OU Basketball: Sooners Miss Out on Coveted Five-Star Prospect
Oklahoma's on-court momentum hasn't translated to the recruiting trail just yet. The Sooners narrowly missed out on 2025 five-star, top-40 prospect Oswin Erhunmwunse who chose Providence over Oklahoma, Creighton and Georgia Tech.
He could reclassify to the 2024 class, and there's speculation there, but nothing definitive yet.
According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, he is the No. 23 player in the country, the No. 2 center, and the No. 1 player in the state of Connecticut.
"I want to be a legend in my city," he said.
Erhunmwunse would have been the first five-star commit of the Porter Moser era in Norman. The Sooners haven't landed a five-star prospect since Trae Young in 2017. He would have been the program's fifth highest rated recruit of all time.
According to On3, Erhunmwunse felt comfortable with the Sooners coaching staff and the hot start helped peak his interest. It wasn't enough to overtake his relationships at Providence, though.
“I like Creighton and Oklahoma, I have good relationship with the coaching staff," he told On3. "Providence and Georgia Tech I have good relationships with the players. Oklahoma has a basketball program that’s undefeated as of right now. Creighton has a winning mentality. GT is a school with a lot of talented players. Providence and Oklahoma fits my style of play.”
His comments, paired with Oklahoma's red-hot start left the Sooners feeling like they had momentum. The Friars won out, though.
Sam Godwin is able to return, which should help Oklahoma's front court in a transition year, but the 6-foot-9, 210-pound center out of Putnam Science Academy (CT) would've provided a significant spark to Oklahoma's big man rotation heading into the SEC.
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