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Kalu Ezikpe Season 2022-23

PositionF
Weight235 lbs
Height6-8
ClassFifth Year
HometownLawrenceville, Ga.
Previous SchoolOld Dominion
Pronunciation: Kuh-loo Eh-zick-pay

2022-23 (FIFTH-YEAR)
Academic All-AAC ... Appeared in 29 games, starting four ... Averaged 3.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 7.8 minutes per game ... Started three-straight games in February for the injured Viktor Lakhin and again on Senior Day ... Rose to the occasion with a season-high 12 points and eight rebounds in road win at UCF ... Also had five points and season-high eight rebounds in home win over South Florida, his first start ... Posted 17 blocks with four steals and shot 60.7 percent from the field.

OLD DOMINION (2018-22)
Increased his scoring, rebounding and minutes each year of his career, culminating in 11.3 points and 7.1 boards per game (eighth in C-USA) this season ... also a team captain ... shot 52.2 percent from the field and 73.5 percent from the foul line to go with a team-high 36 blocks ... earned C-USA Player of the Week honors on Feb. 28, which included a 17-point, 17-rebound outing in a win over Florida Atlantic, one of his three double-doubles ... as a junior, he scored 10.3 ppg with 6.7 rpg (seventh in C-USA), including a career-high 22 points at Charlotte and 13 boards against Middle Tennessee ... earlier in his career, had 14 rebounds in 20 minutes as a sophomore in a win over UAB, plus eight points, four blocks, and the game-winning assist against Louisiana Tech as a freshman in the C-USA Quarterfinals ... helped Old Dominion to the 2019 Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles and was Georgia's No. 7 prospect out of Discovery High School.