2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Emmanuel Ugboh
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 247
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lagos, Nigeria
- High School:
- Iowa Western CC
CAREER AT TULSA — Two-year letterwinner who appeared in 50 games with 30 starts ... averaged 2.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 52-percent from the field ... graduated following the 2020-21 season.
SENIOR (2020-21) — Appeared in 23 games with 15 starts and averaged 3.2 points and 2.2 rebounds ... started the first 14 games and averaged 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds ... led Tulsa in blocks twice and rebounds once ... averaged 9.2 minutes per game ... scored in double-figures twice during the season ... put in a career-high 13 points on 6-7 shooting in a win against Southwestern Christian (Dec. 23) ... scored 11 points in the regular season finale against Northeastern State (March 4).
JUNIOR (2019-20) — Appeared in 27 games with 15 starts and averaged 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds ... started 14 conference games and averaged 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds ... led Tulsa in blocks twice ... scored a season high 8 points on 4-4 shooting in a win at Vanderbilt (Nov. 30) ... scored 5 points and grabbed a season-high 5 rebounds at East Carolina (Jan. 15).
Prior to Tulsa — Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Iowa Western Community College ... over those two seasons he appeared in 62 games with 61 starts and averaged 9.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest, while he shot 64.7-percent from the field ... helped lead the Reivers to 47 wins over two campaigns as the squad reached as high as No. 16 in the polls ... as a sophomore in 2018-19, he averaged 12.0 points and 9.6 rebounds, while he shot 65.8-percent on his way to second-team All-Region XI honors ... recorded 12 double-doubles and four 20-point games, including a season-high 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting on two occasions ... as a freshman in 2017-18, he started all 32 games for a squad that had eight players move on to NCAA Division I or Division II programs ... was an All-Region XI honorable mention pick and was invited to the elite Jerry Mullens JUCO Top 100 camp following the season.
High School — Played his prep career at Quality Education Academy in Winston Salem, N.C. ... averaged eight points and nine rebounds per game to go along with four blocks per contest.
Personal — Son of Peter and Juliet Ugboh ... has four siblings, Lily, Jane, Ada and Mona ... started playing basketball at age 16 and his favorite player is LeBron James ... chose to wear No. 12 because it was Dwight Howard’s number ... favorite actor is Idris Elba ... organizational studies major.
