Portal big man Ze’Rik Onyema making official visit to Texas
UTEP transfer power forward Ze’Rik Onyema has arrived in Austin to begin his official visit to the University of Texas.
The 6-foot-8, 230-pound long-armed and explosive forward is coming off an official visit to Vanderbilt with Jerry Stackhouse pushing for a commitment.
Onyema signed with UTEP as part of the 2020 recruiting class. A class signed by then Miners head coach Rodney Terry.
When Onyema announced he was going in the portal April 18, the Longhorns immediately popped up as a possibility for the quickly developing paint presence due to the connections to Terry.
Texas has since been aided by the return of Dylan Disu and Virginia transfer center Kadin Shedrick, but the addition of Onyema would be big for the Horns. Onyema would be a near perfect third big, and also has two years to play.
Ze’Rik Onyema by the numbers
Onyema has played in 62 games in three seasons, including 32 starts. Thirty-one of those starts came during the 2022-23 season when Onyema showed an ascending offensive game moving without the ball.
After averaging 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in his first 30 games in 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, the former San Antonio Jay High star average 7.1 points and 4.4 rebounds this season. He converted 55.4% from the field (92-166), 3-12 from three and 55.7% (39-70).
Onyema scored in double figures 12 times in 2022-23, with a season-high of 19 against Florida International. He posted two double-doubles, including an 11 point and 11 rebound effort in a loss to Florida Atlantic in conference play.
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