KJ Oduor

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Position:
C
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-9
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Kisumu, Kenya
High School:
Spire Academy (Ohio)/Maranda H.S.
Previous School:
College of Southern Idaho/Western Carolina
Major:
Biology: Biomed, Cell & Molecular

2023-24

As a sophomore, saw action in 23 games with three starts on the year … averaged 1.3 points, 2.3 rebounds with 12 blocks and 10.0 minutes per game on the year … shot 50 percent (12-24) from the floor … grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds (five offensive), scored five points, blocked a career-high four shots in a career-high 38 minutes in start at Bowling Green (2/3) … started at Akron and played in 32 minutes … in start at Old Dominion (2/10), grabbed four rebounds and scored two points … made a career-high 3-4 free throws, scored three points with four rebounds in 16 minutes played at Western Michigan (1/27) … scored a career-high six points (3-4 FG) with six rebounds at Loyola-Chicago (12/30) … finished with four points and four rebounds in season opener at Oklahoma (11/6) … transferred to Central Michigan after playing one season at the College of Southern Idaho and one season at Western Carolina.

2022-23 AT COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO

As a freshman center, saw action in 23 games with one start … averaged 7.1 minutes, 2.6 points, 2.9 rebounds per game and blocked 20 shots … also grabbed 30 offensive rebounds … shot 59.1 percent (26-44) from the floor … scored 14 points (6-9 FG) with nine rebounds in 19 minutes in first career start vs. Community Christian College (1/19) … grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Wenatchee Valley C.C.

2021-22 AT WESTERN CAROLINA

Redshirted his true freshman season at Western Carolina University.

HIGH SCHOOL

A May 2021 graduate of Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, where he played two years of varsity basketball for head coach Tony Tucker … served as team captain as a senior in 2020-21 … averaged 13.3 points per game as a senior … also competed in cross country … played for the Dallas Seawolves AAU team … named his school’s Valedictorian.

PERSONAL

Born Kjellan Otieno Oduor on November 24 in Kisumu, Kenya … son of Joseph and Josephine Oduor … one of five siblings: Derian, Ian, Precious, and KJ Jr. … nickname is KJ … father is a mechanical engineer … hobbies and interests include fishing and visiting new places … favorite actor is Samuel L. Jackson … if he could travel back in time, he would start playing basketball earlier … originally came to the United States as part of the Big Dream Vision Program … selected Central Michigan because of the opportunity for him to grow both academically and basketball-wise and for its great program and great coaching staff … also because of CMU’s balance of both basketball and athletic success … intends to major in Pre-Med.