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Five-Star Recruit Omaha Biliew Announces Commitment to Iowa State

Omaha Biliew, 247Sports’ No. 12 composite men’s college basketball recruit in the class of 2023, announced Tuesday that he is committing to Iowa State.

Biliew, the No. 1 ranked player in the state of Missouri, becomes the highest rated recruit in program history as well as the first five-star recruit for the Cyclones’ program, according to the Des Moines Register .

The six-foot-eight forward held offers from Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Western Kentucky. In mid-May, Biliew narrowed his offers to Kansas, Oregon, Iowa State or playing professionally for G League Ignite before choosing the Cyclones, which offered him exactly one year ago.