Osasere "Oso" Ighodaro is an American college basketball player for Marquette Golden Eagles.
| No. 13 – Marquette Golden Eagles | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Desert Vista (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| College | Marquette (2020–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school edit
Born in Mesa, Arizona, Ighodaro grew up in Chandler and attended Desert Vista High School.[1] He averaged 10 points, six rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game as a junior.[2] Ighodaro was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball at Marquette over offers from Stanford, Texas, and Vanderbilt.[3]
College career edit
Ighodaro played in five games during his true freshman season with the Marquette Golden Eagles before suffering an injury and using a medical redshirt.[4] He played in all 32 of Marquette's games and averaged 5.5 points per game during his redshirt freshman season. Ighodaro spent the following summer practicing to improve his passing and ball handling skills at the recommendation of coach Shaka Smart so that he could be a better fit in the Golden Eagles' starting lineup.[5] As a redshirt sophomore he was named second team All-Big East Conference after averaging 11.4 points, a team-high 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Get to know: 2020 Marquette commit Osasere 'Oso' Ighodaro". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 19, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Marquette recruiting Q&A: 2020 forward Osa Ighodaro". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 10, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Marquette basketball gets commitment from forward Osasere Ighodaro". The Arizona Republic. September 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Steele, Ben (November 7, 2022). "Oso Ighodaro barely played as a freshman for Marquette. Two years later, Shaka Smart ready to empower him with big role". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Brian (January 12, 2023). "'Unique' Oso Ighodaro is Marquette's most valuable asset in win over UConn". The Athletic. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Shaw, Jamie (August 18, 2023). "Ten potential college basketball breakout stars". On3.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Marquette's Tyler Kolek makes all-Big East team while Golden Eagles' Oso Ighodaro and Kam Jones on second team". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 5, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.