Guys, thoughts on UC’s addition? Not a lot known about him, but has good size:
Prince Gillam Toyambi (toy-YAHM-bee), a 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward from Kinshasa, Congo, has joined the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball program after his decision to reclassify from the 2019 class to the 2018 class.
Toyambi, who began classes at UC on Wednesday, will have four years of eligibility beginning with the 2018-19 campaign.
“We are very excited about adding Prince to our program,” UC head coach Mick Cronin said. “Prince is a talented player and an exceptional person. He is an interesting young man who will make our program better on the floor and in the classroom. Prince has great hands and a soft touch for such a strong young player.
“His desire to come to Cincinnati now versus attending prep school shows his maturity as a young man,” Cronin added. “He understands that playing against his teammates here and getting started on becoming a player that can impact college basketball are the best things for him.”
Toyambi played well this summer for team “The Truth” at the NIKE EBYL and Peach Jam Invitational events in May and July, respectively. In 12 total games, Gillam averaged 17.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals while shooting 58.7 percent (88 of 150) from the floor.
Toyambi attended Fresno High School in Fresno, California.
He joins three other newcomers on the 2018-19 Bearcats roster: freshman guard Logan Johnson from Mountain View, California, freshman forward LaQuill Hardnett from Philadelphia and junior transfer guard/forward Rashawn Fredericks, a native of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, who played the previous two seasons at Motlow State Community College in Tennessee.
Prince Gillam Toyambi (toy-YAHM-bee), a 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward from Kinshasa, Congo, has joined the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball program after his decision to reclassify from the 2019 class to the 2018 class.
Toyambi, who began classes at UC on Wednesday, will have four years of eligibility beginning with the 2018-19 campaign.
“We are very excited about adding Prince to our program,” UC head coach Mick Cronin said. “Prince is a talented player and an exceptional person. He is an interesting young man who will make our program better on the floor and in the classroom. Prince has great hands and a soft touch for such a strong young player.
“His desire to come to Cincinnati now versus attending prep school shows his maturity as a young man,” Cronin added. “He understands that playing against his teammates here and getting started on becoming a player that can impact college basketball are the best things for him.”
Toyambi played well this summer for team “The Truth” at the NIKE EBYL and Peach Jam Invitational events in May and July, respectively. In 12 total games, Gillam averaged 17.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals while shooting 58.7 percent (88 of 150) from the floor.
Toyambi attended Fresno High School in Fresno, California.
He joins three other newcomers on the 2018-19 Bearcats roster: freshman guard Logan Johnson from Mountain View, California, freshman forward LaQuill Hardnett from Philadelphia and junior transfer guard/forward Rashawn Fredericks, a native of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, who played the previous two seasons at Motlow State Community College in Tennessee.