2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Ogbeide, Derek
Jersey Number 34
Derek Ogbeide
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lagos, Nigeria
- High School:
- Pebblebrook (Ga. ) High School
Bio
• Leon Farmer Athletic Endowment Scholarship recipient.
Final Bio (PDF)
• Wrapped up his career ranked among Georgia’s all-time leaders in field goal percentage (No. 3 at .546) and rebounds (No. 8 with 797).
• Shot an even more impressive 55.6 percent (219-of-394) from the field in SEC games for the Bulldogs.
2018-19 Season Highlights:
• One of four Bulldogs – along with Nicolas Claxton, Tyree Crump and Turtle Jackson – to see action in all 32 games and a starter for 25 of those contests.
• Started 101 of 128 games played in his four seasons at Georgia, becoming just the seventh Bulldog in the 2000s to notch 100 career starts.
• Produced 17 double-figure scoring outputs and three double-digit rebound counts which led to double-doubles versus Temple, Texas Southern and South Carolina.
• Of his 17 double-digit point performances, 11 came against SEC opposition.
• Connected on 62.2 percent of his free throws, a marked improvement from his 51.6 percent rate in his first three seasons at UGA.
• A bright spot at No. 3 Tennessee, where he rallied after two fouls in the first 60 seconds to eventually score a season-high 17 points.
• Averaged 14.7 ppg while making 62.4 percent of his FGs over three-game stretch from the UMass to Vanderbilt.
• Bounced back from a struggling night at the line at Arkansas (2-of-11) to record a perfect effort on free throws (6-of-6) against South Carolina in Athens.
• Averaged 9.8 ppg and shooting a team-high 56.8 percent from the field in SEC play...up from 9.2 ppg and 49.0 pct. vs. non-conference foes.
2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Recorded “PT” in 33 games, with 28 starts.
• Put up 10 double-digit scoring efforts and six double-figure rebound counts en route to three double-doubles.
• Saw a considerable bump in his offensive contributions in SEC play, averaging 6.9 ppg overall and 7.7 ppg in league games.
• Georgia’s top rebounder in nine games and paced the Bulldogs in blocks 13 times.
• Led the UGA in field goal percentage, both overall (.591) and in SEC play (.612).
• Wrapped up the season ranked No. 15 in the SEC in rebounding overall (6.2), as well as No. 12 in stats for SEC games only (6.2).
• Flirted with a double-double against No. 21 Saint Mary’s, coming a rebound shy of that mark.
• Extremely productive and efficient to open SEC play, averaging 13.5 ppg and shooting 80.0 percent (12-of-15) from the floor in outings against No. 16 Kentucky and Ole Miss.
• Recorded three double-doubles in a four-game span (at Florida and vs. Tennessee and LSU in Athens), averaging 12.0 ppg and 10.3 rpg and shooting a blistering 71.4 from the field in those outings.
• After averaging 5.3 rpg with one double-figure effort in first 24 games, averaged 8.4 rpg with five of double-digit tallies in last nine outings.
2016-17 Season Highlights:
• A starter for 33 of 34 games, missing only the March 1 outing versus Auburn when all the Bulldogs’ seniors got the nod.
• Overall, ranked No. 5 in the SEC in rebounding (7.6 rpg), as well as No. 3 in stats for SEC games only (8.3 rpg).
• Notched 20 total double-digit performances, eight in the scoring column and a team-high 12 for rebounds. Those efforts led to a trio of double-doubles.
• Posted double-figure rebounding tallies in nine of 18 SEC regular-season outings.
• Among the best single-season efforts in Georgia history, notched the No. 12 field goal percentage (.567) and the No. 17 rebound (259) efforts.
• Tied with Yante Maten for the Bulldogs’ best single-game rebound count during 2016-17, pulling down with 15 boards against Auburn in Athens and Kentucky in the SEC Tourney.
• Also posted Georgia’s most blocks in a game, with six swats versus Louisiana.
• Tied what was then his career-high scoring output with 11 points at Georgia Tech, including 10 in the first half when he was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field.
• Exploded for a career-high 18 points (7-of-9 FGs and 4-of-7 FTs) at Kentucky and what was then a career-best 13 rebounds in a career-most 35 minutes in the overtime matchup at Rupp Arena.
• Averaged 9.3 rpg over the final 15 games of the season, including 13.0 rpg in a trio of outings against Kentucky.
2015-16 Season Highlights:
• After missing the first five games of the season due to a right shoulder injury, played in the final 29 contests. Earned 15 starts, including the final dozen outings.
• Finished second on the team in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and blocked shots (0.8 bpg).
• In stat for SEC games only, ranked No. 16 in rebounding (5.9 rpg)...and was the only player in the top 20 to average less than 20 minutes in league contests.
