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**2021 BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR**
**2021 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2020 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2019 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
2020-21: Started 26 of 27 games for the Pirates...Averaged 4.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game...Won the BIG EAST's blocks title by averaging 2.7 blocks in 19 league games and was also the overall statistical champion...His 77 blocks on the year were sixth-most in Seton Hall single-season history...Named the 2021 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his outstanding work in the classroom and on the court...Had six points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the season-opener at Louisville (11/27)...Scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the comeback win at Penn State in overtime (12/6)...Delivered a career-high 20 points and blocked eight shots in a win over Wagner (12/8)...Against Wagner, he was 12-for-15 from the free throw line...Had nine rebounds and blocked a career-high nine shots in a win over Georgetown (12/23)...The nine blocks were tied for the most by any Div. I men's basketball player in 2020-21, and it set a new Seton Hall record for most single-game blocks at Prudential Center...Blocked four shots in a win over Butler (1/2)...Scored nine points and grabbed four boards in a win at DePaul (1/9)...Had six points and two blocks in a win at UConn (2/6)...Had six points and five blocks at Georgetown (2/20)...Posted nine points and seven rebounds at St. John's (3/6)...Helped the Pirates beat St. John's in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals (3/11) with seven points, five rebounds and seven blocks...The seven rejections were tied for the most by a Pirate in the school's BIG EAST Tournament history.
2019-20: Appeared in all 30 games for the Pirates, making four starts...Finished second on the team in blocks with 36...His 1.2 blocks per game average ranked sixth in the BIG EAST...In his Seton Hall debut, he scored 11 points and blocked three shots in a win over Wagner (11/5/19)...Recorded six blocks in a victory over No. 7 Maryland (12/19/19)...Had four points, four rebounds and three blocks in a win at Xavier (1/8/20)...Delivered six points, eight rebounds and three blocks in a win over DePaul (1/29/20)...Had three points, four rebounds and three blocks in a win over St. John's (2/23/20).
2018-19: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
BEFORE SETON HALL: Appeared in 34 games as freshman at Florida State during the 2017-18 season...Averaged 2.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks while averaging 10.7 minutes per game...His 20.9 block percentage would have easily led the nation had he qualified with the minimum of 40 percent minutes played...Helped the Seminoles reach the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight...Made a big collegiate debut with three blocks and three rebounds in seven minutes in a win over George Washington (Nov. 14)...Totaled a career-high 10 rebounds and five blocked shots in Florida State’s victory over Rutgers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 28)...Posted eight points, five rebounds and three blocked shots in Florida State’s win over Charleston Southern (Dec. 18)…Delivered six points, five rebounds and four blocks in a victory over Southern Miss (Dec. 21)…Rejected six shots in 13 minutes of play against NC State (Feb. 25)…Blocked five shots in 19 minutes of play against No. 18 Clemson (Feb. 28)…Blocked a career-high seven shots and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in victory over Boston College (March 3)…Blocked four shots against Louisville in the ACC Tournament (March 7)…Totaled four points, six rebounds and one block in the win over Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Greenforest Christian Academy in 2017 and was a four-year member of the varsity basketball program…Earned Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State first team honors for Class A in the state of Georgia as a senior in 2017...Totaled 330 blocked shots during his final two seasons at Greenforest (201 as a senior and 129 as a junior)…Averaged 8.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.2 blocked shots as a senior and led Greenforest to a 27-5 record, ranking as the seventh best boys high school basketball team in the state of Georgia…201 blocked shots as a senior with 11 coming in back-to-back games against Our Lady of Mercy and Bishop McNamara and 10 coming against Memphis East, Holy Innocents Episcopal and St. Francis…Posted two triple-doubles and eight double-doubles during his senior year at Greenforest…17 points against Mountain View was his highest scoring game… Totaled 14 rebounds three times as a senior…His best overall game was 11 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocked shots against Our Lady of Mercy…Led his high school men’s basketball team to the 2017 class A-Private State Championship title…Averaged 8.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.8 blocked shots in 19 games as a junior at Greenforest and led the Eagles to the Class A Private School state championship and a 31-2 record as a junior in 2016…Season-high 17 points came against Drew Charter School…Posted a double-double of 17 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drew…Totaled an incredible 20 blocked shots in Greenforest’s victory over Our Lady of Mercy on February 23, 2016…Blocked at least six shots in 15 of the 19 games he played in as a junior…Played in the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit…Totaled three rebounds and two blocked shots while playing for the World Team…Member of the Georgia Stars AAU team…Blocked an incredible 11 shots and pulled down nine rebounds in a Stars’ victory in the 2016 Peach Jam.
PERSONAL: Jeffery Ike Obiagu...has a wingspan of 7-4...participated in the 2015 Nike Basketball Academy...Birthday is June 28 ... Earned his undergraduate degree from Seton Hall in business administration with a concentration in accounting...Pursuing a master's degree in professional accounting.
