MOMENTUM: BYU Basketball, Kevin Young’s Success IMPACTS Rob Wright III, CJ Rosser & BYU's Recruiting | BYU Targets Anton Bonke in Transfer Portal | Kennard Davis Jr.'s Legal Situation Resolves

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Coming up on today's show, we're talking BYU basketball and why what Kevin Young has

already accomplished at BYU will have a long lasting impact on the BYU basketball program.

And it's a good thing.

We'll explain a little bit more coming up momentarily.

Then we'll also talk about Anton Bonk, the latest center BYU is reportedly in the mix

for out of the transfer portal.

And if you are a longstanding BYU recruiting junkie, you already know this young man's

name.

We'll talk about that.

And we'll finish up today's show with an update on Canard Davis Jr. aka Mu Davis and

his court case in provost city.

It looks like it has been finalized and settled.

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All right.

So the job that Kevin Young has done at BYU is absolutely remarkable, but I think by any

discernible metric and the nice part is it appears that the impact he has already had

on BYU basketball is going to have a long lasting impact for years to come.

Case in point being a comment from the number one prospect in the 2027 recruiting class

that being CJ Ross or he spoke to on three dot com and had some very, I thought pointed

thoughts on what BYU means to him as he is going through the process of determining who

he is going to play for.

Now, he's been accrued by the likes of North Carolina, Louisville, Kentucky, Mark Pope, obviously

former BYU basketball coach, Alabama, Arkansas, man, go down the list, but also in the mixes

Auburn and then BYU and he told on three dot com this about BYU quote, they have a really

good program.

I like what coach Young did with a JD bonza, they really upgraded his game a whole lot

from when he got from when he got there, unquote, the impact there.

And I'll also give credit to post Jim or on social media, our good friend, Steve Pierce,

as he pointed out that what BYU did with a JD bonza and what they have done with Yeager

deal, man, the expectation of what they will do with a guy like Bruce branch, the third,

this upcoming season, it has an impact because the nation's top prospects are taking note

of what Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program are doing.

And that is going to have long lasting success.

I don't know if BYU will be capable of reeling in CJ roster.

If they are, man, that is another a JD bonza type player because if you look at his prospect

rating, he has rated 98 by 24 seven sports, the 24 seven sports composite rating, which

brings into play all the different recruiting rankings out there.

Has him as the number one player nationally, number one for his position at a power forward.

And the thing is he's not a guy who's playing his prep basketball anywhere near the state

of Utah.

He is playing at southeastern prep in Orlando, Florida.

He is clear across the country, but he is aware of what BYU has done.

He's aware of what AJ did, bonza's done.

And at 610, 195, he's at the length and the ability to be an impact player wherever he

ends up.

And it shows that BYU's successes with these top end talents that they have had in the

program already is going to impact their future recruiting because these young men aren't

wholly unaware of what other top prospects are doing.

Guys like CJ roster, obviously, I have stars in their eyes and they're planning on being

a long time stud in the NBA.

That's what a JD bonza is headed towards right now.

I think that a guy like Rosser case in point shows that if BYU continues to have success

developing guys and sending them off to the NBA in the case of a Yeager dealman making

him a top 10 pick, I think AJ D'Bonson for my money is the number one pick in this year's

NBA draft that that is going to resonate with a lot of these top prospects.

And I think you compound that with the situation of what Rob Wright the third had to say about

his return to playing for BYU.

And it's a great thing to have a guy like Rob Wright decide the BYU's where he wants

to be.

He said this to BYU sports nation.

Quote.

Ultimately, I just wanted to play for KYU speaking of Kevin Young.

I didn't think I wanted to play for another coach.

I came here.

I was a transfer student and BYU really just embraced me.

I was just super appreciative of that and was a really big thought flowing through my

mind.

I didn't know if I wanted to go to a new place and experience something else when I had

a great year here on and off the court.

Man, isn't that what BYU wants?

Isn't that what you as a Cougar fan want to hear from a guy who was an all big 12 talent

and could have gone a number of different places, most notably a place like Kentucky because

trust me, the Kentucky wildcats are still in some ways, ruined the fact they weren't

able to seal the deal and get a guy like Rob Wright to play for the wildcats.

But BYU stepped up to the plate and everything that Rob Wright experienced in Provo made

him think, you know what, I don't want to go anywhere else.

I want to be in Provo, Utah and like I said, these successes and I'm using them just

compounding all of them together, putting them all together here.

The successes that BYU basketball has on the court are great, but it's even the successes

off the court.

