Clifford Omoruyi Signs with the Toronto Raptors

Alabama's third player in the NBA draft, who went undrafted, now has a home in the NBA, with Tony Jones of The Athletic reporting that Alabama big man Clifford Omoruyi signed an Exhibit-10 deal with the Toronto Raptors.

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Omoruyi, a 6-foot-11, 250-pound center from Benin City, Nigeria, transferred to Alabama for his final season of eligibility after spending the previous four years at Rutgers. In his lone season with the Crimson Tide, Omoruyi started all 37 games for Alabama, averaging 7.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game while shooting 73.4% from the floor.

Over the course of his five-year college basketball career, Omoruyi averaged 9.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists while shooting 57.5% from the floor.

Omoruyi's Exhibit-10 deal with the Raptors, should he earn a contract during training camp, will be a one-year, league minimum salary (roughly $1.1 million) that allows the Raptors to convert it to a two-way deal. The Raptors can also use it to retain their G-League rights for Toronto's G-League Team (The Raptors 905) where Omoruyi could carve out a career in the NBA G-League.

Omoruyi is the second Crimson Tide player to sign an Exhibit-10 deal, with Alabama forward Grant Nelson signing a similar deal with the Brooklyn Nets shortly after the draft ended on Thursday night.

Alabama had no players drafted in this week's NBA draft, but with Nelson signing with the Nets, Omoruyi signing with the Raptors, and guard Mark Sears signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, three of Alabama's four players in the draft have found NBA homes.

Alabama guard Chris Youngblood is the lone player who has yet to sign.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.