West Virginia University Athletics

West Virginia (2024-25)

• NABC Honors Court
• Played in all 32 games, starting all 32 contests
• Averaged 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game
• Scored 11 points against Colorado in the Big 12 Championship
• Recorded eight points, eight rebounds and three blocks vs. UCF
• Finished with six points and five rebounds at Utah
• Had six points against TCU
• Finished with 19 points and seven rebounds at Baylor
• Scored a team-high 16 points against BYU
• Had nine points, four rebounds and two blocks vs. Utah
• Scored eight points at TCU
• Finished with eight points at Cincinnati
• Had eight points, four rebounds and five assists against Houston
• Scored 13 points at Kansas State
• Finished with eight points against Arizona State
• Scored eight points at Houston
• Had eight points, four rebounds, three steals and three blocks vs. Arizona
• Scored seven points at Kansas
• Double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. Mercyhurst
• Had 11 points against Georgetown
• Finished with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting in the win over No. 24 Arizona
• Had 12 points and four rebounds vs. Louisville
• Scored 10 points in the win over No. 3 Gonzaga
• Finished with seven points and six rebounds vs. Iona
• Had 13 points in his WVU debut vs. Robert Morris

Prior to West Virginia

• Will be a fifth-year senior after competing two seasons at UIC and two seasons at Duquesne
• For his career, he has played in 113 games with 87 starts and has scored 921 points, grabbed 625 rebounds, posted 131 blocks and has 112 steals
• Last season at UIC, he was named to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Defensive Team, leading the league in blocks (2.0) 
• Started 31 of 33 games and averaged 11.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game
• Ranked sixth in the MVC in double-doubles (4) and seventh in rebounds (6.8), defensive rebounds (5.3) and steals (1.5) 
• Was one of just two players in the MVC to rank in the top 10 in the conference in the three primary defensive categories (rebounding, steals and blocks) 
• Was fourth in the MVC with seven double-digit rebounding games
• Had a career-high 31 points at Drake and 12 rebounds and four steals at Evansville 
• Had three blocks in nine games this past season, including a season-high six at Cincinnati to go with 20 points against the Bearcats
• Started all 32 games as a junior in 2022-23, averaging 31.7 minutes per game, including two 40-minute efforts 
• Averaged 11 points per game and had 29 points at Valparaiso 
• Registered a career-high 14 rebounds against Southern Illinois and a career-high seven blocks against Illinois State
• Made 25 career starts in two seasons at Duquesne and had a season-high 13 points against Richmond and 11 rebounds at Rhode Island
• Scored 14 points in 22 minutes of action at George Washington
• Attended Cushing Academy (Mass.) and helped them to a 23-7 record 
• Cushing went undefeated in NEPSAC Class AA play (15-0), making the Penguins the first AA program to go undefeated in conference play since 2014-15
• Team was one of 14 qualifiers for the 2020 National Prep Championship
• Attended St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J., as a senior and West Orange High through his junior season
• Was a two-time All-Super Essex Conference Liberty Division pick while at West Orange 
• Played for the PSA Cardinals (NY) on the EYBL circuit

Personal

• Son of Ogugua and Chika Okani
• Majoring in executive sport management
• Birthday is Oct. 5