QC While noting that Omari's minutes were limited because South Kent's coach used a non-league game to get some other players work, it should also be noted that he was very good while he played. Most important to me was that he played like himself. To me that means he hit a couple of jumpers but more importantly his passing and floor game were good too as was his ability to compete for rebounds. He does look a bit heavier but in fairness to him he's had no previous history of being out of shape so my guess is regular playing will take care of whatever post injury conditioning he needs.
The great scout Tom Konchaski of HSBI has made the comparison of Omari to a player from the 70's named Charlie Yelverton who went to Rice and was the star of the Fordham team coached by a young Digger Phelps before heading to Notre Dame. That's not only a physical comparison (both solid 6'4" forwards as players) but it works with respect to how they played. They both were talented guys who were tremendous competitors. To me a more recent comparison,although from the 80's I'm afraid, is to Bruce Dalrymple, who was the first key New York recruit for Bobby Cremins at Georgia Tech. I think Omari will ultmately be a better shooter than both of those players but his rugged style and finishing ability combined with high IQ will be a tremendous addition to the team.