The Oregon basketball program has landed a huge commitment as head coach Dana Altman and his staff continues to reload and retool the roster for next season.

The Duck basketball program has landed a commitment from the third-highest rated prospect in program history, Center N'Faly Dante has officially committed to the Ducks and has announced his decision to the public in a story he self-published via the Players' Tribune.

In the letter written to his mom about his decision published on the Players' Tribune, Dante explains why he picked the Ducks.

I’ve put a lot of thought into it, and I’m excited to tell you that next year I’m going to be attending college and playing basketball at the University of Oregon. Oregon has a program that reflects a lot of the values you taught me when I was growing up. And I hope that someday I get to show you around Eugene. It’s beautiful there!

The commitment for the 2019 basketball season is even bigger news for the Ducks. N'Faly Dante will reclassify from the 2020 recruiting class, where he ranks as the No. 13 player per the 247Sports Composite, to the 2019 class and then join Oregon's roster later this month and begin preparing for the 2019-20 basketball season for the Ducks.

The 6-foot-11 center picked the Ducks over offers from over 20 basketball programs but was down to Oregon, Kentucky, LSU, and Kansas. He officially visited all the schools before making his commitment. Dante visited Oregon in November of 2018 when Oregon held their season-opener for last year.

The addition of Dante brings Oregon's roster for the 2019-20 basketball season to 10 eligible scholarship players and 12 total scholarship players. Senior forward Eugene Omoruyi and junior wing Eric Williams Jr. are both having to redshirt after transferring to Oregon from other four-year college programs.

Dante will instantly arrive on campus and push for starter minutes at the center position. He will battle with rising-sophomore Francis Okoro for the position. The Ducks now will have two true centers on the roster, both being considered great to elite rebounders and post defenders.

The 247Sports Evaluation by Jerry Meyer, Director of Basketball Scouting says Dante projects as a first-round draft pick and has a 'long presence around the rim' and that he projects as an 'NBA rebounder and defender' down the road.

Playing this spring and summer in the Nike EYBL grassroots basketball league, Dante averaged 15.8 points per game, 10.5 rebounds per game, and 2.1 blocks per game. Dante shot 72.2 percent from the field and 60.5 percent from the free-throw line in 19 total games.

Dante is originally from Mali, Africa and currently is playing his prep basketball at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas.

He becomes Oregon's nine addition to the Oregon basketball roster this offseason. The Ducks previously landed commitments from five-star forward CJ Walker, four-star forward Chandler Lawson, four-star center Isaac Johnson - who will delay his enrollment for a religious mission trip - and three-star Lök Wur. Oregon has also signed junior college Player of the Year and No. 1 overall JUCO prospect Chris Duarte. New Mexico guard Anthony Mathis has also elected to graduate and transfer to Oregon for his final season, and he will be eligible this season.

Oregon will also be returning from last year's Sweet 16 team rising senior point guard Payton Pritchard and rising sophomores Will Richardson at guard and Okoro at center/forward.