• Posted one double-figure scoring output and a pair of double-digit rebounding performances.
• The Bulldogs’ individual leader in rebounds for six games, as well as in blocked shots for 11 outings.
• Hauled in a game-high 10 rebounds in an exhibition victory over Armstrong State on Nov. 6.
• Suffered a right shoulder injury in practice shortly after the exhibition contest and subsequently missed the first five games of the season.
• Was cleared to play on Dec. 4 and saw his first regular-season action – two first-half minutes – that evening against Kansas State. Checked in at the 17:27 mark.
• Averaged 2.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 8.0 minutes in five games during 2015 before upping those numbers to 4.3 points, 5.7 boards and 16.5 minutes following the calendar change.
• Came within a point of his first career double-double at Ole Miss on Jan. 9, scoring nine points and grabbing 10 rebounds in just 16 minutes of action.
• Collected a season-high 13 boards at Mississippi State on Feb. 13, equaling Yante Maten’s effort against Chattanooga as the most by any Bulldog during the 2015-16 campaign.
• Notched his first double-digit scoring output with 11 points – all in the first half – at Vanderbilt on Feb. 20.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by George E. Washington Jr. at Pebblebrook High School.
• Transferred to Pebblebrook for his final two seasons after attending Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic High School in Toronto during his first two years.
• Named first-team All-State for Class 6A by HoopSeen.com as a senior, as well as a second-team pick by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association.
• As a senior, averaged 14.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.5 blocks to lead Pebblebrook to a 27-6 finish and a runner-up showing in the Class 6A state tourney.
• Wrapped up his career with 14 points (on 7-of-11 FG shooting) and 24 rebounds in a 59-58 loss in the 6A state title tilt to Wheeler, which finished No. 6 in the USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings.
• Set a Georgia High School Association (GHSA) record for state championship and state tournament games with his 24 boards against Wheeler.
• As a junior, averaged 8.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game to help Pebblebrook finish 24-6 and reach the semifinals of Georgia’s Class 6A state tournament.
Personal:
• Full Name: Derek Ik Ogbeide
• Birthdate / Birthplace: March 28, 1997 / Lagos, Nigeria
• Parents: Martin Ogbeide and Tina Ogbeide
• Academic Major: Consumer Economics
• Born in Lagos, Nigeria but has since lived – in succession – in London, Sweden, Nigeria, Atlanta, Maryland and Canada before moving back to Atlanta.
Final Bio (PDF)
• Wrapped up his career ranked among Georgia’s all-time leaders in field goal percentage (No. 3 at .546) and rebounds (No. 8 with 797).
• Shot an even more impressive 55.6 percent (219-of-394) from the field in SEC games for the Bulldogs.
2018-19 Season Highlights:
• One of four Bulldogs – along with Nicolas Claxton, Tyree Crump and Turtle Jackson – to see action in all 32 games and a starter for 25 of those contests.
• Started 101 of 128 games played in his four seasons at Georgia, becoming just the seventh Bulldog in the 2000s to notch 100 career starts.
• Produced 17 double-figure scoring outputs and three double-digit rebound counts which led to double-doubles versus Temple, Texas Southern and South Carolina.
• Of his 17 double-digit point performances, 11 came against SEC opposition.
• Connected on 62.2 percent of his free throws, a marked improvement from his 51.6 percent rate in his first three seasons at UGA.
• A bright spot at No. 3 Tennessee, where he rallied after two fouls in the first 60 seconds to eventually score a season-high 17 points.
• Averaged 14.7 ppg while making 62.4 percent of his FGs over three-game stretch from the UMass to Vanderbilt.
• Bounced back from a struggling night at the line at Arkansas (2-of-11) to record a perfect effort on free throws (6-of-6) against South Carolina in Athens.
• Averaged 9.8 ppg and shooting a team-high 56.8 percent from the field in SEC play...up from 9.2 ppg and 49.0 pct. vs. non-conference foes.
2017-18 Season Highlights:
• Recorded “PT” in 33 games, with 28 starts.
• Put up 10 double-digit scoring efforts and six double-figure rebound counts en route to three double-doubles.
• Saw a considerable bump in his offensive contributions in SEC play, averaging 6.9 ppg overall and 7.7 ppg in league games.
• Georgia’s top rebounder in nine games and paced the Bulldogs in blocks 13 times.
• Led the UGA in field goal percentage, both overall (.591) and in SEC play (.612).
• Wrapped up the season ranked No. 15 in the SEC in rebounding overall (6.2), as well as No. 12 in stats for SEC games only (6.2).
• Flirted with a double-double against No. 21 Saint Mary’s, coming a rebound shy of that mark.
