By ADAM ZAGORIA
After originally saying he might commit on his birthday in October, Roselle (N.J.) Catholic big man Cliff Omoruyi now plans to commit in the spring.
The 6-foot-11 Omoruyi Tweeted a list of 13 final schools on Saturday and said, ” I will be committing after basketball season.”
Omoruyi is listing Kentucky, Auburn, Louisville, Arizona State, Memphis, N.C. State, Miami, Maryland, Pitt, St. John’s, UConn, Rutgers
He recently took an official visit to Auburn.
Thank you to all the schools that showed interest in me. I will be committing after basketball season #stayonthegrind #offers #basketball #focus #favored #humble #lol #themarathoncontinues pic.twitter.com/fDhCrzwyI8
— Bigcliff77 (@wizcliff77) September 28, 2019
Omoruyi is a high-motor dunking machine who is still developing his face-up game. He plays at the same high school that produced Isaiah Briscoe (Kentucky), Tyler Roberson (Syracuse), Naz Reid (LSU) and Kahlil Whitney (Kentucky).
Anything you can dunk, I can dunk better. @RoselleCatholic‘s @KahlilWhitney & Cliff Omoruyi are trading haymakers early on at #SlamDunkDE. pic.twitter.com/b4vSzXxz0O
— Slam Dunk to Beach (@SlamDunktoBeach) December 28, 2018
A native of Nigeria who has only been playing organized basketball for a few years, Omoruyi has drawn comparisons to Clint Capela and Mitchell Robinson. Omoruyi was the most dominant big man in New Jersey last season. He and Whitney and Temple’s Josh Pierre-Louis helped lead the Lions to the Non-Public B state title game, where they fell to Bryan Antoine, Scottie Lewis
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