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Somto Cyril wants to play like Oscar Tshiebwe, feels at home at Kentucky

Jack Pilgrim

KSR

Physically, it’s hard to find a more impressive player in the class of 2024 than four-star center Somto Cyril. At 6-foot-11, 250 pounds, the Hamilton Heights Christian Academy standout is a beast in the paint, longer and stronger than the competition just about every time he steps on the floor.

He plays a bully brand of basketball, fighting to outwork you on both ends of the floor while chipping away at your endurance with constant body bumps and hip checks. It’s exhausting watching defenders try to guard Cyril, let alone actually having to do it.