Ochai Agbaji

National Champion. Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Wooden Award Finalist. Naismith Trophy Finalist. Consensus All-America First Team. USBWA All-America First Team. NABC All-America First Team. Associated Press All-America First Team. NABC All-District 8 First Team. Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player. Big 12 Championship All-Tournament. Bleacher Report All-America First Team. The Sporting News All-America First Team. Big 12 Player of the Year. Wooden Award Final Ballot. Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist.

Height

6'5"

Weight

215 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Kansas City, Mo.

High School

Oak Park HS

Bio

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2021-22 Stats

18.8 Points Per Game (Leads Big 12)

47.5% FG Percentage

5.1 Rebounds Per Game

40.9% 3-Point FG Percentage

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Awards

National Champion

Naismith Player of the Year Finalist

Consensus All-America First Team

Big 12 Player of the Year

Wooden Award Finalist

Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist

Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player

News

March 17, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named USBWA All-America First Team, Earning Consensus All-America First Team

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named 2022 United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-America First Team, the USBWA announced Thursday. Having accomplished All-America First Team honors by the NABC, AP, The Sporting News and USBWA, Agbaji will be named Consensus All-America First Team.

March 16, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named NABC All-America First Team

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named 2022 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America First Team, the NABC announced Wednesday. This is the fourth All-America First Team selection for Agbaji as he also earned the accolade with the Associated Press (AP), The Sporting News and Bleacher Report.

March 15, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named Associated Press All-America First Team

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named 2022 Associated Press All-America First Team, the AP announced Tuesday. This is the third All-America First Team selection for Agbaji as he also earned the accolade with The Sporting News and Bleacher Report.

March 16, 2022

🏀 Kansas Well Represented on USBWA All-District VI Team

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji, junior Christian Braun and head coach Bill Self have been named to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VI Team for the 2021-22 season, the USBWA announced Wednesday.

March 15, 2022

🏀 Kansas Duo Named to NABC All-District 8 Team

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji and junior Christian Braun have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 8 Team, the NABC announced Tuesday. Agbaji was selected to the first team, while Braun is a second team honoree. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.

March 11, 2022

🏀 Honors Keep Rolling in for Ochai Agbaji

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Player of the Year Award, it was announced Friday. Agbaji is vying to become the third Jayhawk to win Naismith Player of the Year honors joining Danny Manning in 1988 and Frank Mason III in 2017.

March 07, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named The Sporting News All-America First Team

One day after garnering unanimous Big 12 Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team honors, Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been name to 2021-22 The Sporting News All-America First Team that was announced Monday.

March 06, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Headlines 2022 All-Big 12 Honors for Kansas

Highlighted by Big 12 Player of the Year Ochai Agbaji, Kansas was well represented on the men’s basketball 2021-22 All-Big 12 Team selected by the conference coaches, the league announced Sunday. All five KU starters were represented on the 2022 All-Big 12 teams.

March 01, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named a Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named one of five finalists for the 2022 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.

February 21, 2022

🏀 Ochai Agbaji Named Co-Big 12 Player of the Week

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named the co-Big 12 Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday, marking the fourth time this season Agbaji has earned the weekly accolade.

February 10, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named to the Midseason Team for the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named to the Midseason Team for the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tip-Off Club announced Thursday. Agbaji is one of 30 student-athletes named to the midseason team and is looking to become the second Kansas player to win the honor joining 2017 recipient Frank Mason III.

January 31, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named to Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Monday on ESPNU.

February 01, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named to Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named to the 10-member watch list for the 2022 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today.

January 24, 2022

🏀 Agbaji’s Career High Leads No. 5 Kansas Past No. 13 Texas Tech in 2OT, 94-91

Led by a career-high 37 points from Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji, the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks defeated No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders 94-91 in a thrilling double-overtime contest inside Allen Fieldhouse on ESPN Big Monday.

January 24, 2022

🏀 Agbaji Named co-Big 12 Player of the Week

Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named the co-Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. This is the second straight week Agbaji had been named for the weekly award and the third time this season. Agbaji is the first KU player to be awarded the weekly honor in consecutive weeks since Josh Jackson did in 2016 on Nov. 21 and Nov. 28.

March 16, 2020

🎙 The Jayhawker Podcast | Ochai Agbaji

Everything about where Ochai Agbaji is now is surprising. He grew up the son of two former college basketball players, but did you know he was a great soccer player growing up?

94 Feet with Jay Bilas

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"He's a guy that has soaked in everything he possibly could of his senior year. I don't know that very many guys are capable to do that like the way he has."

Bill Self Head Coach

“I’ll say it tonight, he’s a frontrunner for national player of the year. We said that about Frank Mason, Devonte Graham was in the mix there and Ochai’s got better every year.”

Fran Fraschilla ESPN

“It’s beyond what I think anybody could have expected. Like, he hasn’t been very good, he’s been great. And I don’t know how many people were thinking about him before the first ball was bounced in a game this year, that he would be in the conversation for national player of the year at this time. But he is, and he’s been clutch, he’s been efficient, he’s added to his game."

Jay Bilas ESPN

"That’s the best player in the country right now to date. And no one can say they’ve made more clutch plays than what he has for us this year

Bill Self Head Coach

“I’m blown away by Ochai. Just how he has handled it. He makes that big shot and he was more concerned about what we have to do to win the game. That was done with now we’re playing overtime. Everyone around him is losing their minds and he’s just like ‘let’s get to the next play.

Seth Greenberg ESPN

“He’s the best player in the country as you saw tonight. He played defense, played offense, played his heart out. He’s one of the most complete players in college basketball, a leader by example. It’s exciting to see him play at that level,”

Christian Braun Kansas Junior Guard

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