She is officially signed.
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Dead period started today, so no in person contact with recruits allowed either on or off campus. Lasts through June 2nd. Most of June will be a quiet period, which allows in person contact, but only on campus.
Anyway, almost 2.5 days since Coach “teased” us on X that a commitment announcement would be forthcoming.
Does this only pertain to basketball?
A commitment has been confirmed.
Aleks Szymczyk, a 6’10" 250 pound german from Florida.
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Still awaiting official confirmation.
Anyway, from a piece announcing his transfer:
Are you saying that Szymczyk has committed to Charlotte?
Yes, he’s a commit
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So that means we have two Russian in Szymczyk and Metskhvarhvili. Feel for the broadcaster with those names playing at the same time
I thought the Gator fans said he was from Germany?
And his nickname is Shimmy.
Meta is from Georgia, and flirida guy is from germany
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I believe Aleks is polish and was born in Poland but grew up in Germany!
Love getting a 6’10 big from a SEC school. Coming off a broken foot but he did return to the gators practices at the end of the season. Plus he has 3 years left which is good if he pans out and stays but all we care about is next season. Right now.
I think we will be more athletic and tougher next season !
Yes, born in Poland, but grew up in Germany. Surname definitely Polish.
Szymczyk is an incredibly polish name, not Russian. The other guy is Georgian.
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Pronunciations:
I believe with georgian names, the v’s are pronounced like w’s
It’s okay to click on the pronunciation guides provided above. 
Anyway, in Georgian, the letter v is pronounced same as in English.
Knew the name Szymczyk rang a bell. Definitely some good pronunciation in the vid below:
How many scholarships do we now have open?