2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Name is pronounced o-DARE-a new-EE-kee.
2013-14: Did not play in first 7 games due to injury and was not himself once he returned, but showed progress and had a strong finish, starting the last 12 games … Shot 16-23 (69.6 pct) over last 7 games. ..
Strong 8 pts (4-6 FG), 7 rebs (both season highs vs. DI foe) and tied career-high 3 steals at UMES (2/19) … 11 pts, 7 rebs vs. USCAA UMFK (2/12) .. . Career-best 5 assists vs. Wheelock (2/6) and added 6 pts, 7 rebs… 5 rebs vs. Duquesne (1/29) … 5 rebs in start NC A&T (1/18) … 12 pts (5-6 FG), 15 rebs, both career highs, as starter vs. DIII CCNY (1/13) … 8 pts, 5 rebs at Saint Francis (1/4) … Good second half at Butler (12/28). Finished with 4 pts and 5 rebs. … Made first appearance as sub vs. UAlbany (12/1). Did not score but got 5 rebs in 17 mins … Listed as a probable starter before the season opener, but did not dress first 7 games due to injury. Suited up vs. Central Conn (11/26), but did not play.
2012-13: Finalist for Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... From 11/27-1/30, scored in 16 straight contests (74; 4.6 ppg) … Posted another full stat-line in the GWC Title-clinching game vs. Houston Baptist (3/2), going for 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, a game-high 3 blocks and a steal in 22 minutes. All 7 points game at the foul line (0-2, 7-8)... Registered career-highs and game-highs in rebounds (11) and blocks (4) while contributing 5 points vs. New Orleans (2/23)... Posted 10 points, 6 rebounds and a block at Chicago State (2/9)... Set his D-I career high with 3 blocks to go along with 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist vs. UTPA (1/26)... Grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds and contributed 4 points and a team-high tying 3 steals vs. Chicago State (1/12)... Posted a 11 points and 7 rebounds (5 offensive) at Utah Valley (1/5). Tied game with 2 FT at 3:18 and put NJIT ahead for good with offensive board ant put-back at 2:41... Netted 6 points and career-high 7 rebounds in 20 minutes vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (12/30)... Played 27 minutes at Villanova (12/28) and posted Division I career-highs in points (eight), rebounds (six) and steals (three) while also contributing an assist and a block... Posted 8 points and 6 rebounds in his first career NCAA start vs. CCNY (12/22)... Had 5 rebounds along with 3 points in back-to-back games at St. John’s (12/1) and vs. Lyndon State.
2011-12: 9 points in debut vs. Penn State Abington (11/14) ... FT vs. Longwood (2/25) was first and only point vs. D-I opponent... Scored 8 pts (4-4 FG) vs. SUNY Cobleskill (1/14)
Prior to NJIT: Averaged 13.5 points and 8 rebounds for BF Terry High in Rosenberg, TX (around 30 miles outside of Houston). Terry finished with a 24-11 record his senior year … Scored in double-figures 28 times, with a high of 27 vs. El Campo, plus two 25-point games (vs. Angleton and vs. Jones). Topped 20 points in five games from January on … Had 11 double-figure rebound games with a high of 16 vs. Fort Bend Hightower … Blocked 55 shots and made 47 steals as a senior … District Most Valuable Player, first-team all-area, and honorable mention all-state … played AAU ball for the Danny Granger Hurricanes … Comes from a basketball family. Cousin Ndudi Ebi is a professional player in France and was a 1st-round NBA draft pick by Minnesota in 2003. His brothers, Kem and Afam, were each Division I college players. Kem played at New Mexico and Afam played at Louisiana-Monroe.
Personal: Industrial engineering major.
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Historical Player Information
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2011-12Freshman
F/G
6'5"
210 lbs
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2012-13Sophomore
F/G
6'5"
210 lbs
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2013-14Junior
F/G
6'5"
230 lbs
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2014-15Senior
F
6'5"
220 lbs