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Georgetown Basketball: Hoyas still looking to add to 2019 recruiting class

By Daniel Benjamin

CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 03: Head coach Ewing of the Georgetown Hoyas is seen during the game against the Xavier Musketeers at Cintas Center on February 3, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 03: Head coach Ewing of the Georgetown Hoyas is seen during the game against the Xavier Musketeers at Cintas Center on February 3, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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PORTLAND, OR – MARCH 19: The Georgetown Hoyas mascot looks on before the game against the Eastern Washington Eagles during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 19, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR – MARCH 19: The Georgetown Hoyas mascot looks on before the game against the Eastern Washington Eagles during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 19, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /

Georgetown Basketball still have two scholarships available for the 2019-2020 campaign. Who are they pursuing?

Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing recently added consensus three-star 2019 prospect Qudus Wahab to the Hoyas 2019 recruiting class. Wahab becomes the third player to either commit or sign with the program for next season.

The 6-foot-10, 230-pound big man chose Georgetown over Pitt, Syracuse, UConn, and Virginia Tech. Those four schools along with the Hoyas were in his final five list of schools. He held a total of 20 offers.

“Great academic school, Wahab told Adam Zagoria of ZAGGSBLOG about Georgetown. “They are a school with a good history of power forwards/centers.”

The Nigerian native is ranked No. 113 prospect in the country by

247Sports and No. 129 247Sports Composite

. He is ranked as a four-star prospect by both

ESPN

and

Rivals

.

Wahab is a physically gifted and athletic specimen who has a lot of potential. While he is more polished on the defensive end, especially as a shot-blocker, the Flint Hill School product runs the floor well and finishes well around the rim as he is a quick leaper with a soft touch.

Offense is definitely a weakness for him. Wahab’s jumper needs some work as his mechanics need to be cleaned up. He also needs to be more proficient in his shot selection as well as in pick-n-roll situations.  As of right now, Wahab’s go-to move is a simple right-handed jump hook, although he did show off a running sky hook earlier in the season in a scrimmage against DeMatha.

Wahab will likely backup former North Carolina State center Omer Yurtseven next year at center with star big man Jesse Govan graduating. Although it is conceivable that Wahab will see some time alongside Yurtseven if Ewing wants to go with a big lineup as 6-foot-7 freshman Josh Leblanc and senior Trey Mourning are manning the power forward position this year. Highly touted freshman Grayson Carter has seen sparse action this year. 2019 recruits 6-foot-11 Malcolm Wilson and 6-foot-11 Timothy Igohoefe could also be in the mix for some minutes. Both Wilson and Igohoefe have signed national letters of intent.

Wilson, a consensus three-star prospect, is very athletic and a fantastic shot-blocker who still has a lot of developing in the physical department as he weighs just 205 pounds. Meanwhile, Igohoefe is a Nigerian national who is a product of the NBA’s Academy Africa. Known for his measurables, Ighoefe possesses a 7-foot-7.5 wingspan, an 8-foot-11 standing reach, and a 10-foot-11 one-step vertical. He averaged 9.8 points along with 7.8 rebounds and two blocks in six  U20 EYBL contests.

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