Five-star forward Tounde Yessoufou has officially signed with Baylor after committing last month.
“Tounde has an elite motor and can affect the game on both ends of the court,” head coach Scott Drew said. “He is a proven winner at St. Joseph and will represent Baylor University in the best light, both on and off the floor.”
With Baylor home to four-straight Big 12 preseason freshmen of the year and two-straight postseason freshmen of the year, Yessoufou looks to be the latest Drew prospect to bring an instant impact to Foster Pavilion. He chose the Bears over reported offers from Kansas, Kentucky and Arizona among others.
Rated as a five-star prospect by ESPN out of St. Joseph High School in California, he is the No. 2 player in the State of California and the fifth-best small forward in the 2025 class. Yessoufou helped the Knights reach the California Interscholastic Foundation playoffs last season with a 31-4 record.
Putting his clutch gene on display, Yessoufou hit a dramatic game-winning shot against Sierra Canyon to earn Saint Joseph a spot in the SoCal Open semifinals. The 6-foot-5 wing poured in 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the win, averaging 32.3 points per game during his junior season.
Yessouffou led St. Joseph to back-to-back appearances in the CIF State Championship, reaching the state finals in 2023 before falling to Harvard-Westlake. In his previous three seasons, he helped the Knights compile an 86-15 record, averaging at least 26 points per game in all three seasons.
Said ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla who covers the Big 12: “I saw this young man earlier in the summer. He’s an athletic wing who plays with incredible energy. He will always be one of the toughest players on the floor for Baylor. “He’s tailor made for Baylor and the Big 12.”
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