In announcing his initial recruiting class earlier this summer, Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell left the door open for a late addition.

Apparently, a Canadian recruit is walking through it.

After reportedly visiting Rutgers this week, Eugene Omoruyi, a 6-foot-7 forward out of Orangeville Prep in Rexdale, Ont., made a verbal commitment to play for the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday afternoon.

SNY.tv was the first to report the commitment and Omoruyi followed by tweeting his intentions to play for Rutgers.

According to CanadianBallers.com, Omoruyi also had scholarship offers from USC and Loyola Marymount.

Omoruyi, who has the ability to play both forward spots, averaged 17.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 52.3 percent from the field last winter, according to the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association website.

He becomes Rutgers' fourth recruit for the 2016-17 campaign. Roselle Catholic forward Matt Bullock, Texas junior-college forward Candido Sa and Jacksonville, Fla., forward Issa Thiam enrolled at Rutgers in July and spent the last four weeks working out for the Scarlet Knights.

In addition, Pikiell began building his 2017 recruiting class last week with a verbal commitment from New Hampshire guard Geo Baker.

Pikiell might not be done adding players for the upcoming season. Chad Rykhoek, a 6-11 center who left the Baylor basketball program two summers ago due to medical reasons, is looking to revive his career as an immediately eligible graduate transfer.

Rykhoek visited Rutgers and worked out with the team Wednesday.

It's not immediately clear whether Rykhoek -- a Fort Worth, Tex., native who reportedly has previously visited Clemson, Colorado and Georgia Tech -- has one or two years of eligibility remaining.

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