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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
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Obi Enechionyia
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-10 / 220
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Va.
- High School:
- St. James (Md.) School
Bio
2017-18: Named the 2018 American Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Missed the ECU game (2/7) due to the flu, but otherwise started in all 32 games played...Became the 52nd player in program history to reach 1,000 career points with his 16-point effort at La Salle (11/26), and finished with 1,296 points (33rd all-time)...With his team-high eight rebounds at UConn (Feb. 28) he became the 24th player in program history with 600 career rebounds and finished with 614 to rank 23rd all-time...Finished his career ranked seventh on Temple's all-time blocked shots list with 170...Had 46 blocks to lead the team and rank third in the AAC with 1.4 blocks per game...Ranked 10th in the AAC with 5.8 rpg and ninth with a free-throw percentage of .793...Made 5-of-7 three-pointers on his way to a team-high 19 points vs. Tulane in the Owls' AAC First Round win (3/8)...Led Temple with 15 points at UConn (2/28), also grabbing a team-best eight rebounds...Made 4-of-7 threes on his way to a team-high 17 points at #19/18 Wichita State (2/15)...Led the Owls with 15 points and nine rebounds in a win at Penn (1/20); named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on 1/22...Scored 15 points, all in the second half in a win vs. Tulsa (1/17), hitting 4-of-7 three-pointers and blocking three shots...Notched his fifth career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Memphis (1/13)...Scored 16 points in a win at SMU (1/10), hitting two huge buckets including a three-pointer in the final minute and a half...Hit a career-high 7-of-9 three-pointers on his way to a career-high 27 points at Georgia (12/22)...Scored 15 points, including 13 in the second half, in the Owls' win vs. South Carolina (11/30). Hit 6-of-8 from the field and tied career highs in both blocks (6) and assists (3)...Hit 4-of-5 three-pointers and 5-of-8 overall in a 16-point effort at La Salle (11/26)...Was named the Gildan Charleston Classic MVP after averaging 15.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg in helping lead the Owls to a team title...Posted his first double-double (fourth of career) in the second game of the season to lead the Owls to a win vs. Auburn (11/17), adding a game-high 10 rebounds to a game-tying 19 points.
2016-17: Started in all 32 games...Named to the Philadelphia Big 5 Second Team...Second on the team with 13.1 points per game while leading Temple with 5.8 rebounds per game...Ranked fourth in the league with 2.3 three-point FG made per game, fifth with 1.5 blocks per game, 10th in 3-point FG percentage (.385), 15th in scoring (13.1 ppg) and 20th in rebounds per game (5.8)...Finished the season ranked eighth on Temple's all-time blocked shots list with 124...Scored in double figures in 23 of 32 games with six games of 20 or more points...Led Temple with 20 points in its first-round conference tournament loss to East Carolina, blocking two shots and hitting 4-of-10 three-pointers...Added a career-high five steals to 14 points, hitting 4-of-8 three-pointers in a win at USF (3/5)...Tied his second-best three-point performance of the season, making 5-of-8 vs. UCF (2/22) and finishing with a team-high 17 points...Led TU with 16 points at Houston (1/28), draining 4-of-9 from long range...Made 5-of-10 field goals and finished with 15 points vs. Tulsa (1/14)...Tied for team-high honors with 16 points at SMU (1/4), hitting 4-of-9 from behind the arc...Pulled down 10 rebounds for a second straight game vs. #23/23 Cincinnati (12/28)...Tied career high with 26 points in leading the Owls to a win at Saint Joseph's (11/30), making 10-of-22 FG's including 6-of-12 three-pointers...Named the NCAA.com Player of the Week, American Conference Player of the Week and Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week on Nov. 28...Hit 5-of-7 three-pointers and 8-of-13 from the field overall en route to scoring a game-high 22 points in a win vs. #19/17 West Virginia (11/25), making it his second double-double of the season with 12 rebounds...Named MVP of the NIT Season Tip-Off...Added a career-high six blocks to 16 points and eight rebounds in a win vs. #25 Florida State (11/24)...Scored 17 points in a win vs. Manhattan (11/20), also pulling down a team-best seven rebounds...Was the first player since All-American Mark Macon in 1987-88 to score 20 or more points in Temple's first three games...Tied his career high with a game-high 26 points at UMass (11/17), hitting 5-of-7 from long range...Recorded his second straight 20-point effort in as many games with a game-high 20 points vs. New Hampshire (11/14)...Notched a double-double with a career and game-high 14 rebounds to go with 20 points in a win vs. La Salle (11/11)...Named to the American Weekly Honor Roll following the win.
