Great Osobor named college basketball’s top senior

Great Osobor isn’t just Washington’s best player, Andy Katz sees him as the best senior in college basketball.

One of the most important parts of building a college basketball team is senior leadership, which Washington Huskies coach Danny Sprinkle made a top priority when building his roster through the transfer portal. In his first year, Sprinkle has prioritized veteran players and has seven seniors to lean on.

Headlining that group is Great Osobor, who came over from Utah State with Sprinkle after winning Mountain West Player of the Year during his only season with the Aggies.

The forward averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds and was ranked by 247Sports as one of the top 10 players in the transfer portal and is expected to be the focal point of Sprinkle’s offense this season.

On Thursday, Big Ten Network’s Andy Katz named his top 10 seniors in college basketball for the 2024-25 season and placed Osobor at the top of the list. Sprinkle has put together an impressive cast of talented prospects who will need to learn how to play together quickly.

He was able to do that at Utah State in his one year at the helm there with Osobor as the centerpiece, and with the 6-foot-8, 250-pound forward as the key cog in his offense again, the pair could bring Washington’s basketball program back to prominence rather quickly.