Odukale and Ezeagu both earn All-CUSA honors

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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — After wrapping up common season play Saturday, Femi Odukale and Kaosi Ezeagu each earned All-CUSA honors for the Crimson and White. Odukale was named to the All-CUSA Third Group whereas Ezeagu earned an honorable point out nod.  

The senior switch from Seton Corridor, Odukale has been the “Swiss military knife” for the Aggies, taking part in each place between the one by the 4 this season. Up up to now, Odukale leads NM State in factors (10.8) and rebounds per recreation (6.5) this season.  

In convention play, Odukale made his presence felt in many various sides of the sport. Towards convention opponents, he’s ranked third in rebounding, third in help/turnover ratio, fifth in blocks and sixth in assists. He additionally recorded two double-doubles in opposition to convention opponents with 14 factors and 11 rebounds in opposition to Center Tennessee and 11 factors and 10 rebounds versus Liberty. Moreover Isaiah Crawford, he’s the one different participant to be high 15 in steals (eighth) and blocks (14th) per recreation in CUSA.  

Ezeagu made the journey from Sam Houston to NM State with Head Coach Jason Hooten and has made essentially the most of it. The 6’10 graduate scholar has been the one participant to begin each recreation for the Aggies this season and made his presence generally known as the staff chief all whereas averaging 8.7 factors and 6.3 rebounds per recreation.  

He has been a pressure on the boards for NM State as he ranks second in offensive rebounds per recreation and is fourth in total rebounds per recreation in convention play this season. His highest-scoring evening of the season got here in opposition to Louisville the place he put up 17 factors going 8-9 from the sector and added eight rebounds. Ezeagu is on tempo to have the perfect statistical season of his faculty profession all whereas being a graduate scholar.  

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Sixth-seeded NM State will tackle third-seeded Western Kentucky within the quarterfinal spherical of the CUSA Championships on Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. MT in Huntsville, Ala.Â