Siena Stays in Sixth Place Tie with First MAAC Road Win of Season
GENERAL: Possesses tremendous basketball IQ...Makes teammates better with his superior ball-handling ability...Exceptional vision for a big man...Solid low post moves...Long and rangy...Perfectly suited for Siena's up-tempo style offense...Expected to be starting power forward after a solid freshman season...Strong offensive rebounder...Versatile big man...Can play inside and out at either the three or four...Great at running the fast break...Good at facing up and taking defender off the dribble.
2010-11: One of four players to appear in all 31 games, making 30 starts...Averaged 8.9 points per game, and was second on the team with 6.8 rebounds per contest...Led the team with .494 field-goal percentage, shooting better than .600 in 11 games...Recorded five double-doubles...Scored career-high 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting in win over Manhattan (2/4)...Pulled down career-high 16 rebounds in win over Niagara (1/30), also tallying 15 points and three steals...Had career-high four steals in regular season finale against Marist (2/27)...Tied career-high with three blocks at Fairfield (2/25).
2009-10: One of four players to appear in all 34 games...Averaged 2.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game...Shot 51% from the field...Grabbed season-high 10 rebounds in win over Delaware (11/24)...Had six points and nine rebounds in home win over Niagara (1/9)...Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds making 3-4 field goals in loss at Niagara (2/12)...Had five rebounds or more 11 times and five points or more nine times.
BEFORE SIENA: Participated in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2009 Unity Games...Played for head coach Charlie Driscoll at Saint Peter's Boys...Averaged 17.8 points per game as a senior while posting 11 20-point games and helping St. Peter's to a 19-8 record and a 15-1 mark on Staten Island...Averaged 24.6 points and 17.3 rebounds per game in the SISHL Tournament, guiding St. Peter's to an Island CHSAA Division Title and a third straight SIHSL Tournament Championship...Recipient of the 61st annual Warren Jaques Award...Played for the N.J. Shoreshots and N.Y. Panthers AAU teams.
PERSONAL: Given first name is Oderah...Born January 3, 1991...The son of Ben and Ngozi Anosike...Older sister, Nicky, is a center on the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx and was named the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year...Has six additional siblings: Nneoma, Rotanna, Ikenna, Ifesinachi, Anulika and Ejimofor...Also recruited by Villanova, Rutgers, St. John's, Davidson, Manhattan and several other Division I schools...A political science major at Siena.
The OD Anosike File
Nickname: Young $tar
The person I'd most like to play 1-on-1 is:
White Magic (Fran McCaffery)
If I could have one announcer call my best play, it would be:
Dick Vitale
If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would go to:
France to see Ryan Rossiter and Alex Franklin
Three words that best describe me:
Smart, Strong, Swaggerful
My favorite class at Siena is:
Criminal Law
If I didn't play basketball I would:
Coach Basketball
My favorite Book:
Econometric Analysis
My best Siena basketball moment has been:
Winning the MAAC Championship
If I could be on a reality TV show, it would be:
Jersey Shore, because I would love to chill with Pauly D.
My superstitions are:
I must listen to music before the game in order to play well
