Muhammad Oliver said that three years ago, when Rutgers first offered Omoruyi, everyone in the state told him not to send him there.
“I’m from New Jersey,” said Muhammad. “The climate in New Jersey three years ago to now is totally different.
“When Rutgers first offered Cliff, everybody and their mother told me, ‘Don’t send him there.’ That would be the worst move I could ever make.’ And the same people who told me that three years ago, this year let me know that, ‘Send him to Rutgers, they’re doing something special in Piscataway.’
“That’s what I think helped him make his decision, because everybody told him not to and individually through this year, everybody that told him not told him that it would be a great move to stay home.”
https://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketbal...st-recruiting-coup-in-more-than-a-decade.html
“I’m from New Jersey,” said Muhammad. “The climate in New Jersey three years ago to now is totally different.
“When Rutgers first offered Cliff, everybody and their mother told me, ‘Don’t send him there.’ That would be the worst move I could ever make.’ And the same people who told me that three years ago, this year let me know that, ‘Send him to Rutgers, they’re doing something special in Piscataway.’
“That’s what I think helped him make his decision, because everybody told him not to and individually through this year, everybody that told him not told him that it would be a great move to stay home.”
https://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketbal...st-recruiting-coup-in-more-than-a-decade.html