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Jersey Number 14
Yor Anei
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Lee's Summit West HS [Mo.]
Bio
Yor Anei's Career Stats (Through 2019-20)
2019-20 (Sophomore Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Already eighth in school history with 145 career blocks, and his average of 2.27 per game ranks second.
• Career average of 2.27 blocks per game ended the season ranked 11th among all active players nationwide, and his 145 blocks are the 40th most in the country at the end of 2019-20.
• Recorded 13 double-digit scoring performances, and Oklahoma State was 13-0 in those games.
• Owns 15 career 4+ block games, which already ranks fourth in school history.
• KenPom ranked Anei 13th nationally with a block percentage of 11.8.
• Second on the roster in overall plus/minus (+73) and is fourth in plus/minus per 40 minutes (+4.5).
• NIT Season Tip-Off MVP after averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in New York.
• Anei's 1.9 blocks per game ranked 4th in the Big 12 and 50th in the NCAA.
• Was 6-of-6 shooting for 15 points at K-State, which is one of just seven perfect shooting performances with at least six attempts across the Big 12.
• Racked up three double-doubles, including 10 points and 10 boards in the Bedlam win over Oklahoma.
• Has blocked at least one shot in 55 of his 64 career games.
• Already has 109 career offensive rebounds, and needs just 30 more to join the program's top-25 list.
• Recorded 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and five rebounds in OSU's win over Iowa State in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship.
• Scored eight of OSU's final 13 points to help lift the Cowboys to a win at Houston. Anei finished with a team-high 18 points.
• Just missed a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks in the season opener against Oral Roberts.
• Eight blocks against Oral Roberts are the most by any Big 12 player all season.
• Earned Preseason All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention honors after leading the league in blocked shots as a freshman.
2018-19 (Freshman Season)
• Game-By-Game Stats
• One of the nation's elite shot blockers, Anei ranked seventh in the NCAA and second among all freshmen with 2.7 blocks per game.
• Tied Andre Williams' school record for single-season blocks with 85, which had stood since 2002-03.
• According to KenPom, Anei blocked 13.7 percent of opponent 2-point shots while he was on the floor, which is the fourth-best block percentage in the country and the best by any freshman.
• Won Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors on March 11 for his eight-block performance against West Virginia, which broke his own OSU freshman record and tied for the second most ever by a Cowboy. It was the most blocks by a Big 12 player this year and ranks 15th all-time in conference history.
• Posted nine four-block games in 2018-19, which tied him with Bryant Reeves for the fifth most ever by a Cowboy in their career.
• Just the third player to ever lead the Big 12 in blocks to not make the league's All-Defensive Team.
• Posted his first career double-double in the Big 12 Championship opener against TCU with 17 points and 10 boards. He also tallied seven blocks in the game, which was only one shy of the Big 12 Championship record.
• Over the final three games of the season, Anei averaged 15.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.0 blocks and shot 70.4 percent from the floor.
• Finished his freshman season ranked 13th in school history in career blocks with 85.
• Big 12 ranks: blocked shots (1st, 2.7), field goal percentage (4th, .616), offensive rebounds (10th, 1.8).
• Shot 70.2 percent from the free throw line in Big 12 play
• Logged a career-high 20 points on 7-of-7 shooting at TCU. He also shot 6-of-7 from the free throw line.
• Pulled down a career-high 12 boards and logged nine points against Iowa State.
• Posted 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and eight rebounds against Nebraska in Sioux Falls.
• Blocked six shots and scored 12 points in OSU's win over Memphis in the AdvoCare Invitational. In fact, he recorded five of his six blocks in the first half.
Lee’s Summit West High School
• Became the first signee of the Mike Boynton era on Nov. 8, 2017.
• Named to the Missouri Boys Coaches Association Class 5 All-State team after a standout senior season at Lee’s Summit West High School.
• Posted 15 points and four assists in helping lead Missouri to a 114-92 win in the 2018 Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star game.
• Helped lead Lee’s Summit West to a 22-5 record and a Missouri Suburban Gold Conference title.
• In 2017, 247Sports.com named Anei the No. 1 player in the state of Kansas, regardless of position, and the No. 56 power forward in the country after a standout junior season at Shawnee Mission South High School.
• Listed as a three-star recruit, TopekaHoops.com also listed Anei among the top three players in Kansas.
• Played his AAU ball for Team Rush under former Cowboy Victor Williams.
• Chose the Cowboys over offers from Southern Illinois, UAB, Denver, among others.
Personal
• Born on Dec. 7, 1999.
• Is the son of Kathleen Akot.
• Yor is currently undeclared on his major, but plans to study strategic communications at OSU.
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