#24 E.J. ANOSIKE

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6-7 (201 cm)

WEIGHT: 250 lbs (113 kg)

BIRTHDATE: November 11, 1998 (East Orange, NJ)

HIGH SCHOOL: St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Cal State Fullerton ‘22 (Fullerton, CA)
TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @EAnosike55/@ej_anosike

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on April 27, 2023

YEARS PRO: 1

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


Made his professional debut in the 2022-23 season, posting averages of 10.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 20.6 minutes in 32 games across the Drew League, Korean Basketball League (KBL), and NBA G League.


2023: Appeared in two games for the Texas Legends, NBA G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks … Averaged 9.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 15.5 minutes … Scored 14 points to go along with five rebounds in 26 minutes of action March 25 vs. Santa Cruz. 


2023: Averaged 4.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 12.0 minutes through six games with the Salt Lake City Stars, NBA G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz … Grabbed multiple rebounds in every game and blocked two shots Feb. 10 vs. Lakeland. 


2022: Averaged 13.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 24.7 minutes in 21 games with the Suwon KT Sonicboom of the KBL … Scored in double figures 11 times and scored 20 or more in eight games … Exploded for a career-high 34 points to go along with eight rebounds in 38 minutes of action Nov. 3 vs. KoGas … Poured in 32 points to go along with six rebounds and four steals in a Nov. 24 win against Wonju … Grabbed a season-best 16 rebounds to go along with 16 points in a double-double performance Oct. 30 vs. Anyang … Recorded his second double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds Dec. 1 vs. Anyang.


2022: Appeared in three games for the L.A. Cheaters in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in July … Averaged 3.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game. 



UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER 


2021-22: Transferred to Cal State Fullerton, where he averaged a career-best 16.7 points to go along with 8.6 rebounds per game in 32 contests as a senior … Led the Titans in scoring and minutes played … Started in all but one game … Scored in double figures in 30 games … Recorded 10 double-doubles … Scored a season-high 33 points on 63.2 per cent from the floor and a perfect eight-of-eight from the free throw line to propel his team to a win Jan. 13 vs. California State, Northridge … Came down with a season-high 20 rebounds to go along with 16 points March 10 vs. UC Davis … Led Cal State Fullerton to their fourth NCAA tournament appearance in program history ... Named All-Big West Newcomer of the Year … Honoured as All-Big West Tournament MVP after tallying 22 points and eight rebounds in a victory over Long Beach State in the Big West Championship game March 13 …  Named to the conference’s First Team and All-Tournament Team. 


2020-21: Joined the University of Tennessee Volunteers as the sixth-rated graduate transfer in the country … Saw action in 22 games where he averaged 1.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 8.6 minutes … Recorded season highs of nine points (Dec. 21 vs. Saint Joseph’s) and six rebounds (Dec. 15 vs. Appalachian State). 


2019-20: Accrued impressive career-high averages in rebounds (11.6) and minutes (33.2) through 33 games with the Sacred Heart Pioneers … Started in every game …  Led his team in points per game (15.7) and rebounds per game … Scored in double figures in all but three games, with eight games of 20 or more … Notched double-digit rebounds in 21 games with 18 double-double performances … Grabbed fifteen or more rebounds in eight games … Scored a season-high 26 points to go along with 14 rebounds Dec. 1 vs. Pine Manor, later matching that scoring mark Feb. 15 vs. LIU Brooklyn in a game where he also grabbed a career-high and program-record 22 rebounds  … Had great success getting to the free throw line with seven games of double-digit attempts and only two games with zero …. Honoured as Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Week on five occasions … Named to All-NEC First Team.


2018-19: Averaged 14.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 29.0 minutes in 32 games as a sophomore at Sacred Heart … Started every game … Led the Pioneers in rebounds per game … Scored double-digit points in 25 games … Recorded seven double-doubles … Scored a season-high 27 points on four-of-six from three in a win Feb. 2 vs. Saint Francis … Nabbed a season-high 16 rebounds Nov. 17 vs. Brown, with 10 coming on the offensive glass … Honoured with the NEC’s Most Improved Player Award and named to the All-NEC Second Team. 


2017-18: Averaged 4.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 13.9 minutes as a freshman at Sacred Heart … Came down with a season-best 17 rebounds Nov. 19 vs. Maine … Tallied a season-best 14 points to go along with 16 rebounds Nov. 22 vs. Mitchell.



PERSONAL


Full name is Ejimofor Anosike ... Majored in finance and actuarial science as an undergraduate and agricultural economics as a graduate student.


STATISTICS

PROFESSIONAL TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Texas 2 31 18 4-7 2-4 2-3 5 3 8 3 1 1 0 2
2023 Salt Lake City 6 72 25 8-19 0-0 5-6 15 8 23 9 11 4 0 4
2022 Suwon KT 21 519 287 66-144 34-118 53-71 40 79 119 29 47 7 14 31
2022 LA Cheaters 3 36 10 3-7 1-3 1-2 1 6 7 2 6 0 1 4
Totals 32 658 340 81-177 37-125 61-82 61 96 157 43 65 12 15 41

PROFESSIONAL AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023 Texas 2 15.5 9.0 .571 .500 .667 2.5 1.5 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0
2023 Salt Lake City 6 12.0 4.2 .421 .000 .833 2.5 1.3 3.8 1.5 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.7
2022 Suwon KT 21 24.7 13.7 .458 .288 .746 1.9 3.8 5.7 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.7 1.5
2022 LA Cheaters 3 12.0 3.3 .429 .333 .500 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 1.3
Totals 32 20.6 10.6 .458 .296 .744 1.9 3.0 4.9 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.5 1.3

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Cal St. Fullerton 32 980 520 180-334 8-30 136-175 99 168 267 56 81 10 27 62
2020-21 Tennessee 22 189 38 13-38 0-0 12-20 22 20 42 6 20 1 8 5
2014-15 Sacred Heart 33 1095 519 162-296 20-80 135-186 138 245 383 57 71 9 32 69
2018-19 Sacred Heart 32 928 454 137-248 19-53 123-163 105 153 258 29 79 16 19 48
2017-18 Sacred Heart 29 403 123 42-102 0-5 39-56 42 69 111 12 46 13 6 33
Totals: 148 3,595 1,654 534-1,018 47-168 445-600 406 655 1,061 160 297 49 92 217

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021-22 Cal St. Fullerton 32 30.6 16.3 .539 .267 .777 3.1 5.3 8.3 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.8 1.9
2020-21 Tennessee 22 8.6 1.7 .342 .000 .600 1.0 0.9 1.9 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.2
2014-15 Sacred Heart 33 33.2 15.7 .547 .250 .726 4.2 7.4 11.6 1.7 2.2 0.3 1.0 2.1
2018-19 Sacred Heart 32 29 14.2 .552 .358 .755 3.3 4.8 8.1 0.9 2.5 0.5 0.6 1.5
2017-18 Sacred Heart 29 13.9 4.2 .412 .000 .696 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.4 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.1
Totals: 148 24.3 11.2 .525 .280 .742 2.7 4.4 7.2 1.1 2.0 0.3 0.6 1.5
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