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Consensus five-star power forward Omaha Biliew is set to announce his commitment Tuesday evening and is down to a final four of Iowa State, Kansas, Oregon and the G-League.

But who will it be?

Coaches from all three college programs attended Biliew's Mokan Elite tournament games at Peach Jam and the 6-foot-8, 210-pound power forward has largely kept his recruitment close to the vest.

So, who will it be?

Prediction: Iowa State Cyclones 

I asked a source close to Biliew's recruitment where things were sitting in the hours leading up to his commitment and the overwhelming sentiment was a future win for the Cyclones. 

Biliew recently transferred back to Waukee High School (Iowa) after finishing as the national runner-up with Link Academy.

His ties to the home state are strong.

The bluechip recruit also recently had high praise for the new staff at Iowa State. 

“They’re telling me they want me to be great, and why not be great in my home state? I know what it is over there with the facilities and the campus," he told On3. "It’s been all love, and I am building a relationship with the new staff over there. It’s going to go a long way.”

Could there be a surprise?

In modern recruiting that's always a possibility, but all signs point to Iowa State in the hours leading up to Biliew's decision.

If, in fact, that's the case, Iowa State's 2023 recruiting class would jump to No. 3 nationally, behind only Duke and Kentucky. 

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