2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Fidelis Okereke
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Carson, CA
- High School:
- King/Drew HS
Bio
2022-23 Season (Sophomore)
Okereke appeared in 31 games and started 14 times in his third season at CSUN ... Led the team in rebounds per game (5.1) ... Averaged 4.4 points per game on 51.4 percent shooting for the year over 18.8 minutes per game ... Second on the team in total blocks with 20 ... Registered 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 points per game in league play ... Ranked 16th in The Big West in rebounds per game and 18th in blocks per game (0.6) ... Grabbed double digit rebounds and scored in double figures twice ... Scored 14 points to go with eight boards in a win over San Diego (12/22/22) ... Posted 12 rebounds and 10 points vs. Long Beach State (1/5/23) ... Finished with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots at UC Irvine (1/28/23) ... Moved up to eighth on the school's career blocked shots list with 63 rejections.
2021-22 Season (Sophomore)
Okereke posted new career-highs across the board while leading the team in rebounds per game (5.1) and blocks per game (0.9) ... Registered new personal bests in games played (29), games started (8), points per game (5.1), field goal percentage (52.7), rebounds per game and blocks per game ... Ranked fourth in the Big West in blocks per game, sixth in offensive rebounds per game (2.2) and 20th in rebounds per game ... Averaged 5.9 points and 5.6 rebounds in Big West play ... Grabbed double-digit rebounds in four games while scoring in double figures in three games ... Scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting vs. UC Riverside (1/22/22) ... Registered 12 rebounds to go with seven points vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/25/22) ... Recorded a career-high 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. Long Beach State (2/17/22).
2020-21 Season (Freshman)
Okereke played in 21 games, making seven starts in his freshman season ... Averaged 3.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 15.9 minutes per game ... Led the team with 16 blocks on the year including 13 in league play ... Third on the team in steals with 16 ... Shot 46.9 percent from the floor ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and added seven points at California (12/19/20) ... Finished with nine points and three steals vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/23/21) ... Blocked a season-high four shots and grabbed five rebounds vs. UC Davis (2/6/21) ... Scored a career-high 11 points to go with seven rebounds vs. UC Riverside (3/5/21).
King/Drew High School
Named CIF LA City Most Valuable Player in 2020 after helping the Golden Eagles post a 25-9 record including a 10-0 mark in league play ... Helped guide the team to an appearance in the CIF State Division II Regional Semifinals and a third-place finish at the CIF LA City Section Opening Division championships in 2020 ... Averaged 16.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game as a senior ... Also earned All-City Division I honors in 2018-19 ... Won the 2017-18 CIF LA City Section Division II title and would advance to the third round of the CIF State Division IV playoffs ... Also lettered in track and competed in the shot put as a sophomore and junior ... Took home All-City second place in the regional shot put in 2019 ... Named to the Honor Roll all four seasons.
Personal
Parents are Chris and Maureen ... He has three sisters, Trista, Christa and Daisy ... His parents are originally from Nigeria ... Majoring in Kinesiology at CSUN.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
Okereke appeared in 31 games and started 14 times in his third season at CSUN ... Led the team in rebounds per game (5.1) ... Averaged 4.4 points per game on 51.4 percent shooting for the year over 18.8 minutes per game ... Second on the team in total blocks with 20 ... Registered 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 points per game in league play ... Ranked 16th in The Big West in rebounds per game and 18th in blocks per game (0.6) ... Grabbed double digit rebounds and scored in double figures twice ... Scored 14 points to go with eight boards in a win over San Diego (12/22/22) ... Posted 12 rebounds and 10 points vs. Long Beach State (1/5/23) ... Finished with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots at UC Irvine (1/28/23) ... Moved up to eighth on the school's career blocked shots list with 63 rejections.
2021-22 Season (Sophomore)
Okereke posted new career-highs across the board while leading the team in rebounds per game (5.1) and blocks per game (0.9) ... Registered new personal bests in games played (29), games started (8), points per game (5.1), field goal percentage (52.7), rebounds per game and blocks per game ... Ranked fourth in the Big West in blocks per game, sixth in offensive rebounds per game (2.2) and 20th in rebounds per game ... Averaged 5.9 points and 5.6 rebounds in Big West play ... Grabbed double-digit rebounds in four games while scoring in double figures in three games ... Scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting vs. UC Riverside (1/22/22) ... Registered 12 rebounds to go with seven points vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/25/22) ... Recorded a career-high 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. Long Beach State (2/17/22).
2020-21 Season (Freshman)
Okereke played in 21 games, making seven starts in his freshman season ... Averaged 3.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 15.9 minutes per game ... Led the team with 16 blocks on the year including 13 in league play ... Third on the team in steals with 16 ... Shot 46.9 percent from the floor ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and added seven points at California (12/19/20) ... Finished with nine points and three steals vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/23/21) ... Blocked a season-high four shots and grabbed five rebounds vs. UC Davis (2/6/21) ... Scored a career-high 11 points to go with seven rebounds vs. UC Riverside (3/5/21).
King/Drew High School
Named CIF LA City Most Valuable Player in 2020 after helping the Golden Eagles post a 25-9 record including a 10-0 mark in league play ... Helped guide the team to an appearance in the CIF State Division II Regional Semifinals and a third-place finish at the CIF LA City Section Opening Division championships in 2020 ... Averaged 16.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game as a senior ... Also earned All-City Division I honors in 2018-19 ... Won the 2017-18 CIF LA City Section Division II title and would advance to the third round of the CIF State Division IV playoffs ... Also lettered in track and competed in the shot put as a sophomore and junior ... Took home All-City second place in the regional shot put in 2019 ... Named to the Honor Roll all four seasons.
Personal
Parents are Chris and Maureen ... He has three sisters, Trista, Christa and Daisy ... His parents are originally from Nigeria ... Majoring in Kinesiology at CSUN.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Points | 14 (2x) last vs. San Diego | 12/22/22 |
| Field Goals | 6 (2x) last vs. San Diego | 12/22/22 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | N/A | N/A |
| Free Throws | 5 vs. Portland State | 12/18/21 |
| Rebounds | 14 vs. Long Beach State | 2/17/22 |
| Assists | 4 vs. UC Davis | 1/11/23 |
| Blocks | 4 (2x) last at UC Irvine | 1/28/23 |
| Steals | 4 vs. Cal State Fullerton | 2/19/22 |
| Minutes | 35 vs. UC Santa Barbara | 1/25/22 |
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