#50 Ejike Obinna Season 2017-18
F/C
Class
Freshman
Height
6'10"
Weight
234
Hometown
Enugu, Nigeria
High School
Virginia Academy
Major
Human & Org. Development
Student-Athlete Features
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As a Redshirt Junior (2020-21)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 19 games, started four and averaged 8.0 minutes per game
- Finished season with 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game
- Shot 47 percent overall and 80 percent (8 of 10) from free throw line
- Seven rebounds and season-high six points against Arkansas (Jan. 23)
- Four points and season-high nine rebounds in win over Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 13)
- Six points on 3 of 3 shooting and two rebounds in season debut against Valparaiso (Nov. 27)
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019-20):
- Played in 31 games, made 15 starts and averaged 3.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game
- Tallied a season-high 13 points at Ole Miss – also scored in double figures against Texas A&M (12) and at Mississippi State (12)
- Grabbed career-high 12 rebounds against Florida
- Scored seven points vs. Southeast Missouri
- Recorded career high three steals against Tennessee
- Made season-high six field goals against Texas A&M
As a Redshirt Freshman (2018-19):
- Redshirted the 2018-19 season
As a Freshman (2017-18):
- Played in 25 games and made 14 starts
- Averaged 2.7 points per game in 9.4 minutes
- Scored a career-high 14 points in career-best 22 minutes at Mississippi State and was 6-for-9 from the field
- Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Virginia
High School:
- Averaged 16.6 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, one steals and one assists per game
- Scored more than 1,000 points in his career
- First student at Virginia Academy to receive a full scholarship to a college academic institution – chose the Commodores over Florida, Oklahoma, Clemson and Virginia Tech
The Obinna File
- Ejike Simon Obinna
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Has played in 56 career games and made 29 starts
- Born Dec. 14, 1999
- Son of Caroline Ejike
- Has two brothers, Chomezie and Chinonso and three sisters, Ijeoma, Amaka, and Ipeoma
- Majoring in Human and Organizational Development
- Advice to young people: “Work hard and believe in yourself”