SF/PF Keita Bates-Diop (Phoenix Suns)

[DZ83CK]

Apparently he knows Evan Turner

Yeah, KBD played on the same AAU team as ET, the Illinois Wolves - obviously years apart, but I'm pretty sure they have the same coach.

Great way to start off the 2014 class! KBD has all the tools to be a big time player at OSU.

 

[NFBuck]

 

[buckeyes_rock]

Nice get!

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

 

[Beaver]

At 11:11 am, GBW was told that OSU wasn't a factor in this race - Ill vs UM.

45 min later, the thread turned ugly

 

[DZ83CK]

So now that he's made a commitment, would it be accurate to say there's no vacancy in the Bates Motel?

 

[WaitingforKickoff]

Welcome to the Buckeye Nation! :osu:

 

[RB07OSU]

Nice get! Great start to '14 and welcome aboard Keita! :osu:

 

[BuckTilIDie6]

Welcome to the Family Keita!! Great get. Loving and Kam in '13, and this start to '14, Thad has it rocking still. Love it. :osu:

 

[BigJim]

 

[billmac91]

Reminds me of a right-handed TaShaun Prince....

Smooth stroke, nice handle at 6'7, decent hops, but has the size at his position to get a shot off whenever he wants.

Great looking player......

 

[Buckskin86]

U High's Bates-Diop commits to Ohio State
By Randy Kindred | [email protected]

University High School's Keita Bates-Diop goes up for a shot over Breese Central's Jacob Timmermann in March in the Class 2A state championship game at Peoria. Bates-Diop, ranked among the top 25 juniors nationally, committed to Ohio State on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (The Pantagraph/CARLOS T. MIRANDA)

NORMAL ? The season opener comes Monday for Keita Bates-Diop, but the University High School basketball star already felt like a winner Sunday morning.

Ohio State coach Thad Matta must have as well.

Bates-Diop, the Pioneers? highly touted 6-foot-7 junior, committed to Matta and the Buckeyes at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The smooth guard-forward chose Ohio State from a final list that also included Michigan State, Florida, Michigan, Purdue and Illinois.

?It was the relationship I had with the coaches, how I felt when I went there and the academics,? Bates-Diop said of Ohio State.

?There was a lot of trust between us. We could talk about anything from basketball to what was going on in the world and in life. That?s big.?

cont...

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/hi...cle_423bd0d4-31b3-11e2-9e2c-0019bb2963f4.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Uw-nuCFz0"]Class of 2014 Ohio State Commit: Keita Bates-Diop Summer Highlights - YouTube[/ame]

 

[LitlBuck]

Welcome to the Buckeye family Keita A ET clone with a longer wingspan:)

I guess Coach Matta can still recruit and that Coach Groce has closed the Illinois borders

 

[MUBuck]

Welcome to the Buckeye family Keita A ET clone with a longer wingspan:)

I guess Coach Matta can still recruit and that Coach Groce has closed the Illinois borders

Looks like he's got a much more developed outside game than Turner. I think he and Loving will form very versatile 3/4 combos, much the way Thomas does currently.

In addition to Williams at the 2, we've got the beginnings of a team that will have no trouble scoring the basketball.

 

[brodybuck21]

Welcome to Buckeye Nation Keita!!