Biography and Career Highlights
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2009-10: Received the 2009-10 James Collie Endowed
Scholarship in June 2009.
2008-09: Played in all 34 games with 33 starting
assignments • Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team • Led
the Valley in offensive rebounds (101) and field goal percentage (.618) • Led
the team in rebounding with 7.5 rebounds per game • Scored a tip-in basket with
22 seconds remaining in overtime for a game-winner over Southern Illinois (Feb.
4) • Collected two double-doubles on the season, including in the season finale
at Kansas State in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) with 13 points and
12 rebounds • Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds three times during the season •
Averaged 9.4 rebounds per game over the last five games of the season • Earned
second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete honors • Received
the 2008-09 James Collie Endowed Scholarship in June 2008.
2007-08: Started 34 of 35 games • Averaged 6.9 points, 5.5
rebounds and 0.57 blocks per game on a 57.0 field goal percentage • Recorded
eight double-digit scoring efforts, including two in the final two games of the
season • Averaged 12.5 points per game in the NIT • Tallied first-career
double-double with 10 points and a season-high 12 rebounds at Ball State (Dec.
22) • Scored 12 points and added a career-high three blocks against Chicago
State (Nov. 27) • Tied his career-best with three blocks versus Bradley (Feb.
9) at Redbird Arena • Played a career-high 30 minutes against the Braves.
2006-07:Redshirted.
2005-06: Played in 18 games with nine starting nods • After
starting seven-straight games, only logged four total minutes in the final
seven contests • Posted a career game against Indiana State (Jan. 25) with six
points and 10 rebounds.
Prior to Illinois State: During the summer of 2005,
competed for the Nigerian National Team at the FIBA U21 World Championships in
Mar Del Plata, Argentina • Ranked third on the Nigerian squad in scoring (7.8
ppg.), first in rebounding (6.2 rpg.), fourth in assists and second in steals •
In the six games, he shot 48.6 percent from the field, while logging 158
minutes • The tournament marked the first time a Nigerian team ever qualified
for the world championships and the squad finished a surprising ninth out of 12
teams • Posted his best overall game against eventual gold medal winner,
Lithuania, with 14 points on 4-for-5 shooting and eight rebounds • Also poured
in 14 points and grabbed six boards against Puerto Rico • Has been playing
organized basketball for only six years.
Personal: Full name: Chuckwudinma Odiakosa • Born Dec. 21,
1985 • Birthplace: Akwukwu, Nigeria • One of four children • Parents: Kaine and
Grace Odiakosa • Major: telecommunications management • Pronounced: DEE-muh
oh-DEE-oh-kosa.
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2009 Missouri
Valley Conference All-Defensive Team |
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2009 Missouri
Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Second Team |
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42 | Dinma Odiakosa
Points
15 vs. Indiana State, 1-27-08
Rebounds
12 at Ball State, 12-22-07
Minutes
30 vs. Bradley, 2-9-08
Field Goals
7 vs. Dayton, 3-24-08
Field Goals Attempts
10 at Eastern Michigan, 12-4-07
3-Point Field Goals
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3-Point FGs Attempts
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Free Throws
5 vs. Drake, 2-5-08
Free Throws Attempts
6, four times
Assists
2, seven times
Steals
2, three times
Blocked Shots
3, twice
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