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Nationality
  
Nigerian

Name
  
Tunji Awojobi

Education
  
NBA draft
  
1997 / Undrafted

Weight
  
110 kg


Listed weight
  
110 kg (243 lb)

Height
  
2.01 m

Listed height
  
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Position
  
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Born
  
July 30, 1973 (age 50) Lagos, Nigeria (
1973-07-30
)

College
  
Boston University (1993–1997)

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Tunji Femi Awojobi (born July 30, 1973) is a retired Nigerian professional basketball player. A former boxer, Awojobi graduated from Boston University in 1997. Following graduation, he played in several European countries, most notably in Israel. Awojobi was also a member of the Nigerian national team, and he participated in the 1998 and 2006 FIBA World Championship. His best achievement in European basketball was winning the ULEB cup as the starting Center for Hapoel Jerusalem from Israel. In the finals Jerusalem beat Real Madrid 83:72.

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College career

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Awojobi played college basketball at Boston University (BU) for four years (1993–1997). He is the first player in New England college basketball history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Awojobi concluded his outstanding career as just one of five Division I players to register career totals of 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 300 blocked shots. He joined a select group composed of Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown), Pervis Ellison (Louisville), Derrick Coleman (Syracuse), and David Robinson (Navy). Awojobi established 13 BU records, including points (2,308), rebounds (1,237), blocked shots (302), and field goals (871). His rebounding and scoring totals also rank among the best in the history of the America East. In 1996–97, Awojobi led BU to a school-record 25 victories and America East regular-season and tournament titles, and to the NCAA tournament. In recognition of his efforts, Awojobi was a four-time team MVP and first-team all-conference selection. In his senior year, he was named the league's Player of the Year as well as the MVP of the conference's tournament, while adding New England Division I Player of the Year and first-team All-ECAC honors. He was inducted into the BU Hall of Fame in 2002.


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References

Tunji Awojobi Wikipedia