2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Gabe Osabuohien
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
- High School:
- Southwest Christian Academy (Ark.)
- Prev School:
- Arkansas
West Virginia (2020-21)
- Named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team
- Played in all 29 games
- Averaged 17.6 minutes per game
- Averaged 1.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game
- Dished out 62 assists to go with 41 steals
- Led the team with 171 deflections and 23 charges taken
- Started on Senior Day and finished with seven points against Oklahoma State
- Had seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks against Baylor
- Scored three points with five rebounds and three steals at Texas
- Finished with six rebounds against Oklahoma
- Scored five points at Texas Tech
- Had four rebounds at Iowa State
- Scored two points with five rebounds and five assists at Kansas State
- Had eight rebounds and five assists at Kansas
- Finished with seven rebounds, four assists and three steals against Iowa State
- Had four points and nine rebounds against North Texas
- Scored 10 points against Gonzaga
- Finished with eight points, eight rebounds and five assists against Western Kentucky
- Recorded six rebounds against VCU
- Had three points, eight rebounds and three steals against South Dakota State
West Virginia (2019-20)
- Became eligible after the third game of the season after transferring from Arkansas
- Played in 28 games, starting one
- Averaged 18.5 minutes per game
- Averaged 3.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game
- Had 34 steals and nine blocked shots
- Led WVU with 148 deflections and 23 charges taken
- Scored six points with six rebounds against Oklahoma
- Finished with five points and two blocks against Oklahoma St.
- Recorded seven rebounds at Baylor
- Had four points and three assists against Kansas
- Scored a season-best 15 points at Texas Tech
- Pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds against Missouri
- Had nine points to go with six rebounds against Texas
- Scored 10 points with five rebounds and three steals at Kansas State
- Had three points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals against TCU
- Posted two points, six rebounds and two assists in the win over No. 22 Texas Tech
- Had three assists and three steals with three charges taken and 11 deflections in the win over No. 2 Ohio State
- Finished with a +19 at Youngstown State with five rebounds, three assists and three steals
- Finished with six rebounds and five assists against Nicholls
- Had four points, five assists and two steals against Austin Peay
- Finished with four points, eight rebounds and three charges taken at St. John’s
- Made his first WVU start vs. Rhode Island and finished with three points, four assists and five rebounds
- Had two points and four rebounds against Wichita State
- Played 14 minutes in his first game at West Virginia against Boston University
Prior to West Virginia
- Transferred from Arkansas in August 2019
- Played in 54 games for the Razorbacks, starting the final eight as a sophomore
- Compiled 42 deflections, 32 rebounds, 16 assists and 12 steals during that stretch
- Had four assists, three steals (two in the final 23 seconds) and six deflections in the Arkansas win over Ole Miss
- Tied a career high with eight rebounds at Providence
- Had six deflections in each of Arkansas’ NIT games and posted a season-best seven deflections at Vanderbilt
- Finished with 105 deflections and was second on the team with 24 charges taken
- Posted career highs of 13 points against Ole Miss, six assists against LSU, three blocks against Indiana and three steals against Ole Miss
- For the season, he totaled 106 points, 108 rebounds, 46 assists, 31 steals and 16 blocks
- Played in 20 games as a freshman and tied for the team lead in charges taken with eight
- Member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Played prep career at Little Rock’s Southwest Christian Academy
- Averaged 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists as a senior
- Team went 31-2 and advanced to the NACA National Championships
Personal
- Son of Kingsley and Roseline Osabuohien
- Birthday is October 27
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies
- Pursuing a master's degree in sport management
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
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