2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Ighodaro, Oso
Jersey Number 13
Oso Ighodaro
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Desert Vista HS
Bio
Honors & Awards:
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
All-BIG EAST Second Team selection
BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year
NABC All-District 2 Second Team
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
CSC Academic All-District honoree
Offensive Rebounding Champion Award
Dwyane Wade Legacy of Leadership Award
2022-23
All-BIG EAST Second Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (12/19)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22
Academic Excellence Award
2020-21
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Season Notes (Sr.): Named to Allstate Maui All-Tournament team after averaging 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game... Grabbed season-high 16 rebounds, in win over Creighton (12/30/23)... Scored 22 points at Seton Hall (1/6/24)... Shot 9-of-11 from the floor en route to 18 points and also added seven boards and five assists vs. Villanova (1/15/24)... Flirted with triple-double at DePaul (1/24/24), finishing with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists... Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (1/29/24)... Collected eighth-career double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Georgetown (2/3/24)... Fourth double-double (ninth career) came with 17-point, 10-board effort at Butler (2/13/24)... Became 53rd player in MU history with 1,000 points (1,078) against UConn (3/2/24) on Senior Night... Scored career-high 24 points in regular-season finale against Xavier (3/9/24)... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection for the second-straight season.
2022-23 Season Notes (Jr.): First-career start came against Radford (Nov. 7) in season opener and finished with 19 points and seven boards ... Collected “Marquette” triple double 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 defections against Georgia Tech (Nov. 23) along with a career-high five blocks … Finished with 16 points and a career-best 18 rebounds at Notre Dame (Dec. 11) for his third-career double-double ... Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (Dec. 19) ... Fourth-career double-double came against Seton Hall (Dec. 27), with 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 10 rebounds ... Dished out a career-high eight assists, in a win at DePaul (Jan. 28) ... Matched a season-high 19 points against UConn (Jan. 11) ... Finished with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks at Butler (Feb. 28) ... Chipped in 13 points, seven assists and three rebounds against St. John’s (Mar. 4) ... Contributed 14 points, five rebounds and five assists against Vermont (3/17/23) in NCAA tourney ... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection.
2021-22 Season Notes (RFr.): Finished with 12 rebounds and three points against New Hampshire (Nov. 12) … Posted his first career double-double finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Jackson State (Nov. 30) … Shot 10-of-12 from the floor and finished with 22 points and five rebounds vs. Creighton (Jan. 1) … Shot 5-of-8 from the floor and finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assist versus DePaul (Jan. 11) … Chipped in seven points and four rebounds against St. Johns (Mar. 5).
2020-21 Season Notes (Fr.): Made Marquette debut in season opener against UAPB (Nov. 25) … Finished with four points and four rebounds in 13 minutes … Saw 10 minutes of action against Butler (Feb.2) and finished with two points and a steal … Missed last nine games with a foot injury.
Prior to Marquette: A nationally ranked recruit, ranked by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … Four-year letterwinner at Desert Vista High School under head coach Gino Crump … Led program to state title in 2019-20, the program’s first since 2008 … Finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots in title game … Named Arizona Republic All-State … Averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game for the Thunder, which finished 17-10 overall in 2018-19 … Tabbed the school’s scholar-athlete of the year among juniors, claimed city defensive player of the year honors and was selected second team all-region … Was a member of a district championship squad as a sophomore in 2017-18 as the Thunder collected a 25-5 overall record and made a trip to the semifinals of the state tourney … Only freshman on the varsity roster in 2016-17 and helped the program to a semifinal appearance in the state playoffs … Competed on the summer league circuit with the 17U Arizona Select UA Rise team.
Personal: Born July 02 in Mesa, Arizona … Son of Dawn and Osaro Ighodaro … Has one sister, Osaso … Graduate School of Management—Master of Business Administration (MBA).
2023-24
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
All-BIG EAST Second Team selection
BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year
NABC All-District 2 Second Team
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
CSC Academic All-District honoree
Offensive Rebounding Champion Award
Dwyane Wade Legacy of Leadership Award
2022-23
All-BIG EAST Second Team
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (12/19)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22
Academic Excellence Award
2020-21
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Season Notes (Sr.): Named to Allstate Maui All-Tournament team after averaging 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game... Grabbed season-high 16 rebounds, in win over Creighton (12/30/23)... Scored 22 points at Seton Hall (1/6/24)... Shot 9-of-11 from the floor en route to 18 points and also added seven boards and five assists vs. Villanova (1/15/24)... Flirted with triple-double at DePaul (1/24/24), finishing with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists... Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (1/29/24)... Collected eighth-career double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Georgetown (2/3/24)... Fourth double-double (ninth career) came with 17-point, 10-board effort at Butler (2/13/24)... Became 53rd player in MU history with 1,000 points (1,078) against UConn (3/2/24) on Senior Night... Scored career-high 24 points in regular-season finale against Xavier (3/9/24)... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection for the second-straight season.
2022-23 Season Notes (Jr.): First-career start came against Radford (Nov. 7) in season opener and finished with 19 points and seven boards ... Collected “Marquette” triple double 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 defections against Georgia Tech (Nov. 23) along with a career-high five blocks … Finished with 16 points and a career-best 18 rebounds at Notre Dame (Dec. 11) for his third-career double-double ... Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (Dec. 19) ... Fourth-career double-double came against Seton Hall (Dec. 27), with 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 10 rebounds ... Dished out a career-high eight assists, in a win at DePaul (Jan. 28) ... Matched a season-high 19 points against UConn (Jan. 11) ... Finished with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks at Butler (Feb. 28) ... Chipped in 13 points, seven assists and three rebounds against St. John’s (Mar. 4) ... Contributed 14 points, five rebounds and five assists against Vermont (3/17/23) in NCAA tourney ... All-BIG EAST Second Team selection.
2021-22 Season Notes (RFr.): Finished with 12 rebounds and three points against New Hampshire (Nov. 12) … Posted his first career double-double finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Jackson State (Nov. 30) … Shot 10-of-12 from the floor and finished with 22 points and five rebounds vs. Creighton (Jan. 1) … Shot 5-of-8 from the floor and finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assist versus DePaul (Jan. 11) … Chipped in seven points and four rebounds against St. Johns (Mar. 5).
2020-21 Season Notes (Fr.): Made Marquette debut in season opener against UAPB (Nov. 25) … Finished with four points and four rebounds in 13 minutes … Saw 10 minutes of action against Butler (Feb.2) and finished with two points and a steal … Missed last nine games with a foot injury.
Prior to Marquette: A nationally ranked recruit, ranked by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … Four-year letterwinner at Desert Vista High School under head coach Gino Crump … Led program to state title in 2019-20, the program’s first since 2008 … Finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots in title game … Named Arizona Republic All-State … Averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game for the Thunder, which finished 17-10 overall in 2018-19 … Tabbed the school’s scholar-athlete of the year among juniors, claimed city defensive player of the year honors and was selected second team all-region … Was a member of a district championship squad as a sophomore in 2017-18 as the Thunder collected a 25-5 overall record and made a trip to the semifinals of the state tourney … Only freshman on the varsity roster in 2016-17 and helped the program to a semifinal appearance in the state playoffs … Competed on the summer league circuit with the 17U Arizona Select UA Rise team.
Personal: Born July 02 in Mesa, Arizona … Son of Dawn and Osaro Ighodaro … Has one sister, Osaso … Graduate School of Management—Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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