2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Emmanuel Okoroba
- Position:
- Center
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Garland, Texas
2013-14 R-JUNIOR SEASON
Played in 31 games for the Pirates, making 13 starts… averaged 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game… averaged 17.8 minutes per contest… scored in double figures six times… scored a season-high 17 points against William and Mary on Nov. 8, going 6-for-10 from the floor… grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Delaware on Nov. 17… also scored 10 points in that contest for his lone double-double of the season… tied his career high with three blocks at Quinnipiac on Nov. 20… tied his career high with two assists at Northern Kentucky on Dec. 18.
2012-13 R-SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 31 games for the Pirates, making 23 starts… averaged 8.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game… averaged 22.1 minutes per contest… went 90-for-204 (.441) from the floor… made 76 of his 115 free throws (.661) on the season… scored in double figures 12 times, including a career-high 18 against American on Dec. 18 and at Morgan State on Feb. 2… went 8-for-11 from the floor at Morgan State on Feb. 2… grabbed double-digit rebounds four times, including a career-high 13 against Coppin State on Jan. 21… had four double-doubles on the season.
2011-12 R-FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 23 games for the Pirates, making his lone start of the season at Liberty on Dec. 17… averaged 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game… shot 20-for-51 (39.2 percent) from the floor on the season… hit seven of his 16 free throws (43.8 percent) on the season… scored a season-high nine points against Savannah State on Dec. 1… added eight points at Florida A&M on Feb. 25… pulled down a season-high six rebounds at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 27… averaged 9.0 minutes per game.
2010-11 FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirted for the Pirates.
GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Played basketball all four years… named Offesive Player of the Year on the freshman team… named team MVP on the JV team as a sophomore… named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year on the varsity team as a junior… named Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born April 6, 1992… son of Leona and Emmanuel Okoroba… has two siblings: Dominique (24) and Obuma (22)… nicknamed E… majoring in sports management.
OKOROBA’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP-GS Min/Avg. FG-A Pct. 3P-A Pct. Ft-A Pct. OR-DR Reb-Avg. Ast BLK ST Pts-Avg
11-12 23-1 207-9.0 20-51 .392 0-0 .000 7-16 .438 18-22 40-1.7 1 2 5 47-2.0
12-13 31-23 685-22.1 90-204 .441 0-0 .000 76-115 .661 50-109 159-5.1 8 15 13 256-8.3
13-14 31-13 551-17.8 59-137 .431 0-0 .000 75-125 .600 34-76 110-3.5 14 24 14 193-6.2
Total 85-37 1,443-17.0 169-392 .431 0-0 .000 158-256 .617 102-207 309-3.6 23 41 32 496-5.8
OKOROBA’S CAREER HIGHS
Points: 18 (twice), last at Morgan State (2/2/13)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Coppin State (1/21/13)
Assists: 2 (four times), last at Northern Kentucky (12/18/13)
Blocked Shots: 3 (twice), last at Quinnipiac (11/20/13)
Steals: 2 (five times), last vs. Coppin State (1/18/14)
Field Goals Made: 8 at Morgan State (2/2/13)
Field Goals Attempted: 13 vs. Delaware (11/17/13)
Free Throws Made: 9 vs. Morgan State (1/19/13)
Free Throws Attempted: 15 at Morgan State (2/3/14)
