Clifford Omoruyi

Career Accolades

Played and started in all 37 games
Averaged 7.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.1 blocks per game
Recorded a pair of double-doubles on Feb. 22 vs. Kentucky and during the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament vs. Saint Mary’s
Scored double-figures in 12 games, including a season-high 17 points vs. Robert Morris in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament
Grabbed double-digit rebounds in six contests, including a season-high 15 rebounds on Feb. 22 vs. Kentucky
Shot a career-best 72.5 percent from the free-throw line
Concluded his collegiate career with 1,543 points and 1,174 rebounds
One of 15 candidates named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List

Became the first Rutgers player to lead the team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots since Keith Hughes did so in the 1990-1991 season (10.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.9 bpg)
Ranks fourth all-time in Rutgers program history in career field goal percentage (.549) and rebounds (933) and sixth in blocks (221)
Recorded 93 blocks in 2024, which ranked sixth for most by a Rutgers player in a single season and the most by a Big ten player since 2018
Scored 1,251 points throughout his career at Rutgers
Was the first Big Ten first player to record at least nine rebounds, eight blocks and seven points in a Big Ten game since Penn State's Mike Watkins in 2017

A consensus four-star prospect who was universally lauded as a top-50 prospect in the nation
Ranked No. 36 nationally by Rivals and the seventh-ranked center in the nation
Averaged 14.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.4 blocks while shooting 57 percent from the field as a senior, leading Roselle Catholic to a 22-7 record and NJSIAA Non-Public B North title
Named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year
Born in Nigeria before moving to New Jersey at 14 years old
Began high school at Queen of Peace before transferring to Roselle Catholic
Mother is Gladys Omoruyi
Has two brothers, Alfred and Brodrick, and a sister, Stella