News broke on Monday afternoon, that FAU landed their second international recruit in 72 hours as Jon Rothstein reported on Twitter that German Native Max Langenfeld, a 6’6 G/F would be committing to FAU.
John Jakus and his staff’s international recruiting skills are officially on display as on Saturday evening the Owls received a commitment from Amar Amkou Diop, a 6’7 guard out of Senegal, Africa.
On Thursday afternoon FAU announced another addition to the Men’s Basketball coaching staff. Adding to the Baylor connections, former Bears G Obim Okeke is joining the squad as a Special Assistant to the HC, coming over to the Owls after 1 season as a Video Analysis associate with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Leland Walker, a 6’1 G and rising junior formerly of Eastern Kentucky, announced his commitment to FAU on Wednesday night via his personal Twitter.
On Tuesday evening, it was announced by Jon Rothstein that former Samford G Aj Staton-McCray would be transferring to FAU, and he later confirmed that via a personal Twitter post.
After a bit of delay, on Monday it was announced by Jeff Goodman that John Jakus had made his first 4 additions to his 2024-2025 FAU staff, with more expected after the NBA playoffs.
This week has been a busy one in Boca Raton with 4 key contributors either entering the transfer portal, declaring for the draft, or both. That is the way of the world in today’s college basketball landscape, and although sad to see a potential end of an era, it’s not the end of the world for FAU.
FAU star guard Johnell Davis announced his plan to leave the Boca Raton school – one way or another.
On Friday afternoon, John Jakus inserted himself into the hearts and minds of FAU nation, as he was officially introduced as the 10th basketball coach in school history with an opening press conference that displayed passion and emotion.