Olivier Mbaigoto
#25 Olivier Mbaigoto
Position: | Forward |
Height: | 6'6" |
Weight: | 202 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Chad, Africa |
High School: | Bethel (Va.) |
Other College: | St. Petersburg (Fla.) College |
Major: | Entrepreneurship |
2012-13: Appeared in all 31 games ... had game-high rebounds in 7 games and game-high points in 2 games ... recorded the Chippewas' first double-double this season with a season-high 18 points and 14 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (1/15) .. averaged 7.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 17.3 mpg.
2011-12: Played in 31 games and made 24 starts … averaged 7.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … scored a career-high 23 points against UC Irvine (11/25) … posted seven double-figure scoring games and two double-figure rebounding outings … pulled down a career-high 11 boards in the win over rival Western Michigan (3/2) … had 10 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots against Dartmouth (11/26) … drained 26 3-pointers on the year … shot .732 from the line overall and .893 in MAC play.
St. Petersburg (Fla.) College: Averaged 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game while hitting 35 three-pointers as a sophomore at St. Petersburg (Fla.) College …named first team All-Florida Community College Activities Association and first team All-Suncoast Conference … team went 18-9 as a sophomore and advanced to the FCCAA tournament … ranked the No. 76 JUCO prospect in the country by jucorecruiting.com … averaged 13.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks as a freshman … tallied 24 points and eight rebounds against Polk State as a freshman and 30 points and nine rebounds against Indian River State as a sophomore.
High School: Originally committed to Clemson out of Bethel High School in Virginia … left his native Chad because of civil unrest and the educational and athletic opportunities in the United States … played one season at Bethel High School where the team went 30-2 and was state runner-up in Class AAA … had 19 points and 13 rebounds in the state semifinal and 19 points and 11 boards in the championship loss to T.C. Williams … averaged 13.5 points and 11 rebounds per game in his lone high school season … attended the same high school as NBA standout Allen Iverson.