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Jersey Number 13
Isaac Likekele
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Timberview HS
Bio
2021-22 (Senior Year)
• Cemented his name among the Oklahoma State greats as he become just the 44th player in program history to record 1,000 or more points in a career. He is the first to have 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists.
• Started all 30 games for the Cowboys while averaging 30.8 minutes per contest with 7.1 points. He shot .437 from the field and averaged 5.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals.
• Reached double-digit scoring in nine of the 30 games.
• Recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds at home against Kansas in the Big 12 opener on Jan. 4.
• Was a problem on the defensive end, notably against Prairie View A&M on Nov. 4 as he recorded four steals. Throughout the season, he had two or more steals in 14 of the 30 games.
• Record a season-high eight assists on Jan. 26 at home against Iowa State. Also had 13 points and six rebounds in the game.
• Finished his career with a rebound in 123-straight games, which dated back to his freshman year.
2020-21 (Junior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors for a second straight season.
• Once again led the team in plus-minus with a mark of +93 (+4.0 per game, +5.0 per 40). This was his second straight season with a plus/minus average of +4.0 per game or better.
• Ended his junior season tied for 11th in school history with 339 career assists and 24th in career steals with 123. That makes him one of just 14 Cowboys to appear in the top-25 list of both stat categories.
• Became just the seventh OSU player in school history with over 300 dimes, 400 rebounds and 100 steals.
• At 803 career points, Likekele needs just 197 points to become only the 44th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.
• The Big 12’s highest rebounding guard and OSU’s top rebounder at 6.6 boards per game.
• Earned his first career Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2021.
• Also ranked 7th in the Big 12 in assist/turnover ratio (+1.6), 7th in minutes per game (33.8) and 11th in assists (3.6).
• Posted 18 games with at least three assists, and six games with five or more.
• His tireless work in the practice gym helped raise his 3-point percentage from 21.4 percent (3-of-4) in 2019-20 to 44.4 percent (8-of-18) in 2020-21.
• Scorched West Virginia for a season-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting.
• Recorded 10 double-digit scoring performances, including 13 points in the Big 12 Championship game.
• Opened the season with a career-high 13 rebounds and added seven assists in the win at UT Arlington.
• Used his aggressiveness to draw 3.4 fouls per game, which was second on the squad only to Cade Cunningham.
2019-20 (Sophomore Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors after a standout sophomore season.
• Led OSU in plus/minus (+115 on the year) and plus/minus average (+4.1 per game).
• Already ranks 23rd in program history in career assists with 253 dimes through two seasons. His career average of 4.2 per game are the 12th most by a Cowboy.
• Recorded 127 assists in 2019-20, which are the sixth most ever by an OSU sophomore and the 27th most in a season overall.
• Dubbed the "linebacker at point guard" by ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla, Likekele finished the season as the Big 12's only player to average 4.5 apg, 1.9 spg, 5.6 rpg.
• Just the third player in program history to post 100 assists and 40 steals as both a freshman and a sophomore - joining Marcus Smart (2013-14) and Byron Eaton (2006-07).
• Posted 54 steals as a sophomore, which is tied for the 24th most in program history.
• With 96 career steals, Likekele is only 20 shy of the top-25 list for career steals.
• The Big 12's second-highest rebounding guard at 5.6 boards per game.
• Orchestrated OSU's late-season resurgence, which helped the Cowboys win eight of their last 11 games.
• Scored the game-winning, coast-to-coast layup with 3.8 seconds remaining against Iowa State in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship. He finished the game with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals.
• Recorded 11 games in 2019-20 with at least 10 points, five assists and five rebounds.
• Picked up his third career double-double in the road victory against Texas with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
• Finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in the home victory over No. 24 Texas Tech.
• Posted back-to-back double-doubles in the win against TCU and the narrow loss to Baylor - the first two of his career - with 15 points and a career-high 11 assists in the win over TCU and 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Baylor.
• Those feats made him the first player in OSU history to follow up a points/assist double-double with a points/rebound double-double.
• Scored in double-figures in 18 of his 28 games, including a 26-point outing against Syracuse in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
• Recorded his 200th career assist in 2019-20, making only the 8th Cowboy sophomore to reach the 200-assist mark.
• NIT Season Tip-Off All Tournament team selection after averaging 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
• Ended the year with three double-digit rebounding performances and three double-doubles.
USA Basketball (2019 FIBA U19 World Cup)
• Became the fourth Oklahoma State player to win gold with USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 World Cup, joining Matt Clark (1979), Marcus Smart (2013) and Jawun Evans (2015).
• Grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and scored nine points to help USA Basketball take down Mali, 93-79, in the gold-medal game.
• Averaged 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 assist and 1.7 steals per game over the course of the FIBA U19 World Cup.
• USA Basketball was +88 (+12.6 per game) when Likekele was on the floor in Greece.
