Report: BYU basketball has signed another intriguing international prospect

Published: July 11, 2024, 2:17 p.m. MDT

BYU fans cheer during game against Oklahoma State on March 9, 2024, at the Marriott Center in Provo. | Brooklynn Jarvis Kelson/BYU

By Jackson Payne

Jackson has been writing about sports for the Deseret News since 2023.

It appears BYU basketball has filled its final scholarship.

Senegalese forward Khadim Mboup has reportedly committed to Kevin Young’s program, according to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports.

NEWS: BYU has landed the commitment of 2025 prospect Khadim Mboup, who will be reclassifying to 2024 and enrolling this year, a source tells @On3sports.

The 6-9 combo forward out of NBA Academy Africa visited the Cougars last weekend. Was also considering SMU. pic.twitter.com/GwAEWJSmST
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) July 11, 2024

Mboup will come to Provo from NBA Academy Africa in Senegal, where he had been training alongside 20 other professional prospects.

Standing at 6-foot-9, Mboup turns 18 this coming September and will be reclassifying from the class of 2025 in order to join the Cougars this season.

Khadim Mboup didn’t get much playing time for AS Douanes in the BAL, but made up for it with inspired play in the BAL Elevate Showcase.

The NBA Academy Africa product was unstoppable all game in transition and the dunker spot.

pic.twitter.com/AK0q9wqqXS
— Ngijol Songolo (@5ongolo) June 10, 2024

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Mboup will take BYU’s 13th and final allotted scholarship. He is the seventh new scholarship player brought in by Young since taking the helm of the program in April.

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