THE SIDELINES : Prized 7-Footer Picks Kansas

Greg Ostertag, the most highly recruited basketball player in Texas, says he has orally committed to attending the University of Kansas.

Ostertag, a 7-1 center at Duncanville High School, made the announcement Monday.

“I liked the coaches, the players, the campus--pretty much everything about it,” Ostertag said. “The atmosphere and the program were just too much to turn down.”

Ostertag, who averaged 15 points and 13 rebounds last season as a junior, said he will sign a letter of intent with the Jayhawks on Nov. 14, the first day of the NCAA’s early signing period for basketball. He visited Kansas two weeks ago.