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2015-16 Men's Basketball

12 Yemi Makanjuola

  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 260
  • Year Redshirt
  • Hometown Lagos, Nigeria
  • Position C

Biography

2015-16: Led the team in rebounding with an average of 5.5 rebounds per game...Led the team in rebounding in 10 games during the year...Collected three double-digit rebounding games during the season...Hauled in a career high 13 rebounds 1/21 at Austin Peay...Pulled in 11 boards vs. Campbell 11/24...Grabbed 10 rebounds at Tennessee State 1/9...Fifth in scoring at 6.5 points per game...Scored a career-high 21 points at Jacksonville State 12/31...Scored 20 points against Portland State 12/12, where he finished one rebound shy of a double...Led the team in scoring twice during the season...Recorded five double-digit scoring efforts...One of three players to start all 28 games.

Prior to SIUE: Sat the previous two season at UNC Wilmington after transferring from Tennessee…Appeared in 29 games for the Vols during the 2012-13 season…Averaged 1.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per games…Made 28 appearances for Tennessee in 2011-12 season…Averaged 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game…Connected on 59.1 percent of his shots…Finished his high school career at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C…Averaged 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game as a senior…Led team to 24-3 record and appearance in the Class A semifinals…Named top 5 prospect at Giants of Africa Big Man Camp in 2008 and 2009…Lifelong soccer player in addition to basketball.

Personal: Born in Lagos, Nigeria moved to the United States in 2010

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