The 6-9 power forward from Turkey has long been verbally committed but finally it was made public that he signed Saturday.
Buyuktuncel was the last international prospect UCLA is recruiting for the 2023 cycle that hadn't officially gone public with his commitment. He rounds out a group of four, and a talented group it is: 6-6 wing Ilane Fibleuil from France, who is already enrolled and with the team; Jan Vide, the 6-5 guard from Slovenia who arrived at UCLA over the weekend and will enroll August 7th; the 7-3 Spanish prospect, Aday Mara, who went public with his UCLA commitment Thursday, and now Buyuktuncel.
UCLA has recruited Buyuktuncel for a year. He intended to enroll last fall, but was initially turned down for UCLA admission. To his vast credit, he wasn't put off but remained committed to go to UCLA. He did the work needed to get admitted, including achieving a passing score (by UCLA's excessive standards) on the TOEFL, an English proficiency exam.
KABOOM!!!
The 6-9 power forward from Turkey has long been verbally committed but finally it was made public that he signed Saturday.
Buyuktuncel was the last international prospect UCLA is recruiting for the 2023 cycle that hadn't officially gone public with his commitment. He rounds out a group of four, and a talented group it is: 6-6 wing Ilane Fibleuil from France, who is already enrolled and with the team; Jan Vide, the 6-5 guard from Slovenia who arrived at UCLA over the weekend and will enroll August 7th; the 7-3 Spanish prospect, Aday Mara, who went public with his UCLA commitment Thursday, and now Buyuktuncel.
UCLA has recruited Buyuktuncel for a year. He intended to enroll last fall, but was initially turned down for UCLA admission. To his vast credit, he wasn't put off but remained committed to go to UCLA. He did the work needed to get admitted, including achieving a passing score (by UCLA's excessive standards) on the TOEFL, an English proficiency exam.
David Meyers come to mind for some reason. Dave wasn't quite 6'9" but close.