Somto Cyril

Somtochukwu "Somto" Cyril (born May 20, 2005) is a Nigerian college basketball player for the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for Hamilton Heights Christian Academy and Overtime Elite, where he was rated a four-star recruit.

Cyril grew up in Enugu, Nigeria, and initially attended Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After his sophomore year, Cyril opted to leave Hamilton Heights to join the Overtime Elite league as a non-professional player in order to preserve his collegiate eligibility.^[1] In his first season with Overtime Elite, playing for the Cold Hearts team, he averaged 8.1 points 6.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks, per game, while being named the OTE defensive player of the year.^[2][3] In his second year at Overtime Elite, he would decide to join the newly-formed RWE team instead.

Cyril was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball at Kentucky.^[4][5] However, after the departure of John Calipari from Kentucky, Cyril decommitted from Kentucky and reopened his recruitment process.^{[6] [7]} Cyril later committed to play at Georgia over offers from Georgia Tech and Arkansas.^[8][9]

During his first year playing for Georgia, Cyril averaged 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.5 assists on an average of 14.6 minutes of playing time.^[10] With Georgia, Cyril scored a career high against the Jacksonville Dolphins scoring 13 points, where he shot a perfect six for six from the field goal. Additionally, in his game against the Buffalo Bulls, Cyril obtained his first-ever double double, scoring ten points and snagging 11 rebounds. He also obtained a season high in blocks, with him blocking five shots.^[11]

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