As Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell and his staff continue to look to fill our their roster for the 2016-17 season, they are involved with several transfers.
Chinonso Obokoh, a 6-foot-9 junior big man who is transferring from Syracuse and will be immediately eligible, visited Rutgers on Wednesday-Thursday and is considering joining the Big Ten program.
“The Rutgers visit was very good,” Obokoh’s Rochester guardian Kevan Sheppard told SNY.tv. “Coach Pikiell has assembled a first-class staff over there.”
Asked what the appeal of playing at Rutgers would be, Sheppard said: “The opportunity to play a big role and go against good bigs in the [Big Ten] Conference. Their message is come play as many minutes as you can handle, and help them change the culture.”
A native of Nigeria, Obokoh averaged 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in limited time last year for the Orange while playing behind DaJuan Coleman and Tyler Lydon.
Sheppard said he was uncertain when Obokoh might decide.
“I’m waiting like everybody else on a decision,” he said. “He never set a drop dead date but I suspect it will be soon.”
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