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Bio coming into this season
**2021 BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR**
**2021 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2020 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
**2019 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**
2020-21: Started 26 of 27 games for the Pirates...Averaged 4.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game...Won the BIG EAST's blocks title by averaging 2.7 blocks in 19 league games and was also the overall statistical champion...His 77 blocks on the year were sixth-most in Seton Hall single-season history...Named the 2021 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his outstanding work in the classroom and on the court...Had six points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the season-opener at Louisville (11/27)...Scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the comeback win at Penn State in overtime (12/6)...Delivered a career-high 20 points and blocked eight shots in a win over Wagner (12/8)...Against Wagner, he was 12-for-15 from the free throw line...Had nine rebounds and blocked a career-high nine shots in a win over Georgetown (12/23)...The nine blocks were tied for the most by any Div. I men's basketball player in 2020-21, and it set a new Seton Hall record for most single-game blocks at Prudential Center...Blocked four shots in a win over Butler (1/2)...Scored nine points and grabbed four boards in a win at DePaul (1/9)...Had six points and two blocks in a win at UConn (2/6)...Had six points and five blocks at Georgetown (2/20)...Posted nine points and seven rebounds at St. John's (3/6)...Helped the Pirates beat St. John's in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals (3/11) with seven points, five rebounds and seven blocks...The seven rejections were tied for the most by a Pirate in the school's BIG EAST Tournament history.
2019-20: Appeared in all 30 games for the Pirates, making four starts...Finished second on the team in blocks with 36...His 1.2 blocks per game average ranked sixth in the BIG EAST...In his Seton Hall debut, he scored 11 points and blocked three shots in a win over Wagner (11/5/19)...Recorded six blocks in a victory over No. 7 Maryland (12/19/19)...Had four points, four rebounds and three blocks in a win at Xavier (1/8/20)...Delivered six points, eight rebounds and three blocks in a win over DePaul (1/29/20)...Had three points, four rebounds and three blocks in a win over St. John's (2/23/20).
2018-19: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
BEFORE SETON HALL: Appeared in 34 games as freshman at Florida State during the 2017-18 season...Averaged 2.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks while averaging 10.7 minutes per game...His 20.9 block percentage would have easily led the nation had he qualified with the minimum of 40 percent minutes played...Helped the Seminoles reach the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight...Made a big collegiate debut with three blocks and three rebounds in seven minutes in a win over George Washington (Nov. 14)...Totaled a career-high 10 rebounds and five blocked shots in Florida State’s victory over Rutgers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 28)...Posted eight points, five rebounds and three blocked shots in Florida State’s win over Charleston Southern (Dec. 18)…Delivered six points, five rebounds and four blocks in a victory over Southern Miss (Dec. 21)…Rejected six shots in 13 minutes of play against NC State (Feb. 25)…Blocked five shots in 19 minutes of play against No. 18 Clemson (Feb. 28)…Blocked a career-high seven shots and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in victory over Boston College (March 3)…Blocked four shots against Louisville in the ACC Tournament (March 7)…Totaled four points, six rebounds and one block in the win over Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Greenforest Christian Academy in 2017 and was a four-year member of the varsity basketball program…Earned Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State first team honors for Class A in the state of Georgia as a senior in 2017...Totaled 330 blocked shots during his final two seasons at Greenforest (201 as a senior and 129 as a junior)…Averaged 8.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.2 blocked shots as a senior and led Greenforest to a 27-5 record, ranking as the seventh best boys high school basketball team in the state of Georgia…201 blocked shots as a senior with 11 coming in back-to-back games against Our Lady of Mercy and Bishop McNamara and 10 coming against Memphis East, Holy Innocents Episcopal and St. Francis…Posted two triple-doubles and eight double-doubles during his senior year at Greenforest…17 points against Mountain View was his highest scoring game… Totaled 14 rebounds three times as a senior…His best overall game was 11 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocked shots against Our Lady of Mercy…Led his high school men’s basketball team to the 2017 class A-Private State Championship title…Averaged 8.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.8 blocked shots in 19 games as a junior at Greenforest and led the Eagles to the Class A Private School state championship and a 31-2 record as a junior in 2016…Season-high 17 points came against Drew Charter School…Posted a double-double of 17 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drew…Totaled an incredible 20 blocked shots in Greenforest’s victory over Our Lady of Mercy on February 23, 2016…Blocked at least six shots in 15 of the 19 games he played in as a junior…Played in the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit…Totaled three rebounds and two blocked shots while playing for the World Team…Member of the Georgia Stars AAU team…Blocked an incredible 11 shots and pulled down nine rebounds in a Stars’ victory in the 2016 Peach Jam.
PERSONAL: Jeffery Ike Obiagu...has a wingspan of 7-4...participated in the 2015 Nike Basketball Academy...Birthday is June 28 ... Earned his undergraduate degree from Seton Hall in business administration with a concentration in accounting...Pursuing a master's degree in professional accounting.
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