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Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Omot was born in a refugee camp after his family had fled their native Ethiopia, which was in the midst of a devastating civil war.

Omot’s mother and brother eventually reached the U.S. and settled in Mahtomedi, Minn., according to the White Bear Press of White Bear Lake, Minn.

Omot is the very definition of a late bloomer. He played on the JV team at Mahtomedi High School as a 6-foot-1 junior. But he averaged 18 points per game as a senior after growing to 6-foot-5 and 170 pounds.

He’s now 6-foot-9 with a 7-foot wingspan.

Omot had a well-traveled college career, enrolling in 2013 at Concordia University-St. Paul, a Division II school and did not play as a freshman as he redshirted in order to catch up academically.

He has played five games in the summer league, based in Las Vegas, totaling 20 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 8-for-15, according to NBA.com. The summer Warriors have a 4-1 record.

Chris Dortch, did a pre-draft feature on Omot, listing him as a potential “sleeper” for the draft.

“My shot has improved a lot,” Omot said, in a recent feature in the San Jose Mercury. “I worked on my shot every single day, twice a day and I just continued to get better. I started to focus on mechanics. I never had anyone to really train me.”