English Gets His Big Man—Oduro to be a Friar
Monday, March 27, 2023
The Friars get a skilled big man.
As GoLocal reported on Saturday, Josh Oduro, a star in the Atlantic 10 conference, had entered the transfer portal. He was a star at George Mason University playing for Kim English, and now the two will be reunited.
He will be a senior and is listed as 6’9”, 235 pounds.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTNow, he has committed to the Friars and is the second member of the George Mason team to follow English to Providence -- Sunday, GoLocal reported that rising sophomore Justyn Fernandez announced he is heading to Providence to continue to play for English, the Friars' new head coach.
About Oduro
AWARDS & HONORS: • Two-time First Team All-Atlantic 10 (2022, 2023) • Two-time NABC All-District (2022 First Team, 2023 Second Team) • 2021-22 VaSID First Team All-State • 2021-22 Atlantic 10 Scoring Champion • Two-time Preseason All-A-10 (2022 First Team, 2021 Third Team)
According to George Mason: First Team All-Atlantic 10...First player in school history to earn multiple All-A-10 accolades and the first to be a two-time first-team all-conference pick since Jai Lewis (2004, 2006)...NABC All-District 4 Second Team...Led the A-10 in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and offensive rebounding (3.11 orpg) in league play and ranked sixth in scoring (17.6) and eighth in field goal percentage (.580). An outstanding all-around player, he also was t-12th in blocks (0.9 bpg), t-21st in steals (1.1 spg) and 23rd in assists (2.3 apg)...Paced the A-10 and ranked 23rd nationally with 13 double-doubles...Also ranked in the top-50 nationally in overall field goal percentage (.551)...Tallied 10+ points in all 18 Atlantic 10 contests and poured in 20+ points in eight contests overall....One of just 20 active players nationally with 1300+ career points, 700+ rebounds, 150+ assists and 100+ blocks...Also is one of four players in George Mason history to accomplish the feat...Two-time A-10 Player of the Week.
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