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Emmanuel Ogbole is a senior center who has been a key part of Rutgers's rotation, averaging 4.1 points in 28 games. He adds 6.4 rebounds per game to go with his scoring. He takes care of the ball with just 1.1 turnovers per game.
Born in Benue, Nigeria, Ogbole did not play basketball until age 17, having grown up focused on soccer. After being spotted by a local academy in Abuja, he attended Excel Model Secondary School and developed quickly enough to move to the United States. He enrolled at Monroe College in the Bronx, where he dominated in the NJCAA in 2022-23 — averaging 12.3 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 69.3 percent from the field and recording 49 blocks, helping Monroe to a 28-4 record and the East District Championship. That performance drew interest from Kansas and Texas Tech before Rutgers won out over Seton Hall. Ogbole cited the path blazed by fellow Nigerian Eugene Omoruyi, who played at Rutgers before reaching the NBA, as a factor in his decision. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers in 2025 and was named to the Big Ten Academic Honor Roll.
Career history
Born in Benue, Nigeria, Ogbole did not play basketball until age 17, having grown up focused on soccer. After being spotted by a local academy in Abuja, he attended Excel Model Secondary School and developed quickly enough to move to the United States. He enrolled at Monroe College in the Bronx, where he dominated in the NJCAA in 2022-23 — averaging 12.3 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 69.3 percent from the field and recording 49 blocks, helping Monroe to a 28-4 record and the East District Championship. That performance drew interest from Kansas and Texas Tech before Rutgers won out over Seton Hall. Ogbole cited the path blazed by fellow Nigerian Eugene Omoruyi, who played at Rutgers before reaching the NBA, as a factor in his decision. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers in 2025 and was named to the Big Ten Academic Honor Roll.
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