Former All-Big Ten Center Names Top Four Schools Ahead Of Commitment

Former Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi has reportedly narrowed down his list of schools before his commitment on Sunday.

According to On3's Joe Tipton, Alabama, Georgetown, Kansas State, and North Carolina are Omoruyi.

Over the past four seasons, Omoruyi played in 121 games, starting 104, for the Scarlet Knights. He averaged 10.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game for his career.

Omoruyi earned Big Ten All-Defensive honors in back-to-back seasons, All-Big Ten honors in three consecutive seasons, and first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2022-23.

Omoruyi was a former four-star center in the 2020 class, per the On3 Industry Rankings . He had a lot of interest from Rutgers, West Virginia, Arizona State, and Temple as a recruit. He was the No. 8 center in his class and the No. 4 prospect out of his home state of New Jersey.

According to the On3 Transfer Portal Industry Rankings, Omoruyi is a four-star transfer prospect and the transfer portal's No. 3 center.

The Crimson Tide lost multiple players to the portal following the 2023-2024 campaign. Mohamed Wague, Sam Walters, Nick Pringle, Davin Cosby, and Ryan Griffen are some recent entries.

However, Alabama has also gained some transfers. Former Auburn point guard Aden Holloway stayed in the state of Alabama, committing to the Crimson Tide. Nate Oats also added a commitment from former USF forward Chris Youngblood.

Georgetown could use a reliable scorer after losing Dontrez Styles and Supreme Cook to the portal. Styles averaged 12.8 points per game, while Cook averaged 10.5 points per game last season.

The Scarlet Knights missed out on the NCAA Tournament for the second season in a row. Rutgers ended its season after losing to Maryland in the 1st Round of the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers last played in the NCAA Tournament in 2022 but lost to Notre Dame in the First Four.

Omoruyi will have a big decision to make on Sunday.

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