2020 big man Cliff Omoruyi names top five

By JACOB POLACHECK

Roselle (N.J.) Catholic big man Cliff Omoruyi has trimmed his list to five schools from eight.

The 6-foot-11 Omoruyi is now listing Arizona State, Auburn, Kentucky, Rutgers and UConn. He will visit all five schools eventually, per source. He has already taken an official visit to Auburn.

My top 5 schools are Arizona state, Auburn, Kentucky, Rutgers, Uconn.

— Bigcliff77 (@wizcliff77) January 13, 2020

He cut Memphis, Miami and N.C. State from his previous list of eight.

During an in-depth interview with The Clipbaord, @wizcliff77 cuts his college list down. @AdamZagoria @EvanDaniels @Andrew__Slater pic.twitter.com/hY57XpDzV1

— The Clipbord Podcast (@theclipboardpod) November 26, 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).

One thing to keep in mind here is @wizcliff77 is a very serious student who wants to study Engineering. He even asked @UKCoachCalipari questions about Engineering classes during a meeting so that will factor into his decision. @RutgersMBB also has a strong such program. https://t.co/5bT86vwQy1

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) November 26, 2019

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 Kentucky’s Kahlil 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 and Ranney.

According to 247Sports, Omoruyi is ranked as the No. 48 overall player in the Class of 2020 and the No. 3 player in the state of New Jersey.

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