(2024) - Patrick Ngongba II to Duke

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

6'10" 4-star Patrick Ngongba attends Paul VI Catholic HS in Fairfax, VA.  He attended Highland HS in Warrenton, VA his freshman and sophomore years.  He plays AAU for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit and therefore an AAU teammate of Caleb Williams.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

Patrick Ngongba '24 - Team Takeover  17U
Date	W/L		Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	3	Stl	Blk	Min
4/21	W		5	2	2	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	14
4/22	L		11	4	5	1	1	2	3	12	0	1	0	2	23
4/22	W		17	7	8	1	1	2	2	8	2	0	1	0	22
4/23	L		14	5	8	0	0	4	8	13	0	0	0	4	22
4/28	W		15	5	6	1	1	4	4	8	0	1	1	1	18
4/29	W		7	3	4	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	17
4/29	W		15	5	5	0	0	5	6	7	1	0	0	1	16
4/30	W		8	4	4	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	1	2	13
Count/Avg		8	11.5	83%		100%		68%		7.5	0.9	0.5	0.4	1.3	18
HS 22-23			NA
22 AAU			NA												27
HS 21-22		26	14.0	57%		54%		74%		7.2	1.0	1.5	1.2	1.4
HS 20-21		12	9.3	64%		0%		,53		5.8	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.9
			Pts	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	Min

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

http://hoosierillustrated.com/indiana-basketball-offers-2024-four-star-big-man-patrick-ngongba/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Both of his parents played collegiate basketball at George Washington.  His mother is the school's all-time leading scorer.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2024-center-patrick-ngongba-ii/

[Demo]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Worth watching the video of his play.

 

[Stuhoo]

30 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Worth watching the video of his play.

 

 

It took me two minutes into the video to figure out whether he's left or right handed. And he's got a TJD-quick post first step. And on defense I saw him visibly directing traffic and calling out teammates.

So wow.

[Demo]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

It took me two minutes into the video to figure out whether he's left or right handed. And he's got a TJD-quick post first step. And on defense I saw him visibly directing traffic and calling out teammates.

So wow.

The play at 1:47 was the 1st play he made in the 1st TT game I turned on. Yeah, that’s pretty good.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Unfortunately no mention of IU.

https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Patrick-Ngonga-breaks-out-among-the-best-bigs-talks-growing-recruitment-210987817/

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Unfortunately no mention of IU.

https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Patrick-Ngonga-breaks-out-among-the-best-bigs-talks-growing-recruitment-210987817/

If we can win the Bidunga sweepstakes, that would be my preference anyway.  Here's to hoping.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jamie Shaw with his top performers at the DMV Live Session 2.

Four-star C Patrick Ngongba (Paul VI/VA). With Kansas State’s full staff and UConn’s Danny Hurley, among others, in the stands, Ngongba played composed, within himself, and tough. He is an excellent area rebounder, and he is starting to show an expanded game with touch and some handle. Six points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block in 13 minutes of game time.

 

NOTE:  Although we're not specifically mentioned by Shaw, other accounts I've seen indicate we were watching Ngongba.

[Demo]

https://www.on3.com/news/patrick-ngongba-talks-duke-uconn-providence-kansas-state-officials-updates-possible-future-visits/
 

Ngongba updates his recruitment. Talks IU and mentions the possibility of a visit. So, not quite dead yet. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

I think quite strongly Bidunga and Duke or IU is the primary domino in this one.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://hoosierillustrated.com/2024-four-star-center-patrick-ngongba-discussing-potential-indiana-basketball-visit/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Adam Finkelstein on Ngongba.

Patrick Ngongba has a tremendous combination of size, length, and offensive skill. He stands just shy of 7-feet with ultra-broad shoulders and a big frame that gives him a significant presence on both ends of the floor.

He has soft hands and touch, that now extends out to the three-point line, and an inside-out offensive skill-set. He can provide a true back-to-the-basket scorer in the post, has a high release point around the paint, and the passing ability to punish double teams. He’s showing a growing passing instinct from other spots on the floor as well and can even deliver balls with both hands at this point. His developing ability to make spot-up threes only adds to his repertoire. Overall, Ngongba is an exceptionally efficient offensive player (70% FG in the EYBL regular season), but one who is showing more signs of being able to anchor a half-court offense down the road.

Durability and mobility are the key variables for him moving forward. He missed time with injuries early in his high school career and was not an especially fluid mover when he returned. While he’s made great strides since, he still projects as a drop coverage big man at the next level without much defensive versatility. His physical presence in the lane gives him some value as a rim protector (1.3 blocks per game), although he still often has to shuffle his feet before elevating, while his length and hands allow him to own his area on the glass (7.8 rebounds in 19.3 minutes).

Finally, Ngongba has shown a rapid rate of improvement since getting healthy, which could be a key variable to projecting his long-term upside.

[Demo]

Assume this means a visit may be in the offing. The article only rehashes his comments about his previous visits. 

[J34]

48 minutes ago, Demo said:

Assume this means a visit may be in the offing. The article only rehashes his comments about his previous visits. 

Having a "seat at the table" means so much more with CMW sitting there! The old guy is making Bloomington cool again. 

[JSHoosier]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Assume this means a visit may be in the offing. The article only rehashes his comments about his previous visits. 

Some heavy hitters in that list.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

12 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Some heavy hitters in that list.

And that's the league we should be playing in.  Hurts when we lose a highly prized target, but when we're getting included with the likes of Duke, pUKe, Kansas, etc., we know recruits and their handlers are starting to pay attention to IU basketball.