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OU Basketball: Sooners Miss Out on Coveted Five-Star Prospect

The Sooners couldn't overcome proximity in a big time recruiting battle on the hardwood.
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OU Basketball: Sooners Miss Out on Coveted Five-Star Prospect
OU Basketball: Sooners Miss Out on Coveted Five-Star Prospect

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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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Ross Lovelace
ROSS LOVELACE

Ross has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners since 2018. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and the Sooners On SI podcast. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross started with Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and worked for Sooners On SI and Thunder On SI. Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross and his wife live in New Orleans, where he is a Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.

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