• Posted three double-digit scoring games, including a pair of 11-point performances against Lithuania.
2018-19 (Freshman Season)
• Game-By-Game Stats
• Joined Marcus Smart as the only Cowboy freshmen to ever produce 120+ assists and 40+ steals.
• One of only two players in the Big 12 to average at least 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 2018-19 (Nick Weiler-Babb, Iowa State).
• Racked up 126 assists as a freshman, which trailed only Marcus Smart (139 in 2012-13) for the most by a Cowboy freshman.
• His 126 assists tied for the 27th most by any player in school history.
• Recorded the fourth most steals ever by a Cowboy freshman - 42.
• Started all 32 games, which are the most by an OSU freshman since Marcus Smart started all 33 games of the 2012-13 season.
• Produced 12 double-digit scoring games, including seven over the final 11 games of the year.
• Posted nine assists in the regular season finale against West Virginia, which is tied for the fourth most ever by an OSU freshman.
• Big 12 ranks: assists (3rd, 3.9), a/to ratio (7th, 1.7), steals (11th, 1.3), field goal percentage (15th, .466), minutes (24th, 28.9).
• Logged 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists against Baylor. Only one other Cowboy freshman has recorded those numbers in a game - Marcus Smart in 2014.
• Posted 17 points at TCU and followed it up with 16 points at Texas.
• Exploded for 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 9 rebounds at West Virginia.
• Put up a career-high 16 points against Houston, leading the team in scoring for the first time this year.
• Picked up a pair of blocks in OSU's win over the College of Charleston.
• Led OSU defensively in its first win of the season against UTSA with a team-high three steal.
• Led the Cowboys in scoring (10.7 ppg) and assists (2.7 apg) and ranked second in rebounding (5.7 rpg) during the European tour.
Timberview High School
• Led Mansfield Timberview High School to the 2017 5A Texas state championship.
• Named First Team All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.
• Averaged 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a senior for the Wolves.
• 247Sports.com listed Likekele as the nation's No. 24 point guard and the No. 10 player in the state of Texas regardless of position.
• Both 247Sports and Rivals had Likekele ranked as a top-150 player in the country.
• Earned district MPV honors following a standout senior season.
• Named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's 2018 All-Star team.
• Earned MVP honors at the prestigious Whataburger Basketball Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
Personal
• Born on Feb. 25, 2000 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Is the son of Sarah and Serge Likekele.
• Has two sisters, Faith and Hope Likekele.
• Majoring in recreational management at OSU.
• Cemented his name among the Oklahoma State greats as he become just the 44th player in program history to record 1,000 or more points in a career. He is the first to have 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists.
• Started all 30 games for the Cowboys while averaging 30.8 minutes per contest with 7.1 points. He shot .437 from the field and averaged 5.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals.
• Reached double-digit scoring in nine of the 30 games.
• Recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds at home against Kansas in the Big 12 opener on Jan. 4.
• Was a problem on the defensive end, notably against Prairie View A&M on Nov. 4 as he recorded four steals. Throughout the season, he had two or more steals in 14 of the 30 games.
• Record a season-high eight assists on Jan. 26 at home against Iowa State. Also had 13 points and six rebounds in the game.
• Finished his career with a rebound in 123-straight games, which dated back to his freshman year.
2020-21 (Junior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors for a second straight season.
• Once again led the team in plus-minus with a mark of +93 (+4.0 per game, +5.0 per 40). This was his second straight season with a plus/minus average of +4.0 per game or better.
• Ended his junior season tied for 11th in school history with 339 career assists and 24th in career steals with 123. That makes him one of just 14 Cowboys to appear in the top-25 list of both stat categories.
• Became just the seventh OSU player in school history with over 300 dimes, 400 rebounds and 100 steals.
• At 803 career points, Likekele needs just 197 points to become only the 44th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.
• The Big 12’s highest rebounding guard and OSU’s top rebounder at 6.6 boards per game.
• Earned his first career Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2021.
• Also ranked 7th in the Big 12 in assist/turnover ratio (+1.6), 7th in minutes per game (33.8) and 11th in assists (3.6).
• Posted 18 games with at least three assists, and six games with five or more.
• His tireless work in the practice gym helped raise his 3-point percentage from 21.4 percent (3-of-4) in 2019-20 to 44.4 percent (8-of-18) in 2020-21.
• Scorched West Virginia for a season-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting.
• Recorded 10 double-digit scoring performances, including 13 points in the Big 12 Championship game.
• Opened the season with a career-high 13 rebounds and added seven assists in the win at UT Arlington.
• Used his aggressiveness to draw 3.4 fouls per game, which was second on the squad only to Cade Cunningham.
2019-20 (Sophomore Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors after a standout sophomore season.
• Led OSU in plus/minus (+115 on the year) and plus/minus average (+4.1 per game).
