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— Duquesne University — #0 OVIE SOKO Senior • Forward • 6-8 • 225 • London, England • Bethel (Va.) • UAB transfer Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2009-10* 28-6 282/10.1 11-35 . 3 1 4 1-8 . 1 2 5 18-23 . 7 8 3 22 32 54 1.9 40 03444411.5 2010-11* 30-29 832/27.7 103-204 . 5 0 5 3-15 . 2 0 0 65-110 . 5 9 1 67 108 175 5.8 95 6 20 53 26 16 274 9.1 2011-12* 30-24 847/28.2 94-201 . 4 6 8 1-6 . 1 6 7 60-101 . 5 9 4 73 132 205 6.8 104 6 51 73 13 28 249 8.3 2013-14 30-30 931/31.0 171-366 . 4 6 7 14-51 . 2 7 5 195-289 . 6 7 5 61 179 240 8.0 95 4 50 80 19 26 551 18.4 TOTAL 30-30 931/31.0 171-366 . 4 6 7 14-51 . 2 7 5 195-289 . 6 7 5 61 179 240 8.0 95 4 50 80 19 26 551 18.4 All* 118-89 2892/24.5 379-806 . 4 7 0 19-80 . 2 3 8 338-523 . 6 4 6 223 451 674 5.7 334 16 124 210 62 74 1115 9.4 * Statistics from prior team/school Career Highlights Athletic forward transferred to Duquesne from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in May of OVIE SOKO 2012 ... scored 564 points in three seasons (88 g.) at UAB ... totaled 551 points in 30 games in one season at DU ... started as a sophomore and junior for the Blazers before sitting out the 2012-13 sea- AS A SENIOR (2013-14) son per NCAA transfer guidelines ... scored in double digits 56 times, all of which came in his last 90 • Third Team All-Atlantic 10 games ... had 28 double-digit scoring games in three seasons at UAB and 28 in one year at Duquesne • NetScouts.com All-International ... posted double-digit rebounds 22 times (8 at Duquesne) ... fi nished with 19 career double-doubles Second Team including eight as a senior ... led the Atlantic 10 in scoring (18.4 ppg.) in earning third team all- • Ranked 7th nationally in FT made (195) conference honors as a senior. • Ranked 21st nationally in FT att. (289) ON DU’S SEASON LISTS As a Senior (2013-14 at Duquesne) Started all 30 games ... averaged a team-high 18.4 and 8.0 rebounds per game ... shot .467 from the Free Throws Made *1st 195 Free Throws Attempted *1st 289 fi eld and .675 from the foul line ... became the fi rst Duquesne player since Bryant McAllister (19.7 Free Throws/g. *1st 9.63 ppg. in 2006) and seventh player in Duquesne history to lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring (18.4 ppg.) * - previous record of 180-258; 9.56/g. set by Sihugo ... was the only Atlantic 10 player ranked in the Top 10 in scoring and rebounding as well as the only Green in 1955-56 had stood for 57 years forward ranked among the Atlantic 10’s top 12 scorers ... was the fi fth Duke in the past 20 years to top the 500-point mark in a season (551) ... the other most recent 500-point scorers were Bill Clark SOKO: A CLOSER LOOK (520 in 2011), Aaron Jackson (657 in 2009), Bryant McAllister (513 in 2006) and Mike James (526 in 1998) ... was the fi rst non-guard to score 500 in a season since Derrick Alston had 639 points in DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING G. 56 Freshman at UAB (28 g.) 0 1994 ... ranked seventh nationally in total free throw attempts with 289 in 30 g. ... set school records Sophomore at UAB (30 g.) 15 for free throws made and attempted (195-289) and free throw attempts per game (9.63) ... the previ- Junior at UAB (30 g.) 13 ous records of 180 makes, 258 attempts and 9.56/g. were set by two-time All-American Sihugo Senior at Duquesne (30 g.) 28 Green in 1956 ... 35 percent of his points came from the foul line ... had two games with 20 free throw attempts (11-20 vs. Pitt & 13-20 vs. St. Bonaventure) ... the 20 FTAs were the most by a Duke 20-POINT GAMES 14 Freshman at UAB (28 g.) 0 in 20 years ... topped the 20-point mark a team-high 13 times ... it was the most 20-point games in a Sophomore at UAB (30 g.) 0 season since Bryant McAllister scored 20 or more 13 times in 26 games in 2005-06 ... saw a streak Junior at UAB (30 g.) 1 of fi ve consecutive 20-point games - including a career-high 29 in the A-10 opener vs. Fordham - Senior at Duquesne (30 g.) 13 snapped on Jan. 12 vs. La