Somto Cyril
| No. 6 – Georgia Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 20, 2005 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Georgia (2024–present) |
Somtochukwu "Somto" Cyril (born May 20, 2005) is a Nigerian college basketball player for the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
High school career
[edit]Cyril grew up in Enugu, Nigeria, and initially attended Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After his sophomore year, Cyril opted to leave Hamilton Heights to join the Overtime Elite league as a non-professional player in order to preserve his collegiate eligibility.[1] In his first season with Overtime Elite, playing for the Cold Hearts team, he averaged 8.1 points 6.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks, per game, while being named the OTE defensive player of the year.[2][3] In his second year at Overtime Elite, he would decide to join the newly-formed RWE team instead.
Cyril was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at Kentucky.[4][5] However, after the departure of John Calipari from Kentucky, Cyril decommitted from Kentucky and reopened his recruitment process.[6] [7] Cyril later committed to play at Georgia over offers from Georgia Tech and Arkansas.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Suggs, Donnell (October 22, 2022). "Meet OTE's Somto Cyril: He has no favorite NBA team or NBA player and just wants to win". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Tucker, Kyle. "Somto Cyril is excited to bring big-man skills to Kentucky. Just not this season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Drummond, Cameron. "Somto Cyril has size and strength. But there's more to the future Kentucky Wildcat". Lexington Herald Ledger.
- ^ Black, Ryan. "Somto Cyril, 4-star center, commits to Kentucky basketball's 2024 recruiting class: Report". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Tucker, Kyle. "Kentucky picks up first 2024 commitment from 4-star Somto Cyril: What center's pledge means for Wildcats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Drummond, Cameron. "Somto Cyril, Kentucky's first commitment in the 2024 class, is reopening his recruitment". Lexington Herald Ledger.
- ^ Hicks, Austin (April 16, 2024). "Another 2024 five-star recruit decommits from Kentucky". WYMT. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "Georgia basketball lands 6-foot-10 Top-50 prospect to its latest recruiting class". Online Athens. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Towers, Chip. "Georgia Bulldogs land Top 50 recruit, a former Kentucky signee from Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved October 12, 2024.