Arkansas State Red Wolves forward Norchad Omier has announced he is transferring to the Miami Hurricanes. He played with Arkansas State for two years and has three years of college eligibility left due to the extra year of college eligibility players were granted based on the impact the coronavirus had on the 2020-21 season. Omier was largely considered one of the better forwards in the transfer portal this year. He committed to the Miami Hurricanes over the Florida State Seminoles, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and Georgetown Hoyas.
Arkansas State transfer Norchad Omier, the Sun Belt Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, has committed to Miami. He’s the Hurricanes’ second top-10 transfer in the last week, after Nijel Pack picked Miami over the weekend. We had Omier ranked No. 8 overall.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 26, 2022
Last season with the Arkansas State Red Wolves, Norchad Omier averaged 17.9 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game. His numbers led the team in points per game, rebounds per game, and blocks per game while his steals per game finished second on the team. He paired those numbers with a field goal percentage of 63.2 percent and a three-point percentage of 33.3 percent.
“The U” Back to where it all started???? pic.twitter.com/dACVJBgShF
— Norchad Omier (@NorchadO) April 26, 2022
The Miami Hurricanes are coming off their first-ever Elite Eight appearance in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Now they will look to reload with more top transfer talent. While the ACC is a jump u for Norchard Omier, he will be a force for the Hurricanes for the time that he spends with the program. He likely made a move to a bigger program to try and improve his NBA Draft stock in the future. Miami will be happy to help him with that.
