Rutgers big man Cliff Omoruyi is arguably the most sought-after transfer in the portal early on.
The talented big averaged 10.4 PPG with 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks this past season but is looking for another program. So far, a flurry of schools have reached out to him, and UCLA is one of them, per Adam Zagoria.
Here is the list of schools that have reached out to Omoruyi so far:
- Alabama
- Auburn
- DePaul
- Georgetown
- Florida
- Oregon
- USC
- Georgia Tech
- Ole Miss
- Mississippi State
- Oregon State
- UCLA
- St. John’s
- Villanova
- UConn
Omoruyi was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team and has been a hue piece for the Scarlet Knights. All signs indicate that St. John’s and Rick Pitino are the favorites to land the big man, but this is a long list of talented programs that have inquired about him.
He is arguably the most important player in the portal so far, and UCLA being in the mix is a good sign.