Salle (12 points) ... he was the fi rst Duke to string together fi ve consecutive DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDING G. 22 20-point games since Bryant McAllister did it in his fi nal fi ve games as a Duke in 2006 ... led DU in Freshman at UAB (28 g.) 0 scoring 19 times and rebounding 14 times (both team highs) ... posted eight double-doubles: 17-13 Sophomore at UAB (30 g.) 5 vs. Abilene Christian, 19-12 at WVU, 23-13 vs. Albany, 23-12 at Saint Francis, 13-11 at George Junior at UAB (30 g.) 9 Washington, 19-12 at Rhode Island, 18-13 vs. UMass & 23-13 in the Atlantic 10 Championship vs. Senior at Duquesne (30 g.) 8 Richmond ... had a team-high 37 dunks ... caught a pass from Derrick Colter off the backboard for a DOUBLE-DOUBLES (PTS-REB.) 19 dunk against Fordham was named ESPN SportsCenter’s No. 1 Top Play on Jan. 8. Freshman at UAB (28 g.) 0 Sophomore at UAB (30 g.) 3 Junior at UAB (30 g.) 8 As a Junior (2011-12 at UAB) Senior at Duquesne (30 g.) 8 Played in 30 games with 24 starts ... averaged 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game ... led the team with 28 steals tied for second with 51 assists ... posted eight double-doubles ... scored in double digits Led Duquesne in scoring a team-high 19 times as a senior ... also led the team in double-digit scor- 13 times ... had nine double-digit rebound games ... averaged 19.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in two ing games (28), 20-point games (13), rebounds in C-USA tournament games ... scored a career-high 20 points and added 12 boards in a fi rst round win a game (14 times), double-digit rebound games over Tulane and followed that with 18 points and 11 rebounds in a season-ending loss to UCF ... set (8) and double-doubles (8) career highs for free throws made and attempted (8-of-13) vs. Tulane ... had 17 points and a career- high 15 rebounds in 28 minutes against Alabama A&M ... scored 18 points (8-of-11) to go along with 11 rebounds at home vs. Marshall ... posted a 13-12 double-double at Florida ... changed from jersey number 32 to number 0 prior to the season. As a Sophomore (2010-11 at UAB) Saw action in 30 games with 29 starts ... was one of UAB’s most OVIE SOKO’S CAREER HIGHS improved players, averaging 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game ... ranked second on the team in rebounding, fi eld goal percentage (.505) Points 29 Fordham Sr. and blocked shots (26) ... closed the year by averaging 10.9 points and Rebounds 15 Alabama A&M *Jr. 6.1 rebounds while shooting 59.0 percent from the fl oor (33-of-56) over Field Goals 10 vs. Richmond (A10) Sr. the Blazers fi nal eight games ... named C-USA Player of the Week for Fordham Sr. the week of Nov. 29 ... set career-best mark with 19 points to go along Field Goal Att. 21 vs. Richmond (A10) Sr. with eight rebounds and a career-high fi ve blocked shots in a win over Three-Pointers 3 (3-3) Dayton Sr. South Alabama on Nov. 23 ... posted his fi rst career double-double with (3-3) Albany Sr. 10 points and a career high 13 rebounds in a win at Troy on Nov. 29 ... Three-Point Att. 5 vs. Richmond (A10) Sr. added his second double-double with 13 points and 10 boards vs. UCF La Salle Sr. ... had 18 points at Memphis ... recorded a career-best eight fi eld goals in Free Throws 13 St. Bonaventure Sr. scoring 18 points at Houston ... scored 17 points and added eight boards Free Throw Att. 20 St. Bonaventure Sr. Pitt Sr. in 41 minutes of an overtime win at Arkansas. Assists 5 Albany Sr. Steals 3 3x, George Mason (Sr.) last As a Freshman (2009-10 at UAB) Blocked Shots 5 South Alabama *Jr. Played in 28 games with six starts as a true freshman ... averaged 1.5 Minutes Played 36 3x, vs. Richmond (Sr., A10) last points and 1.9 rebounds ... shot .783 (18-of-23) from the foul line ... * - at UAB averaged 6.3 minutes per game in UAB’s fi rst 20 contests, averaged 15.3 min./g. and earned four starts over the last 13 games ... had seven points, TOP SCORING GAMES six rebounds, three blocks and a pair of steals in a win over Tulane ..