Osahen Iduwe

Height:
6-10
Weight:
245
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Benin City, Nigeria
High School:
St. John's NW Military Academy

2015-16 Season Highlights:
•    Logged playing time in 18 games, including eight SEC regular-season contests.
•    Played in 11 of the first 12 games but saw less action the remainder of the season. Checked in just seven times in the final 22 contests.
•    Secured first-half playing time in each of the Bulldogs’ final nine non-conference outings.
•    Averaged 0.5 points and 0.4 rebounds in 2.7 minutes of PT per outing.
•    Scored a career-high two points four times – against Winthrop and Robert Morris in non-conference play and versus Auburn (in Athens) and at Kentucky in league action.
•    Equaled his career-most minutes with six against Auburn in Athens on Feb. 6.
•    Along with J.J. Frazier, the first Bulldogs off the bench against Murray State on Nov. 20 when they checked at the 16:19 mark of the first half.
•    Scored his first career points on a free throw with 11:34 left in the first half against High Point on Nov. 25.
•    Sank his first career FG – on an assist from Brandon Young – to close out the scoring against Robert Morris on Dec. 29.
•    Knocked down his first field goal against SEC competition when he connected on a nifty hook shot following an offensive rebound in the closing minutes against Auburn in Athens on Feb. 6.

2014-15 Season Highlights:
•   Saw action in 11 contests, five non-conference dates and six league outings, all in the regular season.
•   Notched his first individual stat with a steal in the closing minutes against Troy.
•   Grabbed his lone rebound of the campaign against Chattanooga.
•   With Yante Maten out of action due to a concusion, played four minutes at Vanderbilt and swatted one shot against Commodores.
•   Clocked a season-most six minutes of PT at South Carolina collected a steal in that contest.

Prep School Highlights:
•   Coached by Bryan Clayton at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wis., during the 2013-14 season.
•   Played one season for the Lancers, averaging 8.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.
•   One of nine players on the St. John’s Academy 2013-14 roster to go on to play collegiately the following season.

High School Highlights:
•   Coached by Dr. Levan Parker at Central Park Christian School in Birmingham, Ala., during 2012-13, his one season of high school basketball.
•   Posted per-game averages of 8.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks at Central Park Christian during the 2012-13 season.

Personal:
•   Full Name: Fred Osahen Iduwe
•   Birthdate: Jan. 27, 1994
•   Birthplace: Benin City, Nigeria
•   Academic Major: Undecided
• Recipient of the William K. Holmes Scholarship.
• Only began playing basketball at the age of 15 but quickly drew the attention of local coaches due to his ability to dunk.
•   Came to the U.S. just four years ago as part of the Ejike Ugboaja Foundation, which provides educational opportunities abroad for prospective Nigerian student-athletes.
•   Ejike Ugboaja, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round (55th overall selection) in the 2006 NBA Draft. He has played professionally in Africa, the U.S., Europe and Asia and represented Nigeria in the 2012 London Olympics.