A.J. Ogilvy - Men's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#4 A.J. Ogilvy Season 2009-10

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Class Junior
Height 6'11"
Weight 250
Hometown Sydney, Australia
High School Australian Institute of Sport

General:
Mobile big man with strong physical presence inside who reached the 1,000 point barrier in 2008-09, the first sophomore in the history of Vanderbilt basketball to accomplish the feat…Was a second-team All-SEC selection by the league[apos]s coaches and an honorable mention pick by the league[apos]s media as a sophomore…Set a new Vanderbilt freshman scoring record with 578 points and led all freshman in the SEC in scoring at 17.0 points per game in 2007-08.

2008-09 (Sophomore):
Played in 29 games and started 28…Averaged 15.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game…Posted the team[apos]s highest rebound average since 2006, when Julian Terrell had 7.2 rebounds per game…Blocked 48 shots in 2008-09, and now has a total of 97 blocks, which puts him in fourth all-time on the Vanderbilt all-time blocks list…his 1.54 blocks per game average would be an all-time best for a career…Shot 54.3% (152-280) in 2008-09, pushing his all-time field goal percentage in a Vanderbilt uniform to 56.8%, which would be third all-time…Tallied five double-doubles and scored in double figures in all but four games in his sophomore year…Had career-high 33-point performance in win at LSU (3/4); also added 10 rebounds against the Tigers…Had 20 points and 13 rebounds vs. USF (12/16); the 13 rebounds was a new career high…Other double-doubles came against MTSU on 11/24 (19 points, 11 rebounds), versus Alabama on 2/5 (20 points, 12 rebounds), and against Arkansas on 3/8 (12 points, 10 rebounds)…Had double-digit rebound performances in six games… Tallied 12 points and two blocks in 21 minutes in season opener against Morehead State (11/16)…Scored a team-high 13 points on 5-11 shooting while grabbing seven rebounds in loss to Illinois (11/20)…Named Cancun Challenge MVP after averaging 19 points and five rebounds in final two games of tournament, including a 25-point performance against VCU (11/30)…Tallied 15 points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes against Ga. Tech (12/8)… Posted a 17 point and eight rebound effort in win over Alabama A&M… Tallied career highs in rebounds (13) and steals (3) in 20-point effort against USF (12/16)… Tallied third straight 20-point game against Furman (12/22)… Missed the first game of his career with a heel injury on 12/31 vs. St. Francis…Battled a heel problem and an upper respiratory illness for a week (1/20-1/28); scored 14 points in three games during that span… Scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds in return to the line-up versus UMass… Posted a game-high 18 points and career-high four steals in win over Georgia (1/14)…Tallied 14 points and six rebounds at Miss. St. (1/17)… Notched 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in win over Auburn (1/31)… Was 2-for-2 from beyond the arc vs. Alabama (2/5)…Scored 17 points and had nine rebounds vs. Ole Miss (2/7)… Notched 15 points to go along with 8 rebounds in 29 minutes in win over UK (2/17)… Made 9-of-13 shots from the field to lead VU in scoring with 18 pts at Florida (2/21)… Scored a then-career-high 28 points, converting on 12-of-15 shots to go along with five rebounds and four block shots in win over South Carolina (2/28)… Posted fourth double-double of the season with a career-high 33 points and 10 rebounds in win over LSU (3/4)… Became the first VU sophomore to reach the 1,000 point plateau in win at LSU… Tallied second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Arkansas (3/8).

Summer 2008:
Attended try-out camps for the 2008 Australian Olympic Basketball team…Made the 20-player team who played a three game series vs. Iran and a two-game set with New Zealand.

2007-08 (Freshman):
Played in 34 games and started 33…Scored in double digits in 32 games, and surpassed the 20-point barrier 11 times…Had four double-doubles on the season…Scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Austin Peay (11/10), the best start for a VU freshman since Phil Cox scored 30 points to open the season in the 1981-82 campaign; also added two blocks and one steal and was named SEC Freshman of the Week…Tallied 20 points at Toledo…Scored 21 points, 19 in second half, in win over Valparaiso (11/20); was also 9-for-9 from charity stripe against Crusaders…Named to South Padre Invitational All-Tournament team, when he averaged 16.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game…Made eight field goals and was 7-for-9 from the charity stripe vs. Bradley(11/24)…Had career-best two steals vs. Utah State (11/23)…Notched first career double-double against Lipscomb with 26 points and 10 rebounds…Set career highs in free throws made (12) and free throws attempted (13) against Iona (12/31)…Recorded second double-double against UMass, scoring 25 points and bringing down a career-high 11 rebounds…Recorded second-straight 25 point performance against South Carolina…Blocked career-high five shots in loss at Kentucky (1/12)…Dished out career-high five assists and scored 15 points in win at South Carolina (2/9)…Recorded third career double-double against Kentucky (2/12) with 19 points and 12 rebounds…Had 49 blocks on the season, which is the fourth most in a season in Vanderbilt history and the most in a season since Chris Woods blocked 50 shots in the 1994-95 season…Scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds at Arkansas (3/1)…Recorded fourth double-double of the season against Alabama (3/8), scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds…Scored career-high 27 points and made a career-high 12 field goals in SEC Tournament win over Auburn (3/13)…Tallied team-high 18 points against Siena (3/21) in first round of NCAA Touranment.

Australian Institute of Sport:
Averaged 22.3 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 69 percent from the field and 78.8 percent from the foul line in nine games while representing Australia at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in July 2007. He finished third in scoring at the event and posted six double-doubles, including a 32-point and 11-rebound effort against Spain. He helped the Australians sweep the field in Group F and finish fifth with an 8-1 mark, losing to Brazil in the quarterfinals … Averaged 18.3 points and 7.4 in 17 games during a shortened season played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the premier summer league – the South East Australian Basketball League (2007) … Averaged 16.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in the 2006 Under-20 Nationals. Ogilvy was named to the Oceania Under 19 Championship All-Star team after averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks while competing in the 2006 qualifying series against New Zealand … Other accolades include representing the country at the Youth Olympics and being named the 2005 New South Wales Junior Basketball Player of the Year.

Personal:
Andrew Ogilvy … Born June 17, 1988 in Sydney, Australia … Son of Aileen and Paul Ogilvy … Has two brothers, Damien and Tim and a sister, Lisa … Majoring in Economics … Chose Vanderbilt over UNLV, New Mexico and St. Mary[apos]s.