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Born | December 25, 1982 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Coastal Christian School ( Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
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Position | Forward |
Sam Ashaolu (born December 25, 1982) is a Canadian former basketball player. He was a member of the basketball teams of Trinity Valley Community College, Lake Region State College and Duquesne University before injuries sustained in a campus shooting in 2006 cut his career short. [1] [2] [3]
Ashaolu played for Trinity Valley Community College during the 2004–2005 season where he averaged 6.9 points and 3.7 rebounds as a freshman. The following season he transferred to Lake Region State College where he started 23 of 27 games, averaging 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, [4] and helping the Royals to a 21–9 record. [5]
In 2006 he transferred to Duquesne University in the NCAA Division I and was expected to have an immediate impact for Ron Everhart's team. [2] On September 17, 2006, Ashaolu along with his Duquesne teammates Aaron Jackson, Stuart Baldonado, Shawn James and Kojo Mensah were shot when they were returning from a party on the college campus, [6] with Ashaolu being shot twice in the head. [7] [8] [9] While initially planning on returning to the court, [10] due to the severity of the injuries he sustained in the shooting, Ashaolu never played again. In 2009, he earned his college diploma from Duquesne. [11]
Ashaolu is the brother of basketball player Olu Ashaolu and cousin of former NBA player Hakeem Olajuwon. [12]
Personal information | |
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Born | December 25, 1982 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Coastal Christian School ( Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
College |
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Position | Forward |
Sam Ashaolu (born December 25, 1982) is a Canadian former basketball player. He was a member of the basketball teams of Trinity Valley Community College, Lake Region State College and Duquesne University before injuries sustained in a campus shooting in 2006 cut his career short. [1] [2] [3]
Ashaolu played for Trinity Valley Community College during the 2004–2005 season where he averaged 6.9 points and 3.7 rebounds as a freshman. The following season he transferred to Lake Region State College where he started 23 of 27 games, averaging 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, [4] and helping the Royals to a 21–9 record. [5]
In 2006 he transferred to Duquesne University in the NCAA Division I and was expected to have an immediate impact for Ron Everhart's team. [2] On September 17, 2006, Ashaolu along with his Duquesne teammates Aaron Jackson, Stuart Baldonado, Shawn James and Kojo Mensah were shot when they were returning from a party on the college campus, [6] with Ashaolu being shot twice in the head. [7] [8] [9] While initially planning on returning to the court, [10] due to the severity of the injuries he sustained in the shooting, Ashaolu never played again. In 2009, he earned his college diploma from Duquesne. [11]
Ashaolu is the brother of basketball player Olu Ashaolu and cousin of former NBA player Hakeem Olajuwon. [12]