Yeah, he already graduated. I think if he wanted to return, that would be fine, but his role was reducing substantially later in the year. He actually got his most run against Purdue, simply because he had the best chance physically againdt Edey. He fouled out, but he made him work, and was a large reason it was still a game.
Hes a great kid, has his degree, and probably decided to use his last year somewhere where he can get more PT. Its not like hes a freshman who wanted more run out of the gate, or trying to find the best possible NIL deal. I actually think his student visa prevents him from getting NIL, and instead he has asked for whatever NIL money would come his way to help build a school in his village in Mali.
He was a top 50ish recruit, but very raw. He was discovered in Mali, and then played a year or two as a foreign exchange student in Utah. He didnt play much his freshman year, but rumor was he was in the dorm quad that had the COVID breakout, and he was actually hospitalized. I dont think he played at all after that. Then sophomore year he came out and had like back to back 20-10 games to open the season. And it was against Oscar Tshebwe (Kentucky) and Drew Timme (Gonzaga). Literally the starting frontcourt on the preseason AA team. And then he never did it again. Even against lesser competition.
