By ADAM ZAGORIA
Sam Ayomide Onu, the 7-foot, 260-pound big man from the Phelps School (PA), will announce his college choice on Tuesday.
I will be committing on Tuesday October 13 7:00pmEST.
— Sam Ayomide (@SamAyomide2) October 6, 2020
A native of Nigeria who has been in the U.S. for four years, Ayomide Onu told ZAGSBLOG he’s down to Memphis, Kansas, Seton Hall, Providence, Illinois and Wake Forest. He broke down each option.
Blessed 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/gQ39QzwXF8
— Sam Ayomide (@SamAyomide2) October 4, 2020
Memphis: “With Memphis, I’ve built a good relationship with the coaches and I’ve talked to Penny [Hardaway] and the coaching department almost every day. And they let me know that they really need me. And I also, I have a brother that’s coming to Memphis. Me and John [Camden], we are good playing together. And they said they are going to develop me.”
Kansas: “I talk to coach Bill Self three times, four times a week. He’s done a great job with bigs and Kansas is known for developing big guys like me.”
Seton Hall: “I talk to coach [Kevin] Willard and they let me know what my role is going to be if I come to he team and the plan they have for me to get to the next level.”
Illinois: “I did a Zoom call with them [Wednesday] and they let me know they really want me and what thye’ve done with guys. They mentioned Kofi [Cockburn] and showed what they’ve done with Kofi. They said they can do that for me and develop my game to the next level.”
Providence: “I talk to Coach [Ed] Cooley pretty much every day. He let me know how he will develop me and get me to the next level and help me wherever I want to take my game.”
Wake Forest: “Obviously they got guys that are really good and they also tell me about development and stuff. They let me know they can help me and get my game to the next level.”
Wherever he goes, Ayomide Onu said he will not only block shots and rebound and run the floor. He models his game after mobile bigs like Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic.
“For me, I can pretty much do everything,” he said. “I can dribble, I like to shoot the ball, I can pretty much do everything all-around.”
This post has been updated.
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