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AUSTIN, Texas – Mohamed Bamba (Harlem, N.Y.) has signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Shaka Smart announced Thursday. Bamba's signing projects UT's incoming recruiting class into a consensus Top 3 class nationally. He selected Texas over Kentucky, Duke, Michigan and Harvard.
Bamba (6-11, 220), a forward from Westtown School (West Chester, Pa.) who played under coach Seth Berger, is ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.