University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2024-25

• Played in 21 games, making seven starts, and tallied 2.3 points and 3.5 rebounds, shooting 53.7% from the field
• Missed nine games with a back injury during the year
• Had 74 total rebounds, with 31 on the offensive glass
• Made an impact in his Titan debut against Cleary, coming away with a double-double of 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, connecting on 6-of-8 from the field, becoming the first Titan to have a double-double in his debut since senior Gerald Liddell did it at Purdue Fort Wayne in 2022 and the first freshman to accomplish the task since Marquis Moore at IUPUI in 2019
• Had three points and a team-best six boards at Loyola, and then five caroms with a block against Toledo
• Collected four rebounds, two points, a block, and an assist in 10 minutes at Wake Forest 
• Pulled down a game-high nine boards against Tulsa, with four off the offensive glass
• Had his second-best offensive game of the season, scoring eight points on 4-of-5 from the field with three rebounds in just nine minutes at Oakland
• Registered four points and five rebounds at Green Bay

High School

• Played his high school ball at Principia in Missouri before prepping at Combine Academy in North Carolina this past season
• In high school., he was named the District Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-State
• Tallied 13.5 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior, breaking the record for most rebounds in a season
• Helped his team to second place in the state tournament

Personal

• Son of Mercy Okoro
• Has three brothers and two sisters
• His older brother, Francis, played college basketball at Oregon and Saint Louis
• Chose Detroit Mercy because of the athletics and academics
• A Business major