Jabari Walker is, by any definition, a late bloomer. And given Walker’s age and abrupt improvement over the past year, he alone might boast the most untapped potential in a Colorado 2020 recruiting class full of players with tantalizing ceilings.
At the beginning of this past basketball season, Walker figured a year at a prep school was, most likely, his next destination. But a growth spurt combined with the opportunity that opened up on the Buffaloes’ roster over the past month changed those plans. Now the 6-foot-8 Walker is one of the new additions to the CU frontcourt — and a player who not only could help the Buffs in the 2020-21 season, but one head coach Tad Boyle firmly believes is a key component of the future of the program.