2013 Mizzou Basketball Media Guide

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#42 ORIAKHI

AT MIZZOU: Quickly: Transferred to Mizzou for his senior season and will be eligible immediately ... Gives the Tigers great size and experience in the paint ... Appeared in 109 games over his career at the University of Connecticut, averaging 7.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest ... Has made 96 career starts, including 39 starts during UConn’s National Championship season of 2010-11 ... Needs just 211 points as a senior to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Europe 2012: Narrowly missed averaging a double-double in Europe with 11.3 points and 8.3 rebounds a night … Shot 60 percent from the floor and that shooting percentage increased to 69 percent (11-of-16) over his last two games … Finished the trip with a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double vs. Cergy … Averaged 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds over his final two games … Led the team with six blocks. AT CONNECTICUT: 2011-12: Appeared in 34 games, averaging 6.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game... Averaged 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game in BIG EAST play... Averaged 6.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in the BIG EAST Tournament... Named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team, Naismith Watch List, Wooden Award Preseason Top50 and received votes for AP All-America honors... Added nine points, seven rebounds and four blocks against DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament first round... Recorded his second double-double of the season and the 14th of his career against DePaul with 14 points and 10 rebounds... Registered 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocks at Louisville... Finished with 10 points and eight rebounds against Seton Hall... Registered 12 points, seven boards and two blocks at Notre Dame... Totaled eight points and three blocks against West Virginia... Put home 15 points with four rebounds against Holy Cross... Came off the bench against UCF to record his first doubledouble of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds to go with five blocks... Tallied a game-high 16 points in 20 minutes against Maine.

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2010-11: Appeared in all 41 games, starting 39... Averaged 9.6 points, 8.7 rebounds (2nd in BIG EAST) and 1.6 blocks per game (7th in BIG EAST)... Recorded 8.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in BIG EAST play... Averaged 7.3 points and 9.3 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament... Recorded his 11th double-double of the season in the NCAA Championship against Butler with 11 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks... Finished the game against Kentucky with eight points and 10 rebounds... Pulled down 11 rebounds against Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament Third Round... Totaled nine points and 12 boards against Bucknell in the NCAA Tournament Second Round... Recorded his 10th double-double of the season against Syracuse in the BIG EAST Semifinals with 15 points and 11 rebounds... Totaled 13 points and 19 rebounds off the bench against DePaul in the BIG EAST Opening Round... Totaled 15 points and 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the year against Marquette... Had a game-high five blocks against Syracuse... Recorded his third-straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Tennessee... Notched a doubledouble with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Villanova... Recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks against Rutgers... Totaled 15 points in the overtime victory against USF... Registered his fourth doubledouble of the season with 11 points and a careerhigh 21 rebounds in the overtime victory at Texas... Registered seven points, 10 rebounds and tied his career high with five blocks against New Hampshire... Named to the Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team... Recorded his third double-double of the season with a new career-high 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds and three blocks in the victory over Kentucky in the Maui Championship... Scored a thencareer-high 15 points while pulling down 17 rebounds, including a career-high nine on the offensive glass, in the victory over No. 2 Michigan State... Contributed 12 points and seven rebounds against Wichita State... Grabbed seven rebounds to go along with 11 points while tying his career high with five blocks against Vermont... Notched a double-double with 11 points and a then-career-high 18 rebounds against Stony Brook.

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