Report: College basketball player turned down $2 million NIL offer
Nov 22, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; An official game ball goes through the net before the Pittsburgh Panthers host the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at the Petersen Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
A college basketball player who was in the transfer portal reportedly turned down a $2 million Name, Image and Likeness deal.
Clifford Omoruyi, a 6-foot-11 center who was leaving Rutgers as a graduate transfer, has committed to Alabama, we learned on Sunday. Even more notably, On3’s Joe Tipton reported that Omoruyi turned down a $2 million deal before choosing the Crimson Tide.
I was told this morning that Cliff received a $2 million NIL offer from a school while going through the portal process.
And it was not from Alabama. https://t.co/s1eox6mRsQ
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) May 5, 2024
Omoruyi also considered North Carolina, Georgetown, and Kansas State before picking Alabama.
It’s unclear if any of those three schools were the one that offered Omoruyi the $2 million deal.
Omoruyi has averaged 10.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game during his college career, all of which has been spent at Rutgers. He averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game as a senior for the Scarlet Knights last season.
