Buzz Break: 2021-22 Bowman University basketball (blaster)

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The box: 2021-22 Bowman University basketball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 7
Packs per box: 4 (some extra)
Cards per pack: 32
Base set completion: 
24 of 100 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – See gallery for all cards from this box.

Insert/short-print cards: 8
Chrome Prospect (Refractor finish) parallel (1) – Walker Kessler
2003 Bowman (1) – Marcus Bagley
Heat Check (1) – Hunter Sallis
Pink Chrome Prospect (Refractor finish) parallels (4) – Hunter Sallis, A.J. Griffin, Kellan Grady, Jalen Wilson
Purple Refractor Chrome Prospect parallels (1) – Kofi Cockburn (/299)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My first box of this one was stronger with more Chet and a rarer find, but this one did include the proper volume of cards (last one was short) and this one defied the odds with a Purple that's one in 76 packs (11 boxes) so that helps some. Overall, though, this one felt more like the norm with some good names and then plenty of longer-term potential here with guys who will be playing in the college ranks this year and beyond. Yes, it's made up of some recently drafted players and then players who are NIL guys meaning they have time before their number is called and this one's potential for yielding good cards is perhaps longer here than it could be for a typical draft picks set that loses some of its luster once the first NBA sets drop with pro-uni RCs. The drawback here is that it doesn't carry team names or logos -- Topps will get those back in the future -- but one thing that helps this one is that there's Chrome. ... I think what this one presents -- especially at a sub-$20 blaster -- makes it a decent low-risk rip with some up-side. You can find Superfractors in this format (long odds) as well as autos that start at one in 76 here but are assured in hobby boxes. Heck, even Superfractor autos can be found in blasters.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B (tiny boxes and Chrome is extra, not every pack)

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