Friars commit Erhunmwunse jumps to ’24 class

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2024, 01:09 PM ET

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• Graduate of University of Delaware.Oswin Erhunmwunse, the No. 31 college basketball hire in the 2025 ESPN 100, is reclassifying into the 2024 class and will enlist at Providence for the 2024-25 season, he announced Monday.Although a reclassification was constantly

  on the table, Erhunmwunse, who had initially committed to the Friars in January, didn’t make it official until today.”Oswin is an elite skill, and we are delighted that he will be joining our team this season, “coach Kim English said.” Oswin has the capability to score the ball in a number of ways and is dominant on the defensive side of the ball. Most notably, he has a contagious character and he will be great fit for the culture of our program.”A 6-foot-10 center from Putnam Science Academy (Connecticut), Erhunmwunse is ranked as ESPN’s No. 2 center in the country. He bet BABC on the Adidas 3SSB grassroots circuit this spring, balancing 9.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks and shooting 57.4%from the field.Erhunmwunse, who was born in Nigeria, also took part in the prestigious NBPA Top 100 camp previously this month. In 9 games, he averaged 12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks, shooting better than 67 %from the field.English rebuilt his 2024-25 lineup mostly by means of the portal this spring, including Bensley Joseph(Miami ), Jabri Abdur-Rahim(Georgia), Christ Essandoko (Saint Joseph’s )and Wesley

  Cardet Jr.(Chicago State)to a returning group led by Bryce Hopkins and Jayden Pierre.Erhunmwunse signs up with Ryan Mela in the Friars ‘freshman class, while his reclassification implies Providence’s lone commitment in the 2025 class is luxury wing Jamier Jones.