Providence basketball recruit, Oswin Erhunmwunse, reclassifies; what that means for Friars

Providence College men’s basketball fans won’t have to wait an extra year to see Oswin Erhunmwunse take the floor.

Putnam Science Academy’s Oswin Erhunmwunse soars for a dunk against Brewster Academy in March, 2023.

The consensus top-50 recruit will reclassify and join the Friars for the 2024-25 season. Erhunmwunse has finished his prep requirements at Putnam Science and has spent a couple of dominant months this spring both on the Adidas grassroots circuit and at the NBPA Top 100 Camp.

“Oswin has the ability to score the ball in a number of ways and is dominant on the defensive side of the ball,” Providence coach Kim English said in a statement. “Most importantly, he has an infectious personality and he will be great fit for the culture of our program.”

Erhunmwunse adds frontcourt depth to a group that includes Saint Joseph’s transfer Christ Essandoko, junior college transfer Anton Bonke, redshirt freshman Eli DeLaurier and returning senior Bryce Hopkins. Essandoko is the only member of that quartet who played something approaching a full 2023-24 campaign. Bonke enrolled midseason and practiced with the team, DeLaurier redshirted after an early ankle injury and Hopkins missed the final three months after suffering a serious left knee injury in a January home game against Seton Hall.

Erhunmwunse is a 6-foot-10 Nigeria native who averaged 9.1 points 7.1 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots for the Mustangs last season. He shot 74.8% from the field and made his most significant impact around the rim at both ends. Erhunmwunse totaled six games with 10 or more rebounds and five games with five or more blocked shots.

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Erhunmwunse has starred at different points in his career with Team New England and BABC. He averaged 12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots at the NBPA event last week in Orlando, competing…

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Publish date : 2024-06-18 09:31:28

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