• Already ranks 23rd in program history in career assists with 253 dimes through two seasons. His career average of 4.2 per game are the 12th most by a Cowboy.
• Recorded 127 assists in 2019-20, which are the sixth most ever by an OSU sophomore and the 27th most in a season overall.
• Dubbed the "linebacker at point guard" by ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla, Likekele finished the season as the Big 12's only player to average 4.5 apg, 1.9 spg, 5.6 rpg.
• Just the third player in program history to post 100 assists and 40 steals as both a freshman and a sophomore - joining Marcus Smart (2013-14) and Byron Eaton (2006-07).
• Posted 54 steals as a sophomore, which is tied for the 24th most in program history.
• With 96 career steals, Likekele is only 20 shy of the top-25 list for career steals.
• The Big 12's second-highest rebounding guard at 5.6 boards per game.
• Orchestrated OSU's late-season resurgence, which helped the Cowboys win eight of their last 11 games.
• Scored the game-winning, coast-to-coast layup with 3.8 seconds remaining against Iowa State in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship. He finished the game with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals.
• Recorded 11 games in 2019-20 with at least 10 points, five assists and five rebounds.
• Picked up his third career double-double in the road victory against Texas with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
• Finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in the home victory over No. 24 Texas Tech.
• Posted back-to-back double-doubles in the win against TCU and the narrow loss to Baylor - the first two of his career - with 15 points and a career-high 11 assists in the win over TCU and 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Baylor.
• Those feats made him the first player in OSU history to follow up a points/assist double-double with a points/rebound double-double.
• Scored in double-figures in 18 of his 28 games, including a 26-point outing against Syracuse in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
• Recorded his 200th career assist in 2019-20, making only the 8th Cowboy sophomore to reach the 200-assist mark.
• NIT Season Tip-Off All Tournament team selection after averaging 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.
• Ended the year with three double-digit rebounding performances and three double-doubles.
USA Basketball (2019 FIBA U19 World Cup)
• Became the fourth Oklahoma State player to win gold with USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 World Cup, joining Matt Clark (1979), Marcus Smart (2013) and Jawun Evans (2015).
• Grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and scored nine points to help USA Basketball take down Mali, 93-79, in the gold-medal game.
• Averaged 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 assist and 1.7 steals per game over the course of the FIBA U19 World Cup.
• USA Basketball was +88 (+12.6 per game) when Likekele was on the floor in Greece.
• Posted three double-digit scoring games, including a pair of 11-point performances against Lithuania.
2018-19 (Freshman Season)
• Game-By-Game Stats
• Joined Marcus Smart as the only Cowboy freshmen to ever produce 120+ assists and 40+ steals.
• One of only two players in the Big 12 to average at least 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 2018-19 (Nick Weiler-Babb, Iowa State).
• Racked up 126 assists as a freshman, which trailed only Marcus Smart (139 in 2012-13) for the most by a Cowboy freshman.
• His 126 assists tied for the 27th most by any player in school history.
• Recorded the fourth most steals ever by a Cowboy freshman - 42.
• Started all 32 games, which are the most by an OSU freshman since Marcus Smart started all 33 games of the 2012-13 season.
• Produced 12 double-digit scoring games, including seven over the final 11 games of the year.
• Posted nine assists in the regular season finale against West Virginia, which is tied for the fourth most ever by an OSU freshman.
• Big 12 ranks: assists (3rd, 3.9), a/to ratio (7th, 1.7), steals (11th, 1.3), field goal percentage (15th, .466), minutes (24th, 28.9).
• Logged 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists against Baylor. Only one other Cowboy freshman has recorded those numbers in a game - Marcus Smart in 2014.
• Posted 17 points at TCU and followed it up with 16 points at Texas.
• Exploded for 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 9 rebounds at West Virginia.
• Put up a career-high 16 points against Houston, leading the team in scoring for the first time this year.
• Picked up a pair of blocks in OSU's win over the College of Charleston.
• Led OSU defensively in its first win of the season against UTSA with a team-high three steal.
• Led the Cowboys in scoring (10.7 ppg) and assists (2.7 apg) and ranked second in rebounding (5.7 rpg) during the European tour.
Timberview High School
• Led Mansfield Timberview High School to the 2017 5A Texas state championship.
• Named First Team All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.
• Averaged 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a senior for the Wolves.
• 247Sports.com listed Likekele as the nation's No. 24 point guard and the No. 10 player in the state of Texas regardless of position.
• Both 247Sports and Rivals had Likekele ranked as a top-150 player in the country.
• Earned district MPV honors following a standout senior season.
• Named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's 2018 All-Star team.
• Earned MVP honors at the prestigious Whataburger Basketball Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
Personal
• Born on Feb. 25, 2000 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Is the son of Sarah and Serge Likekele.
• Has two sisters, Faith and Hope Likekele.
• Majoring in recreational management at OSU.
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