Omar will sit out the 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer rules...very strong wing who should make an impact at the "2" or "3" in 2010-11.

GEORGETOWN

Played two seasons as a reserve guard for the Hoyas...averaged 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in 11.1 minutes over 25 games as a sophomore...earned first career start vs. FIU (12/23/08)...scored career-high nine points and grabbed career-best five rebounds against Tennessee...appeared in 11 games as a freshman scoring a season-high five-points with two rebounds in six minutes against Jacksonville.

SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL

Omar was a highly-sought wing out of Science Hill High School in Johnson City where he was a two-time all-state selection and two-time region most valuable player for Ken Cutlip...was the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,191 points at the end of his prep career...played in the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game...averaged 20.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists as a junior in 2005-06...led the Hilltoppers' to the Big 9 Conference Championship...as named the Kingsport Times-News' 2006 Northeast Player of the Year...played AAU for the Tennessee Travelers...was ranked the No. 85 shooting guard in the 2007 class by Scouts, Inc., on ESPN.com with a grade of 76 signing with Georgetown over Chattanooga, Vanderbilt, UMass and Southern Illinois.

PERSONAL

Born November 14, 1988 in Shreveport, La....parents are Ahmad and Sue Wattad...he has two brothers, Bader, who attends Tennessee, and Nizar, who attends the University  of Southern California...Political Science major with emphasis in International Studies.