DePaul Blue Demons: New transfer Femi Olujobi’s decision speaks volumes

The DePaul Blue Demons men’s basketball team received good news this week as Femi Olujobi made the decision to transfer. His reasoning? Simple.

Things can get exciting quickly for a team that has struggled for over a decade. The DePaul Blue Demons men’s basketball squad received some fantastic news this week regarding a new addition. North Carolina A&T’s power forward Femi Olujobi is transferring schools and had a few to choose from.

The bigger names included in his decision were Butler, Georgetown and Hofstra — of course in addition to DePaul.

Olujobi has made the rounds a couple of times and is no stranger to switching schools. At this point, he’s doing what’s best for him and his future in basketball. Why DePaul, though? It was pretty simple, per 247 Sports.

"“It was the relationship that I had with Coach Leitao, as well as all of the assistant coaches. I felt like we hit it off very well. Their personalities, their character, and their commitment rub off very well.  I know I’ll be more than glad to play for them.”"

The main thing stat sticks out, other than his obvious talent, is the fact that he seems to have a good head on his shoulders. Olujobi wanted to play for a program that would match his character and help him grow.

"“They believe that I’ll be a huge asset for them. I’ve always been a good scoring option. Not only can I help them be better, but they can help me be better.”"

I am sure one of the more attractive reasons for a kid who previously played for A&T and Oakland (Michigan) University is the fact that he has a chance to play at Madison Square Garden. What young man doesn’t want that kind of stage in front of him?

"“I’m from New York and I’ve never played in the Garden, so I’m definitely looking forward to playing in the Garden.”"

The fact that he is a New York native and has never played in one of the most famous arenas in all of sports is pretty surprising, but now he will have his shot in the Big East Tournament. Who knows, maybe DePaul fans will see something like this on the big stage:

Olujobi will certainly help a DePaul offense that struggled at times last season, as he posted 16.3 points per game on over 53 percent shooting from the floor. He also ended the season with an efficiency rating of 20.0 after playing 32 games.

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The 6-foot-8 power forward also brings a nice rebounding presence down low. He averaged just short of eight rebounds per game a year ago at A&T. Overall, Olujobi will absolutely fill the void DePaul had in its front court after seeing Marin Maric and Tre’Darius McCallum depart following their senior years. Things may be looking up for the Blue Demons, and Olujobi is certainly a big reason why.