O. D. Anosike

Anosike's contributions in his inaugural year were modest; he averaged 2.7 points and 3.4 rebounds, in 12.1 minutes per game.

Anosike averaged 15.0 points, and a nation-leading 12.5 rebounds per game, en route to a First Team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) selection.

[2] He was named a Senior CLASS Award candidate as student-athlete of the year,[6] and in January, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas declared him to be the best rebounder in men's college basketball.

[8] In addition to being named a league all-star, Anosike went on to be the Serie A leading rebounder during his rookie campaign.

[11] On August 24, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Euroleague.

[15] On January 7, 2016, Anosike signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy for the rest of the 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A season.

[22] After his season in Turkey, in 2023, Anosike played in Libya for Al-Ahly Benghazi and won the Libyan Division I Basketball League championship.

[3] One of his sisters, Nicky, played college basketball for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, won two national championships, and as a senior, was named the NCAA Woman of the Year.

[5] Explaining where it came from, he said, "In kindergarten the kids had trouble pronouncing Oderah, so my mom said, 'Just call him O. D., the first two letters of his name,' and it kind of stuck with me ever since.