Njoku spoke with Rivals' Corey Evans at the Hoophall Classic, giving an update on his recruitment and identifying five schools standing out to him, including Villanova.
Here's what he said about the Wildcats: “It (the offer) means a lot. Villanova is a powerhouse program that has won a couple of national championships. It is great up there and I have been up there for an unofficial visit a couple of times and have been to a couple of practices. It is a great school with a great atmosphere and I love it up there.”
The other schools mentioned were Wichita State, Pitt, Marquette, and Miami.
Njoku will take his first official visit this weekend, to Wichita State. His current coach's nephew is an assistant at Wichita, so there's a bit of a connection there and the Shockers were one of the first teams to show interest in the big man. I get the feeling that the Shockers and Villanova are the early leaders here.
The big man said he's been working on losing weight to get faster and improve his vertical. He's also been working on being able to step out, face up, and knock down jumpers.
It sounds like he wants to use all of his visits, and Villanova will likely get one. It also sounds like a decision won't be coming for a while, probably late summer or early fall.
Overall, the recent flurry in 2021 updates has been positive for Nova. Barring any unforeseen changes, the 2020 class will consist of players already in the program in transfer Caleb Daniels and redshirt Eric Dixon, so the 2021 class will be an important one for the Cats. At the moment, it looks like they are in a good position with some of their top priorities (more on that to come in a new thread shortly).
You can read Evans' full article here:
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals...es-5-schools-with-first-official-visit-on-tap
Here's what he said about the Wildcats: “It (the offer) means a lot. Villanova is a powerhouse program that has won a couple of national championships. It is great up there and I have been up there for an unofficial visit a couple of times and have been to a couple of practices. It is a great school with a great atmosphere and I love it up there.”
The other schools mentioned were Wichita State, Pitt, Marquette, and Miami.
Njoku will take his first official visit this weekend, to Wichita State. His current coach's nephew is an assistant at Wichita, so there's a bit of a connection there and the Shockers were one of the first teams to show interest in the big man. I get the feeling that the Shockers and Villanova are the early leaders here.
The big man said he's been working on losing weight to get faster and improve his vertical. He's also been working on being able to step out, face up, and knock down jumpers.
It sounds like he wants to use all of his visits, and Villanova will likely get one. It also sounds like a decision won't be coming for a while, probably late summer or early fall.
Overall, the recent flurry in 2021 updates has been positive for Nova. Barring any unforeseen changes, the 2020 class will consist of players already in the program in transfer Caleb Daniels and redshirt Eric Dixon, so the 2021 class will be an important one for the Cats. At the moment, it looks like they are in a good position with some of their top priorities (more on that to come in a new thread shortly).
You can read Evans' full article here:
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals...es-5-schools-with-first-official-visit-on-tap