North Little Rock center Kel’el Ware has committed to Oregon.
Ware, 7-0, 221 pounds, picked the Ducks over Arkansas, Baylor, Auburn, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Florida, Texas, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech and other programs. He made official visits to Arkansas and Oregon and unofficial visits to Ole Miss and Memphis.
He averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game as a junior and was named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps second team. Ware led his team to the Class 6A state title and earned finals MVP honors after finishing with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals.