DePaul University Athletics
DePaul Adds Nick Ongenda to 2019-20 Roster
7/15/2019 4:47:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons add center for upcoming season
CHICAGO – DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced today that Nick Ongenda has completed the necessary paperwork to join the men's basketball program starting with the 2019-20 season. Ongenda is a 6-10 center that was ranked among the nation's top prospects in the 2020 recruiting class before reclassifying to the class of 2019.
"Nick is a great addition to our roster for this season and he provides our team length and additional athleticism to the frontcourt," said Leitao. "Adding a player of his caliber in July to our group of incoming players continues to add versatility to our roster that we set out to do last fall with the recruiting class and transfers to our program."
The native of South Africa played last season at Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Ark. He averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Lions. Before reclassifying to the 2019 class, Ongenda was ranked No. 59 in the ESPN 100 and No. 106 by 247Sports for 2020. In the recruiting rankings for 2020, Ongenda is ranked among the nation's top 30 centers and the top recruit from the state of Arkansas.
Ongenda joins DePaul's nationally-ranked recruiting class of Markese Jacobs, Oscar Lopez and Romeo Weems along with transfers Carte'Are Gordon and Charlie Moore. That group joins a returning core of BIG EAST Most Improved Player Paul Reed as well as Jaylen Butz, Jalen Coleman-Lands and Devin Gage as DePaul looks to improve on its 19-win season a year ago.
"Nick is a great addition to our roster for this season and he provides our team length and additional athleticism to the frontcourt," said Leitao. "Adding a player of his caliber in July to our group of incoming players continues to add versatility to our roster that we set out to do last fall with the recruiting class and transfers to our program."
The native of South Africa played last season at Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Ark. He averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Lions. Before reclassifying to the 2019 class, Ongenda was ranked No. 59 in the ESPN 100 and No. 106 by 247Sports for 2020. In the recruiting rankings for 2020, Ongenda is ranked among the nation's top 30 centers and the top recruit from the state of Arkansas.
Ongenda joins DePaul's nationally-ranked recruiting class of Markese Jacobs, Oscar Lopez and Romeo Weems along with transfers Carte'Are Gordon and Charlie Moore. That group joins a returning core of BIG EAST Most Improved Player Paul Reed as well as Jaylen Butz, Jalen Coleman-Lands and Devin Gage as DePaul looks to improve on its 19-win season a year ago.
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