Kyle Smith has been building the Washington State basketball program up for the past two seasons, and this impressive recruiting track record continues with the recent commitment of Nigerian big man Solomon Ominu. Ominu is the next in a line of Africa-based recruits that Smith has recruited to Pullman, joining Efe Abogidi and Mouhamed Gueye. Ominu is the first recruit in the 2022 class for the Cougs and he plays into a couple consistent philosophies that Kyle Smith employs: Smith highly values size and defensive playmaking, and it is not hard to see that those values endeared Solomon to Smith as a recruit.
What does Solomon Ominu mean for the 2022 WSU recruiting class?
