WVU Basketball Signs Foreign Center Abraham Oyeadier

In the midst of a big football weekend, the WVU basketball program shares some news of their own. On Friday morning, West Virginia and head coach Darian DeVries announced the signing of center Abraham Oyeadier.

Oyeadier’s signing comes the morning after reports circulated about his commitment to the Mountaineers. He’s a 6-foot-9, 230-pound center from Accra, Ghana, and will be a freshman at WVU this year.

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“Abraham is a hard-working, humble student-athlete who is mentally and physically tough,” DeVries said in a statement sent to the media on Friday. “He is an enforcer and true rim protector with a desire to grab boards and provide extra possessions for his team.”

He recently played for the Oakland Soldiers on the Nike EYBL Circuit and graduated from AOSS (Academy of Sports Science) Prep in Corona, California, where he averaged 10.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. He started his career at Balboa School in Escondido, California.

In July, DeVries mentioned that he was not done adding to the roster. Since taking over, DeVries had 11 scholarship players on roster, 10 which who are new to the program.

“We’re still very much actively recruiting,” DeVries said in July. “There’s some multiple players that we’re still trying to recruit and get them here by the start of school.”

During the spring, West Virginia’s staff dove right into the transfer portal, landing Tucker DeVries (G – Drake), Sencire Harris (G – Illinois), Amani Hansberry (F – Illinois), Toby Okani (F – UIC), Eduardo Andre (C – Fresno State), Javon Small (G – Oklahoma State), Joseph Yesufu (G – Washington State) and Jayden Stone (G – Detroit Mercy). Scholarship freshmen Jonathan Powell (G) and KJ Tenner (G) committed to DeVries’ staff out of high school. WVU’s staff also brought in Jake Auer (G) and Dylan Jay (G) this offseason.

WVU F Ofri Naveh is the only returning player from last season’s team.

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