West Virginia University Athletics

West Virginia (2024-25)

• NABC Honors Court
• Played in 29 games
• Averaged 6.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game
• Scored 12 points at Utah
• Finished with nine points at BYU
• Recorded 14 points against TCU, including four 3-point field goals
• Scored six points against Cincinnati
• Finished with seven points at Baylor
• Scored 11 points vs. BYU
• Recorded 14 points against Utah
• Finished with 11 points at TCU
• Scored 16 points on 6-of-6 (4-of-4 from 3-point range) from the field at Cincinnati
• Finished with nine points against Houston
• Scored a season-high 18 points in the win at Colorado
• Had six points on 2-of-2 from 3-point range at Kansas
• Recorded seven points with four rebounds and four steals vs. Mercyhurst
• Had 14 points on four 3-point field goals vs. North Carolina Central
• Finished with five points against UMass
• Scored three points against Robert Morris

Prior to West Virginia

• Attended Washington State in 2023-24 
• Previously attended Kansas for two seasons and two seasons at Drake under DeVries
• For his career, Yesufu has played in 119 games and has scored 698 points, grabbed 153 rebounds, has 127 assists and 77 steals
• Last year at Washington State, the fifth-year senior played and started in six games before a season-ending hip injury 
• Posted a season-high 15 points against Mississippi State. He averaged 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.8 assists
• In 2022-23 at Kansas, Yesufu played in 35 games with three starts 
• Had four games scoring in double figures, including 14 points against Texas 
• Had back-to-back 14-point games against Tennessee and Texas Southern 
• Recorded three steals off the bench against Oklahoma State
• In his first year at Kansas, Yesufu tallied a season-high nine points against Kansas State and had four rebounds vs. West Virginia in the Big 12 Championship 
• Played in 34 games during the 2021-22 season
• Named the Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year at Drake and named to the MVC All-Bench and Most Improved teams 
• Was a MVC Scholar-Athlete and named to the MVC All-Tournament Team 
• Averaged 12.8 points, including a 23.2 points per game average in the last nine games of the season 
• Made at least four threes in five of those games 
• Reached the 30-point mark in both games against Evansville, setting a career-best 36 points in the second contest 
• Set a career high with six assists against Chicago State and made a career-best six 3-point field goals against USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament 
• Scored more than 15 points in 10 games
• Played in 13 games as a true freshman at Drake, sidelined with a leg injury 
• His best game was 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals against Simpson
• Attended Bolingbrook High in 2018-19 and was named the Herald News Boys Basketball Player of the Year 
• Averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior and 14.0 points as a junior

Personal

• Son of Olalekan and Michelle Yesufu
• Majoring in business data analytics
• Birthday is Sept. 17