Chinonso Obokoh, a 6-foot-10, 220-pound center from Rochester Bishop Kearney, has committed to Syracuse, according to multiple reports.
His commitment follows his visit to Syracuse this past weekend for Midnight Madness.
“He is already a top five post defender in his class,” Jim Hart, Obokoh’s coach with the Albany City Rocks, told SNY.tv. “He has underrated skills as a shooter and ball-handler. He runs the floor hard for 32 minutes and gives 110 percent.”
A native of Nigeria, Obokoh also considered James Madison, Villanova, Temple, and Texas, said Hart, whose program also produced current Syracuse freshman big man DaJuan Coleman.
“Defensively, he’s unbelievable. He has great timing on blocking shots and running the floor. And he can guard on the perimeter,” Bishop Kearney coach Jon Boon told the Post-Standard. “Offensively, he’s still a work in progress. He’s gotten a ton better, but he still has a ways to go.”
Obokoh joins St. Benedict’s Prep point guard Tyler Ennis in Syracuse’s 2013 class. Both will begin play in the ACC next year.
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