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Rice 6'9 freshman transferring. averaged 11 and 9

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Nebrasketballer

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This was his ESPN Scouting report coming out of high school:

Strengths:

A wide-bodied space-eating center who occupies space in the paint and is physical by nature. Obi loves to drop-step over his left shoulder, goes right into contact and can muscle his way through it. Defensively, he provides a physical post defender who clogs the lane & can clean his ... for full access to RecruitingNation become an Insider

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He is 6'9", 265 lbs...so it's not like he will have to put on 50 lbs, before he would be able to get on the court.

Conference USA All-Freshman Team Selection ... led C-USA in rebounding and ranked fourth in field goal percentage (59.1) ... ranked 30th nationally and second among freshmen in rebounding ... listed as one of the top 25 freshmen in the nation by ESPN.com on Jan. 26 ... named Conference USA Freshman of the Week on Nov. 25 for averaging 12.5 points and 10.0 rebounds ... named an all-conference selection by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... played in all 30 games with 29 starts (the exception being Senior Day) ... led Rice in points scored, with 342 ... set Rice's freshman class record with 279 rebounds on the season ... finished fourth in C-USA in field goal percentage, at 59.1 percent, which tied the program's rookie record ... 11 double-doubles tied for ninth in Rice's single-season record book ... two 20-point/10-rebound games rank 10th in Rice career history ... led the Owls in rebounding in 26 games and in scoring 13 times.

Narrowly missed his 12th double-double of the season with 12 points and nine rebounds against North Texas in the C-USA Championship ... notched 10th and 11 double-doubles of the season at ODU (11 points, 10 rebounds) and ECU (14 points, 12 rebounds) ... shot 7-of-8 against the Pirates ... ninth double-double came in the win over North Texas with 18 points (8-10 FG) and 13 boards ... hauled in 13 rebounds at UTEP to accompany five points on 2-of-3 shooting with two blocks ... racked up 19 points and 10 boards at UTSA ... posted a strong 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting with 17 rebounds against Marshall ... added two blocks ... led Rice with 12 points and 12 boards at Tulane to record his sixth double-double of the season ... posted his fifth double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Florida Atlantic ... scored seven points on 3-of-6 shooting against FIU and added a team-high eight rebounds ... racked up his fourth double-double of the season at Texas with 10 points and 12 rebounds ... put together an absolutely stellar outing against South Alabama with season highs in points (25) and rebounds (19) ... shot 9-of-16 from the field and 7-of-11 from the foul line in the win ... connected on 8-of-9 field goals and added nine rebounds in Rice's win at Santa Clara ... tallied his first double-double of the season with 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 11 rebounds in the win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... added an assist and a steal in 32 minutes on the floor ... pulled in nine rebounds at Texas A&M ... shot 4-of-5 from the field for eight points ... started in his Rice debut against St. Thomas and led the team with eight rebounds ... shot 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-3 at the foul line for eight points.

http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sean_obi_854237.html

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