2015-16: Made 25 starts in 32 games played as a sophomore, coming on strong for the Owls offensively in the latter half of the season...Was the team's second-leading scorer with 11.0 points per game (26th in The American)...Ranked second on the team and 10th in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.386)...Scored in double figures in 12 of the final 15 games...Named to the American’s Weekly Honor Roll for a second straight week on Feb. 27 after averaging 17.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.5 blocks per game in a 1-1 week for the Owls...Scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field in the Owls’ American Quarterfinal win vs. USF (3/11)...Led the Owls with 18 points in a win at Tulane (3/6), hitting 5-of-10 from the field and 6-of-8 from the line...Put up a team-high 18 points in a win vs. UCF (2/27), leading or tying for the team lead in scoring for a third game in a row...Led the team with 17 points at Tulsa (2/23), hitting 4-of-6 3-pointers...Named to the American’s Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 22 after averaging 20.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week, making 15-of-30 shots (.500) from the field and 9-of-14 (.640) from 3-point range...Led Temple to a win at Houston (2/21) with a career-high 26 points, hitting 10-of-20 FG’s including 6-of-9 from 3-point range...Scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. #1/1 Villanova (2/17)...Tied for team-high honors with 18 points in a win vs. USF (2/14), hitting three shots from long range (3-of-8)...Tied for game-high honors with 18 points at East Carolina (1/27), hitting 3-of-6 from behind the arc...Scored a game-high 25 points and recorded his first career double-double by adding a career-best 13 rebounds vs. Saint Joseph’s (12/13)...Hit 8-of-14 from the field in that contest including 4-of-7 from long range...Led the Owls to a win vs. Delaware in their home opener (11/29), hitting 6-of-8 from the field including 4-of-6 from long range on his way to a team-high 16 points...Missed the season opener vs. #1/1 North Carolina (11/13) due to an ankle injury...Led Temple with 30 blocks, averaging 0.94 blocks per game to tie for 11th in The American...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2014-15: Played in 34 games, starting four times in impressive freshman season...Averaged 5.3 points per game, sixth-best on team, while playing 18.7 minutes per contest...Led team in blocked shots with 45, while his 1.3 blocks per game was ninth best in the conference...Saved best game for his last, setting season highs in points (17), blocks (5) and minutes (27) while matching his best rebound total (8) in NIT Semifinals against Miami...Also grabbed eight rebounds in win over #10/10 Kansas...Had four double figure scoring games on season...Named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (2/2), only Owl to earn accolade in three years in league...Scored 14 points on six-of-eight shooting from floor at Cincinnati (1/17) and tallied 12 points vs. Tulane (1/31) and 10 against Towson (12/10)...Helped seal win over Memphis (3/13) in conference quarterfinals with nine points, including five in last 40 seconds of play.
High School: Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks during his senior season in leading his team to a 22-5 record...Twice named Herald-Mail Player of the Year as a senior as well as a sophomore...Three time all-MAC honoree...Averaged 19.4 points, 12.7 rebounds and four blocked shots during junior season...Earned Independent-Parochial Schools League Player of the Year honors as a sophomore year and was named to the all-IPSL first team as a sophomore and junior...Played AAU ball for Washington D.C.'s Team Takeover, also the former AAU team of Victor Oladipo, the second pick in the 2013 NBA Draft...Was a consensus Top 100 prospect in his senior year.
Major: Communication Studies with a concentration in Contemporary Media Environment.
2016-17: Started in all 32 games...Named to the Philadelphia Big 5 Second Team...Second on the team with 13.1 points per game while leading Temple with 5.8 rebounds per game...Ranked fourth in the league with 2.3 three-point FG made per game, fifth with 1.5 blocks per game, 10th in 3-point FG percentage (.385), 15th in scoring (13.1 ppg) and 20th in rebounds per game (5.8)...Finished the season ranked eighth on Temple's all-time blocked shots list with 124...Scored in double figures in 23 of 32 games with six games of 20 or more points...Led Temple with 20 points in its first-round conference tournament loss to East Carolina, blocking two shots and hitting 4-of-10 three-pointers...Added a career-high five steals to 14 points, hitting 4-of-8 three-pointers in a win at USF (3/5)...Tied his second-best three-point performance of the season, making 5-of-8 vs. UCF (2/22) and finishing with a team-high 17 points...Led TU with 16 points at Houston (1/28), draining 4-of-9 from long range...Made 5-of-10 field goals and finished with 15 points vs. Tulsa (1/14)...Tied for team-high honors with 16 points at SMU (1/4), hitting 4-of-9 from behind the arc...Pulled down 10 rebounds for a second straight game vs. #23/23 Cincinnati (12/28)...Tied career high with 26 points in leading the Owls to a win at Saint Joseph's (11/30), making 10-of-22 FG's including 6-of-12 three-pointers...Named the NCAA.com Player of the Week, American Conference Player of the Week and Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week on Nov. 28...Hit 5-of-7 three-pointers and 8-of-13 from the field overall en route to scoring a game-high 22 points in a win vs. #19/17 West Virginia (11/25), making it his second double-double of the season with 12 rebounds...Named MVP of the NIT Season Tip-Off...Added a career-high six blocks to 16 points and eight rebounds in a win vs. #25 Florida State (11/24)...Scored 17 points in a win vs. Manhattan (11/20), also pulling down a team-best seven rebounds...Was the first player since All-American Mark Macon in 1987-88 to score 20 or more points in Temple's first three games...Tied his career high with a game-high 26 points at UMass (11/17), hitting 5-of-7 from long range...Recorded his second straight 20-point effort in as many games with a game-high 20 points vs. New Hampshire (11/14)...Notched a double-double with a career and game-high 14 rebounds to go with 20 points in a win vs. La Salle (11/11)...Named to the American Weekly Honor Roll following the win.