I got like Rob Wright from Wilmington, Delaware, played at Baylor, had no natural ties

to Utah or Provo, Utah in particular and he's come here, he's experienced it and he's

come away with a very favorable impression and I think at stuck with him as he went through

the recruiting process.

The other thing as he mentioned is that he was very clear up front and him and Kevin Young

had a very I think open conversation about him entering the transfer portal.

So this quote, me and him were talking a lot throughout the transfer portal process.

He always told me he got my back no matter what decision I chose.

Our relationship has grown a lot just because last year I had gotten here and we were just

trying to figure each other out.

Then towards the end of there really started clicking, so I just feel like coming into this

year will be a lot stronger on the same page, unquote.

That's awesome.

That kind of shows I think the player coach relationship that can develop given adequate

time and ultimately both parties buying into one another.

I don't think Kevin Young is telling guys to go in the transfer portal, thanks for being

here, but don't even think about coming back.

I think he is very open understanding that this is the very nature of what college basketball

is today and it is that every single year guys are free agents and you're more than likely

going to have to turn over half if not more of your roster because that's what the transfer

portal numbers bear out is that more than 50% of all scholarship players are going to enter

the portal on an annual basis and until there are some guardrails that prevent that from

happening, that is what you just got to gear up for.

And I think Kevin Young tells these guys, hey, if you're going to the portal, great.

We understand and I think that based on what I understand about Rob Wright's situation

is that his representation and himself, they're very open and telling BYU, hey, we're

going to look at our options.

We're going to go around and see what offers we can get out there.

And once again, I'll reiterate the point here is the points out that ultimately I just

wanted to play for KY.

That's awesome.

And that shows that yeah, despite I think both sides and I know as a fan, it may hurt

your heart in a way and it kind of hurts your pride.

The guys have even the notion of wanting to enter the transfer portal.

You'd like to have that, you have that loyalty to the program.

I get it.

And trust me, in eras past, that's what these programs are built on.

But this is the new reality.

This is the new era of college basketball and I've got to give credit to Rob, right?

I've got credit to Kevin Young for understanding the reality of the situation, being grown

up about it.

And ultimately coming back and rejoining forces and I guess the original point here is

they got like CJ Rosser watching at AJ D.

Bons' done.

He's probably also taking note of what Rob Wright is developed into is an all big 12 player.

And that type of success that BYU is having, like I said, on and off the court, it resonates.

And it's going to have a very positive impact for the BYU basketball program as they roll

this forward in succeeding recruiting classes and building out the rosters in future years.

It's a great, great scenario for BYU to be in right now.

All right.

Coming up next.

BYU is hot on the heels of a number of center prospects out there because simply put,

they need somebody.

Let's be very blunt.

Well, the latest name has popped up and he's won if you are a long time BYU recruiting

recruit Nick is I think of the term we like to use and you know about this young man.

Well, you were deep in the weeds, but this is a guy BYU's pursued before and he's popped

back up on BYU's raider who is Anton Bunk will get into that next today's show brought

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Anton Bunk another name that is popped up in BYU search in the transfer portal for

a center to come in and make BYU's line up whole quite bluntly they've done a very

good job of thinking the overall scheme of things with the transfer portal.

Hulling in a guy like Colin Chandler and Tyler Betsy some of the players they've grabbed

out of the portal you have Bruce branch the third incoming who's a five star prospect

in his own right.

You return a talents like Rob Wright the third well the one thing you don't have right

now in your lineup is a legit center right now as it stands if BYU have to play a game

today is it had been boop who's probably you're starting center and I think at best he's

a small ball five and even in that case it should be for short doses in my opinion.

So BYU is continuing to look for top and talent at the center position and we've chronicled

guys already like the likes of Luigi Swigo we've talked about a Julius Halifoneua and

we talked about those who are those you who are everydayers go back and check out those

segments if you haven't already but Anton Bunk has now emerged on the scene for BYU and

as a native of Vanuatu yes Vanuatu of all places on this planet has given us a seven

foot to 270 pounds specimen of a center and Anton Bunk and this is not the first time BYU

has pursued this young man they were pursued him when he was coming over from Vanuatu you

ultimately I decided that Providence is where he was going to play in the big east I spent

a season there playing for the friars I think the overall game logs for him at Providence

were 15 16 games excuse me didn't see a lot of time averages 1.3 points 1.2 rebounds and

about half a season's worth of action as I hit the portal again last off season landed

at Charlotte playing for the Charlotte 49ers over there in North Carolina and had a breakout

season by all accounts average is just a shade over 25 minutes a game shot 57.6% from

the field most impressively 34.2% from three reminds you this guy is 7 2 270 and then

also average 10.6 points 8.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game this is a big body much

like Luigi Swigo who is a 7 I think 7 foot 250 pound prospect if I recall right now

maybe 7 2 also Julius Halifanua same thing 7 foot plus 250 pound plus big man you think

