2014-15: Played in 25 games and made 23 starts as a junior ... missed the first four games of the season with an upper body injury before returning to action at Jacksonville on Dec. 4 ... came off the bench against Hofstra in the team's next game before starting the final 25 games of the year ... averaged 3.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game ... scored a season-high 12 points and ripped down seven rebounds in a loss to UL Lafayette (Jan. 5) ... pulled down five or more rebounds on seven occasions ... ripped down a season-high eight rebounds in a win at Troy on Jan. 19 ... shot 63.4 percent (26-of-41) from the charity stripe, up from just 50.0 percent the year before ... was named as a member of the 2015 NABC/Allstate Good Works Team for the Michael Obacha Shoe Drive, which collected and distributed over 700 pairs of shoes to children in Nigeria ... also began a school supply drive to help provide Nigerian children with school supplies for one year.

2013-14: Made 27 starts, including 24-straight to end the season ... averaged 5.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game ... ranked third in the SoCon in rebounding ... ripped down 261 rebounds, the highest total for a Mountaineer since the 2009-10 campaign ... his 8.7 rebounds per game were the best single-season mark since 1994-95, when Chad McClendon averaged 10.1 per game ... also finished 48th nationally in rebounding ... led the league and ranked 24th nationally in offensive rebounds (3.7 rpg) ... posted 10 double-digit rebound efforts on the season, the most for a Mountaineer since Isaac Butts accomplished the feat 13 times during the 2009-10 season ... ripped down 10 offensive boards on two occasions ... 42.2 percent (110-of-261) of his rebounds came on the offensive glass ... posted four-straight performances with 12 or more rebounds from Dec. 15-30, which included a career-high 17 against Milligan ... tallied two double-doubles on the season, one against North Greenville (Dec. 4 - 11 pts., 16 reb.) and another against Bluefield College (Dec. 30 - 11 pts., 12 reb.) ... tied a career-high with 14 points against Georgia Southern (Jan. 18) after posting 10 points in the loss to Chattanooga (Jan. 16) ... started the Michael Obacha Shoe Drive to collect shoes to send to impoverished children in his home country of Nigeria ... received national and regional media recognition for his charity efforts and was a nominee for the NABC/Allstate Good Works Team.

2012-13: Led all of Appalachian’s freshman in minutes, averaging 21.3 per game while making 29 starts ... averaged 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game ... struggled at the free throw early on, shooting just 38.2 percent through the first 21 games, but connected on 74.4 percent (32-of-43) of his foul shots over the final nine games to finish at 53.3 percent on the season ... scored a career-high 14 points and was a perfect 6-of-6 at the line against Furman (Feb. 11) ... recorded his first double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia Southern (Jan. 24) ... pulled down 13 rebounds in the loss to Samford ... made his 10th-straight start against Presbyterian and grabbed five rebounds ... pulled down six rebounds, including five on the offensive glass, at Missouri ... made his first collegiate start against High Point and scored four points while grabbing two rebounds ... scored nine points and hauled in seven rebounds in the season opener against Montreat.

High School: Led High Point Christian Academy to a 30-2 record and an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior ... averaged 10.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game during his final season ... played at Oak Ridge Military Academy before transferring to High Point Christian Academy ... averaged 12.6 points and 12.4 rebounds per game as a junior at Oak Ridge ... ranked as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com.

Personal: Full name is Michael Obacha ... born Sept. 9, 1993 (22 years old) ... son of Christiana and Femi Obacha ... has four siblings, Samuel, Helen, Grace and Felix ... guardians in the United States are Judith and Jeff Alley, along with their children Nick, Chris and Jeffrey ... double major in economics and international business.