How does Alabama basketball big man Clifford Omoruyi stack up against Purdue?

For each season that Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats has been with the Crimson Tide, big man Clifford Omoruyi has a game against Purdue.

Three appearances in Mackey Arena with six total against Purdue (3-0) see the Rutgers transfer enter Friday’s matchup as UA’s most experienced player against coach Matt Painter and the Boilermakers.

At Thursday’s media availability ahead of the team’s departure for West Lafayette, Indiana, Oats said he’s heard Purdue’s venue is the “best environment in the Big Ten.”

“I was never able to get to Purdue so this will be my first time in there, but Cliff tells us it’s a great environment,” Oats said.

The University of Alabama unveiled the first banner honoring the school’s first Final Four appearance Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Coleman Coliseum. Alabama center Clifford Omoruyi (11) and Alabama head coach Nate Oats share a light moment.

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With Purdue starting center Daniel Jacobsen out with a broken bone in his tibia suffered against Northern Kentucky, it’ll be hard to take eyes off of Omoruyi’s lurching 6-foot-11 frame and 7-6 wingspan. Granted Purdue brings 7-2 sophomore Will Berg off the bench in Jacobsen’s place.

Take a look below to see a game-by-game breakdown of Omoruyi’s outings against Purdue before the returning Final Four squads meet in UA’s first road trip of the season.

How does Alabama basketball’s Clifford Omoruyi stack up against Purdue?

Before transferring to Alabama (3-0) in May, Omoruyi, a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award finalist, paired off against 7-4, 300-pounder in Zach Edey, one of the biggest and most dominant bigs in college basketball before being drafted to the Memphis Grizzlies in June.

“I think he averaged 11 and five and a block and a half or something in his games against Purdue, which if you look at bigs going against Edey, that’s probably as good…

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Author : The Tuscaloosa News

Publish date : 2024-11-15 10:16:00

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