Iowa State basketball target, 5-star recruit Omaha Biliew announces top four options

Matthew Bain, Des Moines Register
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One of Iowa State men's basketball's primary 2023 targets has announced his top four options. And the Cyclones have made the cut.

Omaha Biliew, a consensus five-star forward who grew up in Iowa but played his junior season at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri, announced Tuesday night that the final four options he's considering are Iowa State, Oregon, Kansas and playing professionally with G League Ignite.

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Link Academy's Omaha Biliew (0) reacts during the first half of the GEICO Nationals quarterfinal between Oak Hill Academy (Va.) and Link Academy (Mo.), Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla.Link Academy led Oak Hill Academy 34-33 at halftime and won 81-67.
Link Academy's Omaha Biliew (0) reacts during the first half of the GEICO Nationals quarterfinal between Oak Hill Academy (Va.) and Link Academy (Mo.), Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla.Link Academy led Oak Hill Academy 34-33 at halftime and won 81-67.

Iowa State offered Biliew back in July and it is the only school in his final group that he has visited since then. The versatile 6-foot-8 athlete who played his first two high school seasons at Dowling Catholic and Waukee has unofficially visited Iowa State three times. The first came last June, the second for the Cy-Hawk football game Sept. 11 (alongside signees Tamin Lipsey, Demarion Watson and Eli King) and the third on Dec. 21 for Iowa State's win over Chicago State. He also unofficially visited Kansas last June.

Matthew Bain is the deputy sports editor for the Des Moines Register. He still covers some recruiting, too. Contact him at mbain@dmreg.com and follow him on Twitter @MatthewBain_.

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