Rutgers basketball recruiting: Emmanuel Okitondo transfers to Bishop Walsh

Rutgers basketball target Emmanuel Okitondo is transferring to a new school.

Rutgers basketball recruit Emmanuel Okitondo is making a transfer for his final two seasons of high school basketball.

Okitondo, a small forward prospect, is transferring to Bishop Walsh (Cumberland, MD). Last season Okitondo played at Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.), where he averaged 10.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

Prior to that, the 6-foot-8 forward was at Oak Hill Academy.

Okitondo took an unofficial visit to Rutgers in mid-August. He currently holds offers from Bryant, Fairfield, Maryland-Baltimore and NJIT as well as Rutgers.

At Bishop Walsh, he will play alongside Matt Williams, a four-star point guard who was recently offered by Wake Forest. He is ranked the No. 96 player in the nation according to 247Sports.

Bishop Walsh went 9-15 last season. They tweeted about the addition of Okitondo on Monday morning. The player also retweeted the announcement on his personal social media:

 

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