Oregon Ducks vs. Washington Huskies

Coach Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks get ready to face the Washington Huskies in men's basketball at Matthew Knight Arena on Feb. 4, 2015 in Eugene. Thomas Boyd/Staff

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For the past week or more rumors have been swirling that the Oregon Ducks are about to land a five-star big man in basketball. Making the whispers even more intriguing is the fact that none of the uncommitted five-star power forwards/centers in the class of 2015 appeared to have Oregon high on their lists.

Thon Maker, Stephen Zimmerman, Ivan Rabb, Caleb Swanigan and Cheick Diallo were all names that were bandied about, but most of them required very little research to eliminate.

According to 247Sports reporter Matt Prehm, the big man in question is Georgios Papagiannis (subscription required), a 7-foot-1, 245-pound five-star center who grew up in Greece before a short stop at Westtown School (Pennsylvania).

Prehm also made a 247Sports crystal ball prediction that Papagiannis would become a Duck, an in-site 247Sports feature that isn't taken lightly among its writers.

Papagiannis, who holds offers from Kansas, Maryland, Pittsburgh and others, is viewed as a potential one-and-done and 2016 NBA lottery pick.

-- Andrew Nemec

anemec@oregonian.com

@AndrewNemec