Raphael Akpejiori has committed to Miami.

Akpejiori, who’s from Nigeria but has spent the past two summers with the Cecil Kirk AAU program, picked the Hurricanes over South Florida, Missouri, Colorado and New Orleans.

“He’s 6-9, 240, athletic and a really solid back-to-the-basket kid,” said Anthony Lewis, the longtime Cecil Kirk coach. “He’s strong around the paint, he rebounds, blocks shots and he’s tough to defend. He’s no-nonsense when he comes to the rack.”

Akpejiori lived in the Washington area and attended high school at Mount Zion Academy in North Carolina. He suffered an ankle injury and didn’t play for the school. He moved on to Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kan., where he rehabbed his injury last season. This year will be his first season playing high school basketball in the U.S.

Akpejiori follows two former Cecil Kirk standouts to Coral Gables. Former Lake Clifton combo guard Antoine Allen is a freshman at Miami, while Calvert Hall alumnus Jack McClinton finished his Hurricanes career last spring.