Ovie Soko
| File:Ovie Soko 2016.png Soko in action with Aries Trikala in 2016 | |
| No. 0 – UCAM Murcia | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Liga ACB EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 7, 1991 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bethel (Hampton, Virginia) Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News, Virginia) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Boulazac Dordogne |
| 2015–2016 | Aries Trikala |
| 2016 | Enel Brindisi |
| 2016–present | UCAM Murcia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ovie Soko (born February 7, 1991)[1] is a British professional basketball player who plays for UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. Soko played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Duquesne University. He entered the 2014 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
High school career
Soko attended at the Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia where he averaged 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game during his lone season. He led the team field goal percentage (60%) and lead the Bruins to a 23-4 overall mark and district championship (16-2) as a senior As a junior, Soko played at Hampton Roads Academy where he averaged 17.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
College career
UAB
In his freshman season at UAB, Soko played in 28 games with six starts as a true freshman. He averaged 1.5 points and 1.9 rebounds.
In his sophomore season, Soko played in 30 games with 29 starts being one of UAB's most improved players, averaging 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He ranked second on the team in rebounding, field goal percentage (.505) and blocked shots (26) and closed the year by averaging 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 59.0 percent from the floor (33-of-56) over the Blazers final eight games.
In his junior season, he played in 30 games with 24 starts, averaging 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and led the team with 28 steals tied for second with 51 assists. He also changed from jersey number 32 to number 0 prior to the season.
Duquesne
In his senior season, Soko transferred to Duquesne where he started in all 30 games averaging a team-high 18.4 and 8.0 rebounds per game. He became the first Duquesne player since Bryant McAllister (19.7 ppg. in 2006) and seventh player in Duquesne history to lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring (18.4 ppg.). He was the only Atlantic 10 player ranked in the Top 10 in scoring and rebounding as well as the only forward ranked among the Atlantic 10's top 12 scorers.[2]
Professional career
Soko went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On August 3, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Boulazac Dordogneof the LNB Pro B.[3]
On August 24, 2015, he signed with Aries Trikala of Greece for the 2015–16 season.[4] He appeared in 19 games for Aries Trikala, averaging 16.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game. On April 10, he signed a one month deal with Enel Brindisi of the Serie A.[5]