2012-13 (M) Basketball Roster

24 Brian Okam

  • Position Center
  • Height 7-0
  • Weight 245
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Enugu, Nigeria
  • High School Lake Highland (Fla.)

Biography

As a Junior (2012-13)
• Played in 10 games and made two starts for the Black and Gold
• Tallied two blocks and four rebounds in just 10 minutes of action at Davidson (2/9)
• Earned his second start of the season against Milligan (12/30) and recorded a career-best three blocks
• Played 12 minutes and grabbed a season-high four rebounds at Western Carolina (12/8)
• Was 1-of-3 from the floor with two rebounds and a steal at Missouri (12/1)
• Scored a career-high seven points on 3-of-3 shooting in the loss to Duquesne (11/28)
• Missed three games from Nov. 16-23 with a left knee injury
• Played 10 minutes in the season opener against Montreat (11/9) and grabbed two rebounds while blocking one shot

As a Redshirt-Sophomore (2011-12)
• Played in 15 games during the season and made nine starts
• Pulled down 22 rebounds in 88 minutes of action
• Scored a season-high four points against ETSU (Dec. 10)
• Earned his first collegiate start at nationally-ranked North Carolina on Dec. 17

At Rutgers (2009-10)

• Saw action in 16 games for the Scarlet Knights as a freshman
• Shot 45.5 percent from the field and averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in 76 minutes
• Scored a season-best six points against NJIT and hauled in three rebounds three times
• Defensively, he swatted eight blocks and swiped one steal

Lake Highland H.S.
• Rated the nation’s 15th-best prospect by ESPN upon graduation at Orlando’s Lake Highland H.S
• Transfered to LHPS after playing the 2007-08 season at the Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md., where he was an honor student
• Helped Montrose Christian to a 21-4 record and the No. 10 East Coast ranking in the National Prep Poll

Personal
• Full name is Brian Emeka Okam
• Born in Enugu, Nigeria
• Son of Jennifer Eden
• Born July 13, 1990
• Majoring in sociology

Career Statistics

  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2011-12   15-1  88  5.9  .167  .000  .500  10  12  22  1.5  23  0.3 
2012-13   10-2  83  8.3  13  .385  .000  10  .300  16  22  2.2  15  13  1.3 
TOTAL  25-3  171  6.8  19  .316  .000  14  .357  16  28  44  1.8  38  14  17  0.7 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2010-11Sophomore

    Center
    7'0" 245 lbs
    5
  • 24

    2011-12Redshirt Sophomore

    Center
    7'0" 260 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2012-13Junior

    Center
    7'0" 245 lbs
    24