Iowa State wins out over Iowa, some Big East schools for Eastern prep school power forward recruit

Score this one for the Cyclones.

Georges Niang, a 6-foot-7, 235-pound senior-to-be at Tilton School in New Hampshire, gave a verbal commitment to Fred Hoiberg's Iowa State basketball program Sunday.

As this Cyclonefanatic.com story tells us:

“I caught myself waiting. I finally asked myself, ‘what am I waiting on?' When I thought about it and also talked with my family, I wasn't waiting on anything,” Niang explained. “There isn't a better spot or a better fit for me. Anybody else in the country could have offered me and I still would have probably chosen Iowa State.”

Niang made unofficial visits to both Iowa State and Iowa in late March. He had offers from three Big East schools and Alabama, among others. He averaged 24 points and 8 rebounds as a junior.

Here is a March Hlog post I had detailing what Niang did in his junior season.