Kamari Murphy has verbally committed to Oklahoma State, choosing the Big 12 school over Florida, Miami, Connecticut, Auburn and Louisville.

“He felt comfortable with the coaching staff and felt that he could come in and play right away and be a factor,” said Dana Dingle, Murphy’s AAU coach with the Long Island Lightning.

Murphy will spend a postgraduate year at IMG Academy.

The 6-foot-8 power forward out of Brooklyn is one of the top-50 recruits of the 2012 class at the position.