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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Osa Izevbuwa

  • Position G
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School McKee/Staten Island Tech (Williston State)
  • Hometown Staten Island, NY

Biography


HIGHLIGHTS:
• Transferred from Williston State Junior College in Williston, ND, following the 2013-14 season

2016-17:
• Last 2 G (both starts): Averaged 7.5 ppg (15) in 15.5 mpg (31), inc. 13 points in Senior Day (5-13 FG, 3-7 3FG)
• Prior 10 G: Scored just 13 points; 1.3 ppg on 4-26 FG and 7 DNP
• DNP in 7 of last 13 G after starting the first 18 games to start the season (his first starts at the Division-I level)
• Averaged 7.2 ppg over his first five games of the season
• 2/23 (Senior Day): Started and scored 13 points (5-13, 3-7) after DNP in prior 3 G and in 6 of 7 (just 3 M in span)
• 1/7 at USC Upstate: Scored 4 points with ha career-high 7 rebounds; added an assist and a steal in 24 minutes
• 12/10 at Kent State: Scored a career-high 21* points (7-11, 1-3, 6-6) w/ 3 rebounds, 2 steals; *Prev. c-h was 15
• 11/22 vs. Georgia State: Scored a season-high 13 points on 5-for-7 FG, 3-for-5 3FG before fouling out in 18 M
• 11/19 vs. Colgate: Scored a then season-high 9 points (3-5 3FG), contributed 4 rebounds and an assist in 25 M
• 11/11 vs. Sarah Lawrence: First career D-I start; finished with 4 points and a career-high tying 5 rebounds

2015-16:
• Last 8 G: Averaging 3.3 ppg (26) on 9-21 FG (.429), 7-15 3FG (.467)... after 0 points on previous 4 G 
• From 12/28-1/6 : Averaged 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg (19, 10) over a four-game span
• 3/16 vs. Army (CIT): Tied his season-high with 8 points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3FG) with 2 rebounds in 17 minutes
• 2/20 at Jacksonville: Scored a season-high 8 points (3-6, 2-5) w/ 4 rebounds and a steal in a season-high 22 M
• 2/18 at UNF: Scored 6 points in 17 minutes... after totaling a combined 6 pts in prior 11 G (0.5 ppg in 6.1 mpg) 
• 1/2 vs. UMBC: Grabbed a season-high 5 rebounds in just 9 minutes, added 4 points (1-2, 0-1, 2-2)
• 12/30 at Saint Francis U: Tallied then season-high 7 points (3-5, 1-3) with an assist & 2 steals in 17 M off bench
• 12/28 vs. Stony Brook: Tied then season-high with 5 points (1-2, 0-0, 3-4); added 3 rebounds, an assist & steal
• 12/7/15 vs. Kent State: Scored a then season-high 5 points (2-4, 1-2) in just 7 minutes off the bench
• 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Scored the first four of his points this season (2-3 FG) in 10 minutes off the bench
• 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Played 10 minutes off the bench and registered one assist

2014-15:
• Played in 32 games with all his action coming off the bench
• Last 11 games: Averaged 6.4 ppg (70), including 14 points (5-9, 4-7) vs. NAIA Fisher College, 2/7
• 2/28 vs. Sarah Lawrence (DIII): Scored an NJIT career-high 15 pts (6-11, 1-3, 2-2) w/ 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
• 12/23 at #7 Villanova: Scored then career-high 11 points (4-7, 3-5) 
• 11/22 vs. UMass Lowell: Netted 10 points (4-5 FG) in just 17 minutes    

2013-14 (WILLISTON STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE):
• Played in 33 games and averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.8 rpg
• Scored in double-figures 12 times with a career-high 24 against Colorado Northwestern Community College

High School:
Attended McKee/Staten Island Technical School in Staten Island, where the Warriors became the first Island PSAL school and sixth all-time to reach the semifinals of the leagues playoff New York State Sportswriters Association. ...McKee/Staten Island went 21-0 against Island competition, capturing the SIHSL Championship for the second straight year... Izevbuwa led the Island averaging 25.5 points (766 points in 30 games) and became the 10th in Isalnd history to score two 40-point games... he finished with 1,653 career points at McKee/Staten Island Tech, second best in SIHSL history and fourth best among Staten Island scoring leaders... all-State Class A New York State Sportswriters Association New York State Sportswriters Association... played for the Staten Island Stingrays.

Personal:
Osa Joshua Izevbuwa... son of Shareece Slayton... business major... born 2/24/94 in Staten Island.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2014-15Sophomore

    G
    6'3" 230 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2015-16Junior

    G
    6'3" 230 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2016-17Senior

    G
    6'3" 230 lbs
    23