele. While also having Yakuba Ouattara, SLC's Daniel Batcho and U20 standout in Maïdy Douglas.

While this match was a one sided effort that heavily favored Murray, it's still really cool to see this stuff as a basketball fan in foreign trips.

Not much to scout from within this game, but through the 3 games I've watched the French duo of Roman Domon and Mathis Courbon have looked awesome and Auburn transfer Kaden Magwood has looked great in a bigger role.

[Murray State Men's Basketball @RacersHoops]

RACERS WIN! Racers 110, Team France 72

Racers jumped out to a huge first quarter lead and never looked back, using a strong shooting night to improve to 3-0 in Europe! One more game tomorrow!

#GoRacers🏇