Abu Kigab to Oregon

Abu Kigab, the 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from Prolific Prep (CA), verbally committed to Oregon over Illinois on Friday, he told ZAGSBLOG.

Kigab was born in Sudan in 1998 and moved to Canada in 2008 as he was turning 10.

“I will be attending the University of Oregon for the upcoming season,” he said by phone. “There were many reasons, but mostly I really liked the vibe, the people there, the coaching staff, the players. Overall I just had a very good vibe when I went there. I’m really looking forward to attending school there next year.”

Kigab visited Oregon Sept. 10 and Illinois Sept. 16, but said he fell in love with the Oregon campus.