NCAA Basketball: Analyzing the top 8 teams for 2023 forward Assane Diop

In the state of Colorado, there’s a clear No. 1 overall prospect in the 2023 NCAA Basketball recruiting class. It’s Baye Fall, a consensus five-star center recruit from Senegal who has had interest from the top teams in the sport. He has a cousin who is also a highly sought-after prospect in Assane Diop, a rising player in the class who is getting his own amount of attention.

Diop has grown to be a 6’10 frontcourt prospect, capable of playing at both power forward and center positions. As expected, he’s raw in terms of basketball skills but he already showcases good instincts and smooth form as a rim runner and athletic big. With a good motor as a floor runner, Diop has a good future as an impactful big and should continue to rise up the recruiting rankings.

He’s already a top-100 prospect on most boards, with many high-major NCAA Basketball programs already on him. Now, Diop has limited his options to a group of eight.

The Senegal native reportedly has interest in playing with Fall in college, which makes teams such as Arkansas and Colorado potentially true contenders for his services. Yet many close friends and family members have said these things before ultimately choosing their own paths.

So for this piece, I’ll be looking at how Diop fits solely with each of the eight programs, looking at the pros and cons. Which of them makes the most sense for the top-100 forward prospect?