2015-16: Made 25 starts in 32 games played as a sophomore, coming on strong for the Owls offensively in the latter half of the season...Was the team's second-leading scorer with 11.0 points per game (26th in The American)...Ranked second on the team and 10th in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.386)...Scored in double figures in 12 of the final 15 games...Named to the American’s Weekly Honor Roll for a second straight week on Feb. 27 after averaging 17.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.5 blocks per game in a 1-1 week for the Owls...Scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field in the Owls’ American Quarterfinal win vs. USF (3/11)...Led the Owls with 18 points in a win at Tulane (3/6), hitting 5-of-10 from the field and 6-of-8 from the line...Put up a team-high 18 points in a win vs. UCF (2/27), leading or tying for the team lead in scoring for a third game in a row...Led the team with 17 points at Tulsa (2/23), hitting 4-of-6 3-pointers...Named to the American’s Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 22 after averaging 20.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week, making 15-of-30 shots (.500) from the field and 9-of-14 (.640) from 3-point range...Led Temple to a win at Houston (2/21) with a career-high 26 points, hitting 10-of-20 FG’s including 6-of-9 from 3-point range...Scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. #1/1 Villanova (2/17)...Tied for team-high honors with 18 points in a win vs. USF (2/14), hitting three shots from long range (3-of-8)...Tied for game-high honors with 18 points at East Carolina (1/27), hitting 3-of-6 from behind the arc...Scored a game-high 25 points and recorded his first career double-double by adding a career-best 13 rebounds vs. Saint Joseph’s (12/13)...Hit 8-of-14 from the field in that contest including 4-of-7 from long range...Led the Owls to a win vs. Delaware in their home opener (11/29), hitting 6-of-8 from the field including 4-of-6 from long range on his way to a team-high 16 points...Missed the season opener vs. #1/1 North Carolina (11/13) due to an ankle injury...Led Temple with 30 blocks, averaging 0.94 blocks per game to tie for 11th in The American...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2014-15: Played in 34 games, starting four times in impressive freshman season...Averaged 5.3 points per game, sixth-best on team, while playing 18.7 minutes per contest...Led team in blocked shots with 45, while his 1.3 blocks per game was ninth best in the conference...Saved best game for his last, setting season highs in points (17), blocks (5) and minutes (27) while matching his best rebound total (8) in NIT Semifinals against Miami...Also grabbed eight rebounds in win over #10/10 Kansas...Had four double figure scoring games on season...Named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (2/2), only Owl to earn accolade in three years in league...Scored 14 points on six-of-eight shooting from floor at Cincinnati (1/17) and tallied 12 points vs. Tulane (1/31) and 10 against Towson (12/10)...Helped seal win over Memphis (3/13) in conference quarterfinals with nine points, including five in last 40 seconds of play.
High School: Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks during his senior season in leading his team to a 22-5 record...Twice named Herald-Mail Player of the Year as a senior as well as a sophomore...Three time all-MAC honoree...Averaged 19.4 points, 12.7 rebounds and four blocked shots during junior season...Earned Independent-Parochial Schools League Player of the Year honors as a sophomore year and was named to the all-IPSL first team as a sophomore and junior...Played AAU ball for Washington D.C.'s Team Takeover, also the former AAU team of Victor Oladipo, the second pick in the 2013 NBA Draft...Was a consensus Top 100 prospect in his senior year.
Major: Communication Studies with a concentration in Contemporary Media Environment.
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