• Extremely productive and efficient to open SEC play, averaging 13.5 ppg and shooting 80.0 percent (12-of-15) from the floor in outings against No. 16 Kentucky and Ole Miss.
• Recorded three double-doubles in a four-game span (at Florida and vs. Tennessee and LSU in Athens), averaging 12.0 ppg and 10.3 rpg and shooting a blistering 71.4 from the field in those outings.
• After averaging 5.3 rpg with one double-figure effort in first 24 games, averaged 8.4 rpg with five of double-digit tallies in last nine outings.
2016-17 Season Highlights:
• A starter for 33 of 34 games, missing only the March 1 outing versus Auburn when all the Bulldogs’ seniors got the nod.
• Overall, ranked No. 5 in the SEC in rebounding (7.6 rpg), as well as No. 3 in stats for SEC games only (8.3 rpg).
• Notched 20 total double-digit performances, eight in the scoring column and a team-high 12 for rebounds. Those efforts led to a trio of double-doubles.
• Posted double-figure rebounding tallies in nine of 18 SEC regular-season outings.
• Among the best single-season efforts in Georgia history, notched the No. 12 field goal percentage (.567) and the No. 17 rebound (259) efforts.
• Tied with Yante Maten for the Bulldogs’ best single-game rebound count during 2016-17, pulling down with 15 boards against Auburn in Athens and Kentucky in the SEC Tourney.
• Also posted Georgia’s most blocks in a game, with six swats versus Louisiana.
• Tied what was then his career-high scoring output with 11 points at Georgia Tech, including 10 in the first half when he was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field.
• Exploded for a career-high 18 points (7-of-9 FGs and 4-of-7 FTs) at Kentucky and what was then a career-best 13 rebounds in a career-most 35 minutes in the overtime matchup at Rupp Arena.
• Averaged 9.3 rpg over the final 15 games of the season, including 13.0 rpg in a trio of outings against Kentucky.
2015-16 Season Highlights:
• After missing the first five games of the season due to a right shoulder injury, played in the final 29 contests. Earned 15 starts, including the final dozen outings.
• Finished second on the team in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and blocked shots (0.8 bpg).
• In stat for SEC games only, ranked No. 16 in rebounding (5.9 rpg)...and was the only player in the top 20 to average less than 20 minutes in league contests.
• Posted one double-figure scoring output and a pair of double-digit rebounding performances.
• The Bulldogs’ individual leader in rebounds for six games, as well as in blocked shots for 11 outings.
• Hauled in a game-high 10 rebounds in an exhibition victory over Armstrong State on Nov. 6.
• Suffered a right shoulder injury in practice shortly after the exhibition contest and subsequently missed the first five games of the season.
• Was cleared to play on Dec. 4 and saw his first regular-season action – two first-half minutes – that evening against Kansas State. Checked in at the 17:27 mark.
• Averaged 2.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 8.0 minutes in five games during 2015 before upping those numbers to 4.3 points, 5.7 boards and 16.5 minutes following the calendar change.
• Came within a point of his first career double-double at Ole Miss on Jan. 9, scoring nine points and grabbing 10 rebounds in just 16 minutes of action.
• Collected a season-high 13 boards at Mississippi State on Feb. 13, equaling Yante Maten’s effort against Chattanooga as the most by any Bulldog during the 2015-16 campaign.
• Notched his first double-digit scoring output with 11 points – all in the first half – at Vanderbilt on Feb. 20.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by George E. Washington Jr. at Pebblebrook High School.
• Transferred to Pebblebrook for his final two seasons after attending Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic High School in Toronto during his first two years.
• Named first-team All-State for Class 6A by HoopSeen.com as a senior, as well as a second-team pick by both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Sports Writers Association.
• As a senior, averaged 14.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.5 blocks to lead Pebblebrook to a 27-6 finish and a runner-up showing in the Class 6A state tourney.
• Wrapped up his career with 14 points (on 7-of-11 FG shooting) and 24 rebounds in a 59-58 loss in the 6A state title tilt to Wheeler, which finished No. 6 in the USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings.
• Set a Georgia High School Association (GHSA) record for state championship and state tournament games with his 24 boards against Wheeler.
• As a junior, averaged 8.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game to help Pebblebrook finish 24-6 and reach the semifinals of Georgia’s Class 6A state tournament.
Personal:
• Full Name: Derek Ik Ogbeide
• Birthdate / Birthplace: March 28, 1997 / Lagos, Nigeria
• Parents: Martin Ogbeide and Tina Ogbeide
• Academic Major: Consumer Economics
• Born in Lagos, Nigeria but has since lived – in succession – in London, Sweden, Nigeria, Atlanta, Maryland and Canada before moving back to Atlanta.
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