BYU has got an archetype what they want in their center position I think Kevin Young

looked across some of the lineups in the big 12 the BYU face last year I think most

notably probably the Arizona Wildcats and said you know what we've got to be bigger

in the in the paint we've got to have legit big men who are yeah 7 footers got length

and also based on some of the weights that are listed for these guys BYU recruiting guys

like Anton Bonk you need some girls you need some size and they that is one thing I think

they are targeting here and that's what Bonk brings to the table now is what he experienced

at the biggest level playing for Providence going to be an impediment if BYU were to

land on Bonk as their preferred option at center is that can be an impediment to him

succeeding at the big 12 level TBD but he obviously dropped down from the high major level

the power 5 level to play the mid major level playing for Charlotte had a breakout season

and he is eager to pop back up and it looks like because I know our friends over locked

on Michigan state I know that locked on Gonzaga among other podcasts here on the locked

on podcast network have talked about how Anton Bonk is a target for their programs but

the BYU has reengaged him and I think this would be a very nice addition now in my heart

of hearts if you were to ask me okay you got Luigi Swigo out there Jake you've got Julius

Halifanua and you got Anton Bonk what which of the three do you want I'm going to be greeting

say hey I want all three now and the reality of things with regards to NIL guys wanting

to have playing time these are why these guys are in the portal in the case of both

Halifanua and Bonk and in the case of Luigi Swigo he be looking to establish himself as

a higher priority NBA draft talent you have to obviously in some ways guarantee them

that they're going to have a prominent role with your program but I think Anton has shown

he's got the ability to impact the game at multiple levels as I said as a 7 foot 270 pound

big man he's not taking a ton of threes on the season but the fact that he shot 34.2%

overall from the field that's intriguing because that means that he's not a guy who has

to just park it in the lane now as I said 7 to 270 you're going to park him in the lane

defensively but it shows that he has got the ability to step out and hit threes when

called upon and it's not like I said he's not going to be out there hoisting them from

deep I think yeah I shot 38 of them last season of four charles so an average about one

per game but if you can hit that three or four times you step out there that opens up

the court so much wider in terms of spacing that was what Kevin Young's a whole prerogative

is for his program offensively he wants a lead spacing he wants NBA level spacing and

if a center that Anton Bunk can shoot the three at that level where it forces the opposing

big man to come all the way out to the three point line man that opens the lane for guys

like Rob Wright Bruce branch the third etc to attack the rim and that man completely

changes what could be that a dynamic of BYU's offensive attack and that is an intriguing

intriguing proposition and I think that is why BYU has interest in a guy like Bunk so

keep an eye on this I'm very curious to see which of the center prospects BYU lands

on but Bunk averaging 1.5 blocks per game it means he has a defensive force he's averaging

nearly a double double overall and that's good enough for BYU they don't need to be very

blunt they don't need a center to come in and be a 20 and 10 guy because they've got

a lot of other offensive weapons like I said Rob Wright is going to be the ball dominant

point guard I think he's always wanted to be without AJ to bonds to get in his way and

Richie Saunders also be in there and I think I Bruce branch the third he and Colin Chandler

very capable of playing off the ball and not having to have a lot of high usage rate

to impact the game and those are going to be more of your offensive weapons than a guy

like Anton Bunk would be but if he can contribute 10 and 10 maybe for the BYU basketball

program yeah maybe a block of game just to be a deterrent on defense just make life

miserable for opposing teams and like I said on offense if you can contribute some offense

in addition to being a three point threat man that is really really phenomenal like envision

that in your mind like man what could BYU's offense look like with a guy like that if

he can ultimately yield that type of attack and that's kind of what they lack from the center

position last year and it's nothing against Kebake to or BYU to Ahmed or even Xavier on

state and they just those guys didn't offer really anything offensively that was going

to be a weapon like you're playing four on five in some respects with those guys at center

