Bola Olaniyan

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-7
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Lagos, Nigeria
High School:
Richmond High School

2015-16 JUNIOR
Game-By-Game Stats
*MVC Most-Improved Team
Ranked second in the MVC in rebounding (8.8) and first in offensive rebounding (3.0)...Grabbed double-digit rebounds 13 times on the season...Had six double-doubles on the year, including four in the last six games...Recorded three-straight double-doubles Feb. 13-20...Led the team with a .566 field goal percentage.

2014-15 SOPHOMORE
Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 31 games and made 12 starts...Started the last four games...Ranked 6th in the MVC in offensive rebounding (2.0)...Recorded double-doubles in back-to-back games against Indiana State and at Wichita State...Was 12-of-20 from the field in the last five games.

2013-14 FRESHMAN
Game-By-Game Stats
Started 12 games, and in those 12 starts he averaged 6.3 points and 7.8 rebounds...Had a career-high 12 points vs. Indiana State on Jan. 29, and 14 rebounds against Loyola on Feb. 1...Ranked 14th in the MVC in rebounding (4.9)...Led the MVC in offensive rebounding in conference-only games (3.3).

2012-13 REDSHIRT
Redshirted. Richmond High School
Averaged 14.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game his senior year for Richmond High School (Ind.)...Scored a season-high 27 points in an overtime victory over Kokomo on Feb. 17, and also scored 25 points three times...Recorded 14 double-doubles and posted double figures in scoring in all but five games...Richmond finished 21-4 on the season and advanced to the Class 4A sectional final for a second-consecutive season...Played his junior season at Mount Zion Christian Academy in North Carolina. Personal
A native of Lagos, Nigeria. Born April 5, 1993...Son of Yekini and Sherifai Olaniyan...Played organized basketball for first time in 10th grade in Nigeria.