2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 Obinna Oleka

5 Obinna Oleka

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Washington D.C.

Summary

Biography

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES FOR OBINNA OLEKA
27 vs. Stanford @Pac-12 Tournament (3/8/17)
22 at #16 Arizona (1/12/17)
20 vs. Citadel (11/23/16)
19 vs. #9 Creighton (12/20/16)
19 vs. Kennesaw State (11/18/15)

OBI MAKES HIS MARK: Obinna Oleka's 16 double-doubles in 2016-17 is the most by a Sun Devil since ASU joined the Pac-10 in 1978-79.

OBI OLEKA'S 16 DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 2016-17
27/13 vs. Stanford (3/8/17)
18/10 vs. USC (2/26/17)
12/11 vs. #5 UCLA (2/23/17)
12/14 vs. California (2/8/17)
15/11 vs. Washington State (1/29/17)
17/14 at USC (1/22/17)
10/12 at #3 UCLA (1/19/17)
15/10 vs. Colorado (1/5/17)
18/17 vs. Central Arkansas (12/22/16)
19/16 vs. #9 Creighton (12/20/16)
15/11 vs. New Mexico State (12/17/16)
15/12 at San Diego State (12/10/16)
14/11 vs. #1 Kentucky (11/28/16)
20/15 vs. Citadel (11/23/16)
11/10 vs. Nothern Iowa (11/17/16)
17/13 vs. Cal Poly (11/13/16)

OBI'S DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 2015-16
14/13 vs. UCLA (2/14/16)
13/11 vs. Washington (1/16/16)
11/10 vs. Washington State (1/14/16)
10/14 vs. Marquette (11/24/15)

OBI MAKES HIS MARK: Obinna Oleka posted 522 career rebounds in his two-year (2015-17) and 65-game career, an average of eight boards per game. His 522 rebounds is third-most by any Sun Devil in a two-year career, topped only by Paul Stovall (647 from 1979-72) and Jerry Hahn (553 from 1960-62). He grabbed 327 rebounds in his senior year of 2016-17, fifth-most in Sun Devil history.

SUN DEVIL TWO-YEAR CAREER REBOUNDING AVERAGE
12.4, Paul Stovall, 1970-72
10.0, Jerry Hahn, 1960-62
8.3, Bobby Lazor, 1997-99      
8.2, Lester Neal, 1991-93
8.0, Obinna Oleka, 2015-17

SINGLE-SEASON REBOUNDS

415, Tony Cerkvenik, 1961
359, Mark Landsberger, 1977
351, Paul Stovall, 1972
330, Joe Caldwell, 1964
327, Obi Oleka, 2017

OBI ONE TO KEEP AN EYE ON: It was the Jan. 14, 2016, Washington State game where then-junior Obinna Oleka (Oh-BEE-nah Oh-LEH-ka) began to emerge. He was in double figures in 13 of the final 16 games in 2015-16, averaged 11.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and was 41-of-49 (.837) from the free-throw line in that time. Obi also had three of his four double-doubles in that span. Oleka had no points and one rebound in the first two games, but because he only played five games for State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota two seasons ago and didn't play last year, a slow start was expected. Consider this: Before he took the court in the opener Nov. 13, his previous official game was Dec. 7, 2013...a 705-day break between games.

JUNIOR SEASON
 
--Tied a game-high with nine rebounds and scored 10 points during Mar. 3 home victory vs. Stanford.

--Snatched a career-high & game-high 16 rebounds in Feb. 25 road loss at No. 22 Utah.

--Tied a team-high with 15 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds during Feb. 17 road loss at No.12 Arizona.

--Recorded his fourth career double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds in Feb. 14 home loss to UCLA.

--Grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds during Feb. 12 home win vs. No. 23 USC.

--Collected a team-high 17 points in Jan. 31 home loss to No. 23 Oregon.

--Notched a game-high 17 points in Jan. 28 home victory over Oregon State.

--Produced a team-high 14 points with (8-9 free throws) during Jan. 21 road loss at California.

--Scored 13 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds in Jan. 16 home loss vs Washington.

--Collected 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Jan. 14 home win vs Washington State.

--Recorded first career regular season double-double (10 points/14 rebounds) against Marquette on Nov. 24 at the Legends Classic Championship Game in Brooklyn.

--Scored 19 points in Nov. 18 home win vs Kennesaw State.

STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA (MANATEE-SARASOTA)

-- Sat out the 2014-15 season while attending Cecil Community College in North East, Maryland.

-- During the 2013-14 season averaged 25.6 points and 13.6 rebounds in five games.

HIGH SCHOOL

-- Attended Florida Christian Institute in Cape Coral, Florida.

--Averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds as a senior and was rated as a 3-Star recruit by Rivals. ?

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2015-16Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016-17Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 225 lbs
    5