2017-18 Basketball Roster
Biography
2017-18: Hit a long jumper at Indiana and added one rebound and one assist ... Stroked a 3-pointer against Auburn while playing 15 minutes ... Posted a six points against Ball State ... Tallied a career-high eight points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the home win over Green Bay ... Tied his career high with points as he hit a pair of 3-pointers at Missouri State ... Earned the start at Evansville where he scored five points and pulled down two rebounds ... Dished out two assists in the home win over Illinois State ... Recorded his first career blocked shot at Drake ... Drained a pair of 3-pointers to help the Sycamores to a Senior Night victory over Evansville.
2016-17: Made his Indiana State debut against Western Kentucky as he grabbed one rebound in six minutes of action ... Saw 10 minutes of action at Valparaiso with one assist and one steal ... Notched his first career point with a free throw against Illinois State ... Connected on his first career 3-pointer and scored three points at Drake ... Saw his most extensive action at Wichita State where he tallied five points and pulled down four rebounds.
Cloud County Community College: Coached by Chad Eshbaugh, where he averaged 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over a 32-game schedule in 2015-16 ... Â He tallied a career-best 28 points in a 78-73 road win over Butler Community College on Jan. 2, 2016. ... Ojinnaka connected on nearly 37 percent of his 3-point attempts and posted a season-best five triples at Butler CC ... He reached double figures scoring 19 times during the season ... In 2014-15, Ojinnaka was a top freshman contributor for the Thunderbirds ... He played in 32 games and earned 30 starts as he averaged nine points and 4.7 rebounds per game ... He posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Brown Mackie on Nov. 21, 2014 ... Ojinnaka also hit a game winning buzzer beater against Barton County.
High School: Averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and 3.2 assists per game for head coach Marcus Wiggins ... He earned First Team All-Gazette honors and was an honorable mention selection by The Washington Post ... He was named first team all-conference and was selected to play in the Montgomery County All-Star game following his senior season ... He was presented the Distinguished Athlete Award by the US Marine Corps.
Personal: Born Demonte Emeka Ojinnaka on October 29, 1995 to Sharon Yvette Moore and Mike Ojinnaka in Silver Spring, Md. ... Extended family includes Terri Snowden and Charles Snowden ... Majoring in Communications.
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Historical Player Information
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2016-17Junior
Guard
6'5"
215 lbs
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2017-18Senior
Guard
6'5"
212 lbs