Niko Bundalo is a five-star recruit and a top target for Michigan State's Tom Izzo. Bundalo has about everything going for him on the court, but one thing stands out about him. It could carry him all the way.
The five-star recruit recently helped lead Western Reserve Academy to the National Prep Championship, dropping 19 points in the championship game against the elite Newman School. Bundalo will play with the Serbian 18U National Team later this summer, competing for the European Basketball Championship.
For all of the ability he has, Bundalo told me his relentlessness is what defines him. More than any skill or measurable exhibited on the court. The late Kobe Bryant was Bundalo's idol growing up, and the mentality to compete is everything to Bundalo. Pushing himself to the brink is what he takes pride in."There's no ifs, ands, or buts. From the day I was born, I've wanted to be in the NBA," Bundalo said.
"If they want to talk, we can talk. Thing is, I'm in the gym three times a day. If you're my teammate and you see that, and that doesn't ignite a fire in you to push yourself to be better, to try to find new ways to improve, then I don't know what else I can do, man," Bundalo said. "It hasn't not worked for me yet, I think our team at Reserve, we were a 15-seed at the national tournament, that we won the whole thing.
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