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Jersey Number 23
Efe Odigie
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Pro-Vison Academy
- Prev School:
- UTEP
Bio
Career Honors
• 2021-22 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
• 2021-22 All-Sun Belt First Team
• 2021-22 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
• 2021-22 All-District Second Team (District 23)
Senior (2021-22)
• Awarded Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year, All-Sun Belt First Team and All-District Second Team on 11.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 23.7 minutes
• Competed in 31 games with 28 starts – second for Troy
• Led the Trojans in scoring 11.5 points on a 48.4/29.4/81 shooting split
• Finished as the only Trojan ranked in the top-20 in both scoring (20th-11.5) and rebounds (seventh-6.7) for the Sun Belt – led Troy in rebounds
• Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt in free-throw percentage at 81 percent while leading Troy in free-throw percentage, attempts and makes (2.7-of-3.4) – 33 more than any other Trojan
• Set a season-high 22 points at Texas State on 10-of-14 from the field – tied for most points for Troy in a single game
• Recorded a team-high five double-doubles (Southeastern Louisiana – 18/10, South Alabama – 12/15, at Georgia St. – 17/11, at App St. – 17/12, Little Rock – 16/11)
• Stole a career-high five steals against Arkansas St.
• Scored double-figures in six-straight games from Jan. 29 – Feb. 17 (South Alabama – 12, at Georgia St. – 17, at Georgia Southern – 12, Arkansas St. – 19, Little Rock – 10, at App St. – 17) and 19 on the season (at Butler – 13, Jacksonville St. – 18, North Dakota – 15, UT-Martin – 15, Southeastern – 18, at Tennessee Tech – 12, at Texas State – 22, UTA – 13, Coastal Carolina – 13, App St. – 11, at Louisiana – 14, Texas St. – 19, Little Rock – 16)
• Dominated SBC Semifinal Round against Little Rock with 16 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and one block
• Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds in 30 minutes against South Alabama – most for a Trojan this season
• Placed on the Sun Belt All-Tournament Team for averaging 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in the Sun Belt Tournament
UTEP (2018-21):
• Played in 66 games, making 24 starts
• Averaged 8.7 points and 6.0 rebounds for his UTEP career
• Recorded 12 double-doubles
• Named to the 2019 All-Conference USA Freshman team after averaging 12.7 points and 10.1 rebounds.
2020-21 (Junior):
• Limited to just 14 games of action due to injuries, averaging 5.1 points and 2.8 rebounds
• Recorded back-to-back double-figure scoring games against Charlotte
• Scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds in the first matchup against Charlotte
• Followed up the 15 point effort with 12 points and five rebounds the next night, shooting an impressive 6-for-8 from the floor.
2019-20 (Sophomore):
• Played in 27 games, making three starts
• Averaged 6.0 points and 3.8 rebounds
• Shot an efficient 50.4 percent (63-of-125) from the field and 4-for-6 from 3-point range
• Converted 68.8 percent (33-48) of his attempts from the charity stripe
• Recorded five games with at least 10 points including the 2019-20 season-opener where he scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds against New Mexico Highlands
• Scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds against New Mexico
• Recorded an impressive 15 point, 12 rebound performance against Middle Tennessee for his 12th career double-double.
2018-19 (Freshman):
• Named to the 2019 All-Conference USA Freshman Team after averaging 12.7 points and a C-USA best 10.1 rebounds a game
• Grabbed a team-best 252 rebounds, finishing 16th in the country in rebounds
• Ended the season with five games with at least 15 boards
• Was one of two players in Conference USA to average a double-double
• Became the first UTEP player to average double-figure rebounds in a season since 1981-82
• Odigie tallied 22 points and a career-best 20 rebounds against Marshall (Jan. 31)
• Opened his UTEP career with 12 straight games with at least 10 points and six double-doubles
• Set a UTEP freshman record with 11 double-doubles during his first season in El Paso
• Recorded back-to-back doubles against Marquette (17 points, 10 rebounds) and UC Riverside (24 points and 11 rebounds), and his first double-double at Arizona (13 points, 11 rebounds)
• Made a career-best 10 field goals in his 20/20 game at Marshall.
High School/AAU:
• Rated the no. 22 player in the state of Texas by TexasHoops.com
• Named a top-10 player in the Houston area by RCSSports.com
• Won a Texas State Championship
• Averaged a team-leading 14.2 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Houston Hoopstars in 2017
• Shot 61.2 percent from the floor during that run
• Scored at least 20 points in 13 contests recording 12 double-doubles.
Personal:
• Full name is Omefay ‘Efe’ Johnson Odigie
• Son of Curtis Odigie and Paula Lafluer
• Has one brother and three sisters
• Born in Houston, Texas
• Named Valedictorian
• His mother Paula played basketball at Nicholls State
• His sister Tiiffany, played basketball at Alabama State
• Nickname is Alpha.
