Ochai Agbaji
#30 Ochai Agbaji
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Position: Guard
Height: 6-5
Weight: 215
Class: Junior
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
High School: Oak Park HS
OVERVIEW
Entered the 2021 NBA Draft but could return to KU … Has 77 consecutive career starts in 83 games played … A two-time All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 selection his sophomore and junior seasons … Has scored 920 career points … Ranks tied for 18th in KU career three-point field goals made (147) and is 16th in career three-point field goals attempted (418) … Was featured as a Big 12 Champion for Life in 2019-20.
CAREER HONORS
USBWA All-District VI [2021]
NABC All-District 8 Second Team [2021]
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [2021]
Academic All-Big 12 First Team [2021]
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention [2020Academic All-Big 12 Second Team [2020
]Big 12 Newcomer of the Week [2.4.2019]
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection … Made three or more three-point field goals in 15 games … Led the Big 12 in three-point field goals made (2.6), was fourth in three-point field goal percentage (37.7) and 12th in scoring (14.1) … Had a career-high 26 points vs. Oklahoma (3/11) in the Big 12 Championship … Made five three-pointers at Texas (2/23) … Drained five threes vs. Iowa State (2/11) … Recorded a double-doubles with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. West Virginia (12/22) … Scored 23 points at Texas Tech (12/17), including the game winner.
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree … A starter who logged 30-plus minutes in 24 games … Was second on team with 44 3FGs and third with 38 steals … Ranked 15th in the Big 12 in 3FGs made at 1.5 … Recorded 15 games of 10-plus points, including two 20-point efforts … Pulled down six-plus rebounds in seven games … Scored 15 points vs. Oklahoma State (2/24) … Had 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting vs. Iowa State (2/17) … Had a double-double with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Colorado (12/7) … Answered that with a season-high 22 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range in the next game against Milwaukee (12/10) … Was featured as a Big 12 Champion for Life in 2019-20.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Took redshirt off and played in his first game of the season vs. TCU (1/9) … Played in 22 games and started the final 16 of the season … Had three 20-point and seven 10-point contests … Had five multiple 3-point field goal games … Recorded two double-doubles … Averaged 8.5 in all games and 9.4 in Big 12 contests … Pulled down 4.6 rebounds per outing … Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/4) … Had 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting, 5-of-7 3-pointers, with six rebounds vs. Oklahoma State (2/9) … Had 20 points and 11 rebounds at TCU (2/11) … Posted first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Texas Tech (2/2) … Had a career-high night in his first start of the season with 24 points at Texas (1/29).
HIGH SCHOOL
Was the recipient for the DiRenna Award, the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association (GKCBCA) player of the year in 2017-18 … The Kansas City Star All-Metro Player of the Year in 2017-18 … Participated for the Missouri team in the GKCBCA All-Star Game … Guided Oak Park High School to a 23-3 record in 2017-18 and its conference title … Averaged 27.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game his senior season for coach Brennan Scanlon … Averaged 23.0 points and 6.0 rebounds his junior year at Oak Park.
PERSONAL
Ochai Young Abaji … Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin … Parents are Olofu and Erica Ogbaji … Has one sister, Orie, who played volleyball at Texas … His parents played college basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Olofu lettered at UWM in 1991-92, while Erica was a four-year letterwinner from 1991-94 … Enjoys playing video games and hanging with friends … Played soccer up until his junior year in high school … Communication studies major.