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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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Steve Woltmann
Rudi Ayasse
Steve Woltmann
Rudi Ayasse
Ricky Lindsay/Detroit Mercy
Steve Woltmann
Rudi Ayasse

Godwin Boahen #25 Guard

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Highschool:
    The Hill Academy

Summary

Biography

2019-20: One of three flames to appear in all 35 games while making 14 starts … Finished third on the team in scoring (10.2) and fourth in rebounding (4.1) … Finished his career 13th on UIC’s all-time scoring list with 1,420 career points … His 367 career assists rank seventh all-time while his 145 career steals are 10th-most in program history … Led the Flames to a victory over Olivet Nazarene in the season-opener (Nov. 5), as his 3-point play with 2.6 seconds left lifted the Flames to a 75-72 victory … Tallied two double-doubles on the year … Finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds in a win against Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 7) before adding a 13-point, 10-rebound effort in a rod win over Northern Kentucky (Feb. 16) … Scored in double figures in 19 games, including a stretch of five-straight during Horizon League play … Tied a career-high with eight made field goals in a Horizon League victory over Cleveland State (Dec. 28) … Was the team’s leading scorer in six games, tied for second most on the team … Fell one point shy of a third double-double on the year with nine points and 10 rebounds in a Horizon League Championship semifinal victory over top-seeded Wright State (March 9) … Tied a career-high with four steals against Illinois State (Dec. 18).

2018-19: Averaged career-high 14.8 points per game ... Scored at least 20 points a team-high eight times ... Ranked second on team with 90 3-point field goals ... 90 3-pointers tied for third most in a single season at UIC ... Attempted 241 triples on the year, second-most in a single season ... 3-point percentage (37.3) ranked sixth in the Horizon League ... One of three players to start all 32 games (Ferguson and Ottey) ... Ranked second on team with 34.3 minutes per game ... Handed out 101 assists ... Shot team-high 84.4 percent (65-for-77) from the free throw line ... Tallied 17 points and added five assists and four rebounds in Horizon League quarterfinal at Green Bay (March 5) ... Matched season highs in assists (7) and steals (4) with game-high 20 points at Oakland (Feb. 28) ... Scored 1,000th career point and led all players with 22 points against Milwaukee (Feb. 24) ... Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against the Panthers ... Had 14 first-half points and 18 overall with five 3-pointers at Cleveland State (Feb. 14) ... Handed out seven assists with one turnover against the Vikings ... Poured in career-high 25 points at Green Bay (Jan. 19) ... Matched career high with six 3-pointers against IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... Tallied 22 points with six 3-pointers against Illinois State (Dec. 5) ... Logged career-high 42 minutes against William & Mary (Nov. 15) ... Forced overtime with game-tying shot with 16 seconds to go against the Tribe.

2017-18: Named Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year, the first in program history ... Appeared in 34 games and made 11 starts, including four during the CollegeInsider.com Tournament ... Led all Horizon League players in 3-point field goal percentage in all games at a clip of 42.7 percent ... Also led in conference games at 50.8 percent ... Made at least one 3-pointer in 18 consecutive games to end the season ... Posted double-figure points 13 times and led UIC in scoring three times ... Scored in double digits in three of UIC's four CIT games ... Tallied 14 of 16 points in second and made game-winning shot with 1.4 seconds remaining at Austin Peay (March 21) ... Matched career high with four 3-pointers against Governors ... Also made four 3-pointers and dished out season-high nine assists against Saint Francis (March 14) ... Scored 16 points with four 3-pointers in UIC's first-ever victory at Oakland (Feb. 2) ... Scored season-high 18 points off the bench to lead Flames at Cleveland State (Jan. 20) ... Made multiple 3-pointers in nine-game stretch from Jan. 15 to Feb. 10 ... Finished two points and one rebound shy of a double-double vs. UW-Parkside (Dec. 6) ... Netter 17 points to lead UIC at No. 8 Kentucky (Nov. 26) ... Started and played season-high 34 minutes against Saint Joseph's (Nov. 13).

2016-17: Led UIC and ranked third in the Horizon League in 3-point field goal percentage (.442) ... Ranked ninth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and tied for ninth in assists per game (3.3) ... Finished 15th in the League, and second among freshmen, in field goal percentage (.465) ... Played in 31 games and made 21 starts ...  One of only four freshmen in the NCAA and one of two players in the Horizon League to record a triple-double ... Handed out eight assists with only one turnover in quarterfinal game of CBI against George Washington (March 20) ... Matched season highs in points (19), field goals (6) and steals (4) vs. Northern Kentucky (Jan. 27) ... Scored 16 points and buried career-high four 3-pointers at Milwaukee (Jan. 17) ... Recorded first triple-double in program history behind 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists vs. Roosevelt (Dec. 22) ... Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week for the effort (Dec. 26) ... One of four different Flames to win conference Freshman of the Week honors ... Scored 19 points with three 3-pointers vs. Loyola Chicago (Dec. 17) ... Made first career start at Grand Canyon (Dec. 10) ... Registered four steals in first game at UIC Pavilion (Nov. 16) ... Made collegiate debut with 12 points, team-high seven assists and six rebounds off the bench at San Francisco (Nov. 11).

2016-17 Game Log

PREP/PERSONAL: Attended The Hill Academy in Toronto ... Named Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) First Team All-Star ... Averaged team-high 18.1 points per game, while handing out nearly four assists per contest ... Shot over 40 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc ... Led The Hill to the OSBA semifinal round before falling to Thon Maker's Athlete Institute Prep squad ... Also prepped at Saint Louis Christian Academy [Mo.] ... Former AAU teammate of fellow UIC signee Marcus Ottey ... Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... Chose UIC over offers from Saint Louis and Niagara ... Majoring in kinesiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'11" 175 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11" 175 lbs
    15
  • 25

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'11" 180 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'11" 180 lbs
    25