By ADAM ZAGORIA
Onyeka Okongwu, the 6-foot-9 center from Chino Hills (CA) High School, committed to USC on Monday.
Okongwu initially named a top five of Kansas, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Arizona State. He becomes coach Andy Enfield’s first 2019 commit.
“I just wanted to rock with USC,” he told ESPN. “It’s in LA. I wanted to stay home. They recruited me the hardest and USC feels like home to me.”
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— Michelle Gardner (@MGardnerSports) May 14, 2018
Okongwu was named this year’s John R. Wooden Award Division 1 winner in boys’ basketball by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. He averaged 28 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots for state Division I champion Chino Hills.
He is the second Chino Hills High player honored with the award in the past three years. Lonzo Ball, who now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, was the 2016 Division 1 winner.
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— Overtime (@overtime) March 24, 2018
According to 247Sports, Okongwu is ranked as the No. 22 overall player in the Class of 2019 and the No. 3 player from the state of California.
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