Mihai Carcoana was sold on the University of Toledo after he toured the 813-acre campus — on Zoom from 4,956 miles away from the comfort of his Romanian home with mom and dad by his side.
Perhaps UT coach Tod Kowalczyk and director of basketball operations Jordan Lauf have a second career as tour guides.
The 6-foot-11, 240-pound Carcoana committed to the Rockets on the same day three players entered the transfer portal (Mattia Accunzo, Jonathan Komagum, and Luke Maranka), giving Toledo a body in the mold of Nathan Boothe, skill paired with size and athleticism.
“He’s one of the top big men of his generation in Europe,” said Albert Robledillo, director of scouting for Eurohopes, a European basketball scouting service.