2023-04-26 02:02:59
Power forward Norchad Omier, a player from the University of the Miami Hurricanes (USA), announced this Tuesday that he will be tested in the NBA Draft, being the first Nicaraguan to enter his name to be considered by professional teams of basketball.
“I am placing my name under consideration for the 2023 NBA Draft, while I maintain my university eligibility in Miami,” Omier, originally from the city of Bluefields, located in the Nicaraguan Caribbean, reported through his social networks.
“No matter what comes next, I will always be a hurricane,” said Omier, 21, who was declared in his native country as “Amateur Athlete” of the year 2022 by the Nicaraguan Sports Writers Association (ACDN).
Omier, a member of the Nicaraguan basketball team, had 12.6 points per game and captured 12.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.3 steals and 54% shooting from the field in the first division of the NCAA with Arkansas State University, before moving on to the Miami Hurricanes.
The 2.01-meter-tall basketball player was the only rookie in 2022 to reach 15 double figures in points and rebounds in the season, was nominated for the Karl Malone Award, and is the Nicaraguan who has gone the furthest in the game. organized basketball.
With the Miami Hurricanes, he led with 60 rebounds in five games in the NCAA Tournament, ahead of African prospect Adama Sanogo of Connecticut, who had 59 in six games.
“Hurricane” Omier also posted 13.1 points per game and grabbed 10 rebounds per game all season.
According to coach Pilin Álvarez, after his performance in the Final Four last month, in which he was key for the Miami Hurricanes to be among the best university teams in the United States, several NBA teams were interested in his services. .
Álvarez assured that the Boston Celtics have great pretensions to acquire Omier’s services.
Precisely his first training with an NBA team will be with the Boston Celtics on May 2, he said.
By keeping his college eligibility in Miami, it means Omier can wait another year and continue playing with the Hurricanes in the upcoming NCAA season.
“As amazing as this year was, it helped solidify another dream I’ve had since I started playing basketball and that is to make it to the NBA. It is one more goal that I am working hard to achieve”, wrote Omier, classified as the great hope of Nicaraguan basketball.
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