• 2021-22 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
• 2021-22 All-Sun Belt First Team
• 2021-22 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
• 2021-22 All-District Second Team (District 23)
Senior (2021-22)
• Awarded Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year, All-Sun Belt First Team and All-District Second Team on 11.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 23.7 minutes
• Competed in 31 games with 28 starts – second for Troy
• Led the Trojans in scoring 11.5 points on a 48.4/29.4/81 shooting split
• Finished as the only Trojan ranked in the top-20 in both scoring (20th-11.5) and rebounds (seventh-6.7) for the Sun Belt – led Troy in rebounds
• Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt in free-throw percentage at 81 percent while leading Troy in free-throw percentage, attempts and makes (2.7-of-3.4) – 33 more than any other Trojan
• Set a season-high 22 points at Texas State on 10-of-14 from the field – tied for most points for Troy in a single game
• Recorded a team-high five double-doubles (Southeastern Louisiana – 18/10, South Alabama – 12/15, at Georgia St. – 17/11, at App St. – 17/12, Little Rock – 16/11)
• Stole a career-high five steals against Arkansas St.
• Scored double-figures in six-straight games from Jan. 29 – Feb. 17 (South Alabama – 12, at Georgia St. – 17, at Georgia Southern – 12, Arkansas St. – 19, Little Rock – 10, at App St. – 17) and 19 on the season (at Butler – 13, Jacksonville St. – 18, North Dakota – 15, UT-Martin – 15, Southeastern – 18, at Tennessee Tech – 12, at Texas State – 22, UTA – 13, Coastal Carolina – 13, App St. – 11, at Louisiana – 14, Texas St. – 19, Little Rock – 16)
• Dominated SBC Semifinal Round against Little Rock with 16 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and one block
• Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds in 30 minutes against South Alabama – most for a Trojan this season
• Placed on the Sun Belt All-Tournament Team for averaging 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in the Sun Belt Tournament
UTEP (2018-21):
• Played in 66 games, making 24 starts
• Averaged 8.7 points and 6.0 rebounds for his UTEP career
• Recorded 12 double-doubles
• Named to the 2019 All-Conference USA Freshman team after averaging 12.7 points and 10.1 rebounds.
2020-21 (Junior):
• Limited to just 14 games of action due to injuries, averaging 5.1 points and 2.8 rebounds
• Recorded back-to-back double-figure scoring games against Charlotte
• Scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds in the first matchup against Charlotte
• Followed up the 15 point effort with 12 points and five rebounds the next night, shooting an impressive 6-for-8 from the floor.
2019-20 (Sophomore):
• Played in 27 games, making three starts
• Averaged 6.0 points and 3.8 rebounds
• Shot an efficient 50.4 percent (63-of-125) from the field and 4-for-6 from 3-point range
• Converted 68.8 percent (33-48) of his attempts from the charity stripe
• Recorded five games with at least 10 points including the 2019-20 season-opener where he scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds against New Mexico Highlands
• Scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds against New Mexico
• Recorded an impressive 15 point, 12 rebound performance against Middle Tennessee for his 12th career double-double.
2018-19 (Freshman):
• Named to the 2019 All-Conference USA Freshman Team after averaging 12.7 points and a C-USA best 10.1 rebounds a game
• Grabbed a team-best 252 rebounds, finishing 16th in the country in rebounds
• Ended the season with five games with at least 15 boards
• Was one of two players in Conference USA to average a double-double
• Became the first UTEP player to average double-figure rebounds in a season since 1981-82
• Odigie tallied 22 points and a career-best 20 rebounds against Marshall (Jan. 31)
• Opened his UTEP career with 12 straight games with at least 10 points and six double-doubles
• Set a UTEP freshman record with 11 double-doubles during his first season in El Paso
• Recorded back-to-back doubles against Marquette (17 points, 10 rebounds) and UC Riverside (24 points and 11 rebounds), and his first double-double at Arizona (13 points, 11 rebounds)
• Made a career-best 10 field goals in his 20/20 game at Marshall.
High School/AAU:
• Rated the no. 22 player in the state of Texas by TexasHoops.com
• Named a top-10 player in the Houston area by RCSSports.com
• Won a Texas State Championship
• Averaged a team-leading 14.2 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Houston Hoopstars in 2017
• Shot 61.2 percent from the floor during that run
• Scored at least 20 points in 13 contests recording 12 double-doubles.
Personal:
• Full name is Omefay ‘Efe’ Johnson Odigie
• Son of Curtis Odigie and Paula Lafluer
• Has one brother and three sisters
• Born in Houston, Texas
• Named Valedictorian
• His mother Paula played basketball at Nicholls State
• His sister Tiiffany, played basketball at Alabama State
• Nickname is Alpha.
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