The Iowa Hawkeyes are on the board in their 2025 recruiting class.
Four-star, class of 2025 center Badara Diakite announced his commitment to Iowa basketball on Tuesday afternoon.
The 6-foot-10, 205 pound center is out of South Kent High School in Hartford, Conn. Diakite chose the Hawkeyes over offers from Boston College, Connecticut, Missouri, Penn State and Washington.
ESPN ranks Diakite as a four-star talent, as the No. 72 player nationally, as the No. 11 power forward and as the No. 2 player from Connecticut.
Rivals also rates Diakite as a four-star commit. According to Rivals, Diakite is the country’s No. 127 player and the No. 12 center.
Both 247Sports and On3 regard Diakite as a three-star commit. On3 ranks Diakite as the No. 22 center, while 247Sports rates Diakite as the nation’s No. 32 center. Both rank Diakite as the No. 3 player from Connecticut.
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Diakite took his official visit to Iowa on Oct. 11 for the “Hawkeyes from Downtown” festivities, which served as the unofficial kickoff to the Iowa men’s and women’s basketball seasons.
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Diakite joins class of 2026 guard Navon Shabazz as recent Iowa basketball commits. Shabazz committed to Iowa on Sept. 16 and chose the Hawkeyes over offers from
As a sophomore, Shabazz helped lead Assumption to a class 3A state championship. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game while shooting 43.8% from the field and 34% from deep. Shabazz transferred to Iowa United Prep in Des Moines for the 2024-25 school year.
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