Hoop Dreams and On Point Basketball is proud to partner with Sportsnet to produce NBA Draft Ready featuring Rexdale, Ontario’s Eugene Omoruyi.
Age: 24
Hometown: Rexdale, Ontario
Height: 6’6”
Position: Forward
College: Oregon (completed Sr. year), Rutgers
High School/Prep: Orangeville Prep, West Humber C.I.
The 6’6″ senior forward from Oregon finished his collegiate career in style with the Ducks garnering the following accolades & awards:
All-Pac-12 First Team
All-International Third Team, NetScouts Basketball
NABC All-District 19 Second Team
USBWA All-District IX First Team
Omoruyi is an ultra athletic baller who possesses the ability to hit consistently from behind the arc, rebound and play a strong game inside and out. Omoruyi has had 17 NBA team workouts in the pre-draft process including the following:
NBA Teams visited during the pre-draft period
June 7th Golden State Warriors
June 10th OKC Thunder
June 14th Boston Celtics
June 16th Memphis Grizzlies
June 17th Minnesota Timberwolves
June 29th Life Sports Academy Pro Day
June 30th Indiana Pacers
July 6th Phoenix Suns
July 8th Minnesota Timberwolves group workout
July 9th Detroit Pistons
July 14th Toronto Raptors
July 15th Washington Wizards
July 18th Utah Jazz
July 20th Brooklyn Nets
July 22nd Dallas Mavericks
July 23rd Los Angeles Lakers
July 26th Milwaukee Bucks
July 27th Boston Celtics
In his lone season in Eugene, Omoruyi enjoyed a stellar senior season that included some highlights below:
-was the only Duck to start all 28 games in 2020-21
-led the team and was sixth in the conference in scoring at 17.1 ppg
-also ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in steals (1.5 per game) and 14th in rebounds (5.4 per game) and scored in double figures in 26-of-28 games
-ended his career on a high note, with his fourth double-double of the season (28 points, 10 rebounds) in NCAA Sweet Sixteen game versus USC
-big first game as a Duck with a career-high 31 points and 11 rebounds against Missouri
-the 31 points was the most ever by a player in their first game as a Duck
Photos/Poster courtesy of Charlie Graham
