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Colorado freshmen Assane Diop and Bangot Dak staying focused amid stretch run

Bangot Dak and Assane Diop are staying ready for when opportunity calls

The Colorado men’s basketball team (17-9, 8-7 Pac-12) currently sits on the outside of most NCAA Tournament projections. With five games left before the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, freshmen Assane Diop and Bangot Dak have stayed ready and looking to help the Buffs in any way possible.

Diop and Dak have had an average season in comparison to most other Division I freshmen, finding minimal opportunity in their first seasons with a veteran college team. Diop has averaged 1.5 points and one rebound per game in 25 contests, and Dak is sitting with 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in only 13 games played.

“Coming to college humbled me,” Diop said. “No matter how good you are, what (your) ranking (was), doesn’t matter. It doesn’t. You have to start a new life to try to get to the top again.”

Still, Dak and Diop have had their moments this season in place of injured players. With head coach Tad Boyle trying to find a consistent eighth man while staying prepared for any potential injuries, the two freshmen have stayed focused on improving their game.

“Individually, I’m just trying to get better,” Dak said. “Here and there in the weight room, getting up shots — all that just to stay ready on the court. I know I’m not getting a lot of minutes right now, but anything could happen, so I just got to stay ready.”

While they’re aware that consistent minutes aren’t guaranteed, Diop and Dak will continue to work hard in hopes of proving themselves when given the opportunity.

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Local four-star Assane Diop commits to Colorado over Arkansas, Seton Hall

Colorado’s 2023 class received another impressive boost with Assane Diop’s pledge

Tad Boyle is on a roll.

One week after signing both Cody Williams and Courtney Anderson, the Buffaloes men’s basketball team received a commitment on Tuesday from Assane Diop, the state of Colorado’s No. 2 Class of 2023 prospect. Diop is a 6-foot-10 big man at Accelerated Prep in Denver and he picked the Buffs over  Arkansas and Seton Hall.

Colorado’s 2023 class is now ranked No. 15 in the nation and No. 2 in the Pac-12 with the addition of Diop.

In an interview with 247Sports, the composite four-star recruit revealed that his decision was based on a few different factors:

“I chose Colorado because of their play style and the conference they’re in,” he said “I like the Pac-12 a lot and they were the only one in my final three in the conference. My family liked the team, it’s home, I like their play and the coaches. I really appreciated the staff, they really helped me a lot.”

“They’ve had a lot of players like me at Colorado and that’s the Pac-12 as a whole. The bigs they developed are big and can move so why not choose them.”

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Four-star C Assane Diop places Auburn in top group

Auburn will have to beat out Arkansas, BYU, Seton Hall, Kansas State, Arizona State, Ohio State, and Colorado for Assane Diop.

[autotag]Assane Diop[/autotag] is a four-star big man in the 2023 recruiting class and he is down to eight schools, one of which is Auburn.

He announced a top eight of Auburn, Arkansas, BYU, Seton Hall, Kansas State, Arizona State, Ohio State, and Colorado, Tuesday night on Twitter.

Diop is a 6-foot-10, 190-pound center from Denver, Colorado who can also play power forward. He is rated as the No. 81 overall recruit and No. 11 center in the 247Sports composite raking. He is also ranked as the No. 2 player in Colorado.

He is cousins with the five-star prospect and No. 12 overall recruit Baye Fall, who is also an Auburn target. The two have expressed interest in applying together at the next level and both took an official visit to the plains on June 20.

Diop has an impressive frame an a great motor but is quite thin, which is to be expected of a player his age. He has flashed some playmaking ability and can score when facing the basket.

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