I got like Bunk I got like Halifanua or even Luigi Swigo I think is the best of the

offensive weapons of these three center prospects we've discussed this week on the podcast they

would completely change the dynamic because it would become legitimately 5v5 you have an offensive

threat at center that completely opens the floor for BYU and I think really would unlock a lot of

what Kevin and I think envisions his long term goals for the BYU basketball program to be so keep

it on these names and I think Anton Bunk like I said if you remember him coming out of the

I don't know if it was the prep range he was coming over from Vanuatu BYU chased him then and

didn't win the race then but the relationship they apparently established has yielded yet another

opportunity potentially for him to land in Provo Utah and if what he showed at Charlotte translates

over BYU could be a very very strong beneficiary of having a guy that could come in and yeah

offer some three point shooting and legit 7 foot plus 250 pound plus size length and just overall

deterrent in the middle of this BYU lineup man that's a really really enticing proposition

if you're a BYU fan all right we will finish up today show coming up next and it's an update

on a I guess you call him a former member of the BYU basketball program because there's been no

indication he's going to return to BYU but canard move Davis obviously served a two game suspension

due to what was a suspicion of DUI charge from Provo PD well that case appears to be in the

rearview mirror and it has an interesting twist to it all and we'll get to that next right here

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junior DUI situation now he was arrested on suspicion of DUI remember back in November BYU

was on their way to catch a charter fly to fly out to Boston to take on Yukon it was early on in

the season and then there was an incident where canard mudevis junior got in a car accident which

he by the way he did not cause according to the original reporting on this he did not cause the

accident but as a result of the investigation the police showed up obviously looking into it he

was then cited and arrested on suspicion of DUI now that makes headline news because obviously

that involves BYU in the very stringent honor code which prohibits obviously consumption of

listed drugs and the like so you obviously have that sensationalization of this entire situation

and it may not sensationalization but obviously it it it tracks attention that's just be very

blunt it's what it does and that's why it gets covered so heavily but as things have progressed

he had an initial appearance and then they delayed the pretrial diversion until april

earlier this month and I reached out to some people who I trust and can obviously fill me in on

what's going on and it appears that the original charge of suspicion of DUI was changed at some

point now that that's the one part of this I do not have clarification on on when the change

happened but mood Davis had the charge of suspicion of DUI changed from that to being charged

a citation for speeding now he did make a plea in a bance on that speeding charge you have to pay

a fine of I think it was $210 based on the documents that were filed with the court and a plea in a

bance means that if he stays out of trouble isn't have any other incidences with regards to

involving police anywhere his charge will ultimately never show up on his record and I think the

the what I was told was a six month situation now anybody who's been had a trafficking fraction you've

probably have been in a similar circumstance where you've had a plea in a bance like as long as you

like I said don't have any other infractions or citations pop up in a period of time yeah that citation

essentially disappears off of your record so that is where things stand with regards to canard

Davis junior situation now does he end up back a BYU does he end up landing somewhere else in

the in the transfer portal who knows but it appears that his long standing because it's it's been

pending out there since the month of November I think it was November 18th I'm trying to remember

that date of the Yukon games the day before it but it has been out there for the better part of

almost six months now and it appears it has come to a resolution and yeah like I said he the

ultimate outcome citation for speeding as I said pay to fine and so long as he completes the

probe that's like probation I've heard of the plea in a bance is a like a period of time so

long as you have any other infractions it will never show up on his record and that's that so I

wanted to pass that along to you guys I know some of I've had some people reach out and say hey

do you know anything that happened and I said you know I'm going to find out so that is where

things stand with regards to canard davis junior and I will add this I wish move the best wherever

he ends up whether he does come back to BYU because I don't know if there's any possibility of

that happening I've heard be very clear I've heard zero in in with regards to that could it happen

sure because I thought he came on strong at the in the final stands of the season became much more

of a potent offensive threat for BYU and could I think offer some offense and some ability to this

years lineup if he were to return to provo but regardless of wherever move ends up I wish him

the absolute best as he moves forward with his basketball playing career if it is not in fact

in provo you time playing for BYU because I thought overall move every time that we interacted

with it wasn't a ton but I thought he was a very had a very kind of upbeat personality about all

things and like I said he when you show up at BYU and then like I said a handful of months into

your tenure there you get arrested and on suspicion of DUI yeah that could have a lot of people

looking down on yeah and I understand why I'm not obtuse to obviously that but I also think that

it ultimately played out where I thought he had a very positive impact on this basketball program

and it appears that his legal situation is now in the past and he is able to move forward with

whatever is next in his basketball playing career all right that is going to do it for today's

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