Scumlife Athletics: E.J. Anosike
Biography:
HONORS
- 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 All-NEC (First Team)
- 2020 NEC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award
- NEC Player of the Week (March 2, 2020)
- NEC Player of the Week (Feb. 17, 2020)
- NEC Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2019)
- NEC Player of the Week (Dec. 9, 2019)
- NEC Player of the Week (Nov. 25, 2019)
- 2019 All-NEC (Second Team)
- 2019 NEC Most Improved Player of the Year
- NEC Player of the Week (Jan. 7, 2019)
2020-21 - SENIOR
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on April 9, 2021.
- Saw action off the bench in 22 contests, including 15 SEC games in SEC play.
- More than half of his rebounds (22 of 42) came on the offensive glass.
- Made his NCAA Tournament debut in Tennessee's first-round game against Oregon State (3/19/21), playing four minutes off the bench.
- Was active on the defensive end against Georgia (2/10/21), recording a pair of steals in eight minutes of action.
- Scored a season-high nine points and ripped down five rebounds in Tennessee's 38-point thumping of Saint Joseph's (12/21/20).
- Scored four points and pulled in four rebounds in the Vols' dominant 103-49 victory over Tennessee Tech (12/18/20).
- Put together his most complete performance as a Vol in the win over Appalachian State (12/15/20), tallying six points and six rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench.
- Grad transfer made his Tennessee debut in UT's season-opening win over Colorado (12/8/20), totaling four points, four rebounds (all offensive), an assist and a block in 14 minutes off the bench.
2019-20 - JUNIOR (Sacred Heart University)
- Received his degree in Finance and Business Economics, with a minor in Accounting, in May of 2020.
- Posted a 3.57 GPA and earned the 2020 Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award.
- Named to the 2019-20 Lou Henson All-America Team and also was a first-team All-NEC selection.
- Ranked among the top 20 in all of Division I in offensive rebounds per game (4.18, fourth), total rebounds per game (11.6 rpg, sixth), double-doubles (18, seventh) and defensive rebounds per game (7.42, 19th).
- His career rebounding averages climbed from 3.9 rpg as a freshman to 8.1 ppg as a sophomore to a league-leading 11.6 rpg as a junior.
- Scored 1,098 points in his three seasons at Sacred Heart (joining two of his siblings as Division I 1,000-point scorers).
- Prior to transferring to Tennessee, he was on track to become the just sixth player in NEC history to reach 1,000 career rebounds.
- Totaled 27 double-doubles during his three seasons at SHU, including a streak of seven straight games in January of 2020.
- Started all 33 games and led his team in scoring (15.7 ppg), rebounding (11.6 rpg), offensive rebounding (4.2 orpg) and minutes played (33.2 mpg) while shooting .484 from the field.
- His 22-rebound effort at LIU (2/15/20) was a school record during SHU's time as a Division I program; it also pushed him over the 1,000-rebound mark for his career.
- In May of 2019, he worked a “Simply Smiles” basketball camp at The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in La Plant, South Dakota.
2018-19 - SOPHOMORE (Sacred Heart University)
- Was named the NEC Most Improved Player of the Year and also was selected to the All-NEC second team after averaging 14.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
- His 8.1 rebounds per game led the Pioneers and ranked second among all NEC players.
- His 3.28 offensive rebounds per game led the NEC and ranked 23rd in Division I.
- Led the team with seven double-doubles and was SHU's top rebounder in 15 games.
- Scored a career-high 27 points in a win over St. Francis Brooklyn (2/2/19).
2017-18 - FRESHMAN (Sacred Heart University)
- Appeared in 30 of 31 total games, averaging 4,2 points and 3.9 rebounds.
- Logged double-doubles in wins over Mitchell (11/22/17) and St. Francis Brooklyn (1/13/18).
PREP SCHOOL
- Completed a postgrad year at St. Thomas More School in Montville, Connecticut.
- Earned All-NEPSAC honorable mention recognition.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Paramus Catholic High School in Paramus, New Jersey
- A 1,000-point scorer, he averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and three steals per game as a senior.
- Was a first-team All-North Jersey performer and a second-team All-Bergen County honoree.
PERSONAL
- Last name pronounced: ann-uh-SICK-ee
- Full name is Ejimofor Anosike
- Born Nov. 11, 1998, in Staten Island, New York
- Son of Ngozi and Ben Anosike
- His older sister, Nicky Anosike, was a two-time national champion with the Lady Vols basketball program from 2004-08 and twice was named to the NCAA All-Final Four Team.
- His older brother, O.D. Anosike, played basketball at Siena from 2009-13.
- Is UT's second all-time men's basketball player from the state of New Jersey.
- Academic Major: Agricultural Economics (graduate level)
- Recipient of the Bertelkamp Basketball Scholarship Endowment Fund
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