276. Adou Thiero: Late Bloomer
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we dive into the remarkable journey of Adou Thiero, a rising star on the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team. From a late growth spurt and being overlooked in high school to earning a senior-year offer from John Calipari at Kentucky, Adou’s story is one of perseverance and transformation. We explore his connection to Calipari, who also coached Adou’s father at Memphis, and how that bond shaped his approach to the game. Adou shares insights into his challenging freshman year, his decision to transfer to Arkansas, and the transformative summer that elevated his game.
Now thriving with the Hogs, Adou reflects on his personal growth, the “dog-eat-dog” mentality that fuels his play, and the legacy he hopes to build in Fayetteville. It’s a story of grit, determination, and a relentless drive to prove himself on the court.
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| 0:00.0 | I had one-division-one offer my senior year. |
| 0:02.0 | Really? |
| 0:03.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:04.0 | I didn't know that. |
| 0:05.0 | No, yeah, I had one-division-one offers still. |
| 0:07.0 | Then we went on a run my senior year, state championship run. |
| 0:12.0 | We was 27 and 0 going into the state championship game. |
| 0:15.0 | So I had a little bit of, you know, schools contacting me and stuff like that but um after that state |
| 0:23.3 | championship game coach cow was at that game that's like going from zero to 60 pretty quick |
| 0:28.3 | after that they gave me three three I think three or four stars I don't know but I went I |
| 0:33.5 | went too big of a fan of it because it was like I was I was unknown so it was like just me come in there you don't want to give me three four stars |
| 0:40.4 | That's some good insight on how the whole thing works right yeah |
| 0:43.2 | Mm-hmm |
| 0:44.3 | Mm-hmm Welcome into the hog pot. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm Bea Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at South by Northwest Hospitality. Hogs out of there with it and Thero to the other end for a throwdown. |
| 1:14.6 | Adieu with both hands. |
| 1:17.6 | Adieu Thero has been lighting up the hardwood for Razorback basketball. |
| 1:22.6 | But Theros rise has been anything but ordinary. I had one division one offer my senior year. Coach Kyle was at that game. |
| 1:31.3 | After that, you know, he came to my house, gave me the offer for Kentucky. |
| 1:36.3 | Adu's connection with John Caliperi runs deep. |
| 1:40.3 | His father also played for Cal at Memphis, bringing his journey full circle. |
| 1:46.3 | Mine started when I went to the Kentucky camps as a kid. |
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