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Jersey Number 15
Osayi Osifo
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bedworth Park, South Africa
- High School:
- McKinney Boyd (Texas)
Overview
2020-21, Junior Season
Prior to Florida
Personal
- Appeared in 20 games for the Gators, averaging 1.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10 minutes per game.
- Extremely high motor, one of the hardest-playing guys in the country.
- Great upside, has only been playing basketball less than four years.
2020-21, Junior Season
- Averaged 1.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 20 appearances off the bench, averaging 10.0 minutes per game.
- Shot 15-for-27 (.556) from the field and recorded seven assists, three steals and a blocked shot.
- Had five games with five or more rebounds, including a career-high six on two occasions.
- Scored six points in games at Georgia and Arkansas.
- During the Gators’ season-best four-game winning streak, Osifo averaged 4.5 points per game and shot 9-for-9 from the field.
- Had four points and six rebounds in UF’s rout vs. sixth-ranked Tennessee and posted four points and four boards in the win at #11 West Virginia.
Prior to Florida
- Helped lead Eastern Florida State College to a 22-11 record in 2019-20, averaging 10.6 points and 7.5 rebounds with a .540 field goal percentage.
- Appeared in 33 games with 10 starts his freshman season at EFSC in 2018-19, averaging 4.4 points and 3.9 rebounds.
Personal
- Majoring in business.
- Parents are Peter and Charity Osifo, and his siblings are David, Osagic, Osama and Fumi.
- Nickname is O.
- Also ran track in high school.
- Came to Florida because he wants to compete with the best.
- His name means: God made to overcome pressure.
- Also considered Georgia, Tulsa and Xavier.
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