Lewis Obiorah has signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Sean Miller announced Wednesday. Obiorah, who spent last year playing at Barking Abbey Basketball Academy in London, will join the Longhorns as a true freshman for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Obiorah (7-1, 245), a center from London, England, played for head coach Rikki Broadmore at Barking Abbey in the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL), which features the top under-19 players in the country. Obiorah earned EABL championship finals MVP honors while leading Barking Abbey to the EABL championship last year. He averaged 10.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game during the 2024-25 season.

Obiorah will be competing with Great Britain’s U20 National Team at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket Championship Division B on July 11-20 in Yerevan, Armenia.

The above is a press release from the University of Texas.

Just an FYI - Gerry has already had him as a commitment, so this is announcing his signing.

My heart has a soft spot for bigs who are elite shot blockers. Not sure he will be elite at it on this level, But he sure was in the UK.