Iowa lands 2025 center
The Iowa basketball program picked up their first commitment in the Class of 2025 on Tuesday afternoon. The Hawkeyes landed Badara Diakite, a 6-foot-10 center from South Kent Prep School in West Hartford, CT.
Diakite had made an official visit to Iowa the weekend of October 11th. He also shared in a video that he was considering the University of Washington and Boston College as far as college choice. He had previously visited Penn State and at one point had a scholarship offer from UCONN.
He is ranked as a consensus 122nd best player in the Class of 2025 according to On3.com and a three star prospect overall.