2017-18 -- Graduated as all-time leading shot blocker in UIC and Horizon League history with 361 ... Finished career tied for 37th in NCAA history (Melvin Ely, Fresno State) ... Won second consecutive Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year award and third straight All-Defensive Team honor ... Averaged 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game ... 112 blocks set UIC single-season record ... Only player to start first 102 games of head coach Steve McClain's career at UIC ... Picked as UIC Male Athlete of the Year ... Named to CollegeInsider.com All-Tournament Team after averaging 9.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game during team's run to championship game ... Scored 12 points with eight rebounds and six blocks in CIT opening-round win over Saint Francis (March 14) ... Nearly notched a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 23) ... Rejected six shots with 16 points and six rebounds vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 8) ... Scored season-high 19 points and did not miss a field goal attempt (8-of-8) at Oakland (Feb. 2) ... Registered 1,000th career point at Cleveland State (Jan. 20) ... Blocked five shots to set Horizon League all-time record at Youngstown State (Jan. 18) ... Also added 17 points and three steals in that game ... Passed Scott VanderMeer and set UIC's all-time career blocks record with six against DePaul (Dec. 9) ... Swatted season-high seven shots vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (Dec. 6) ... One of five Flames to score in double figures with 15 points at No. 8 Kentucky (Nov. 26) ... Played season-high 34 minutes at Rupp Arena ... Hauled in season-high 10 rebounds against Fort Wayne (Nov. 18) ... Team captain ... Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team selection.
2016-17 -- Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year ... Also chosen to the conference's All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season ... Led the conference and ranked fourth in the NCAA with 104 total blocks, which was the second-best single-season total in UIC history ... Ranked fifth nationally with 2.89 blocks per game ... One of four players in the NCAA to block at least eight shots in a game at least twice during the season, joining Minnesota's Reggie Lynch, Georgia Tech's Ben Lammers and Nicholls State's Liam Thomas ... Tied for UIC's team lead with seven double-doubles ... Averaged team-high 11.4 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game ... Led Horizon League with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game ... One of two UIC players to start all 36 games ... Only player to start all 66 games since the start of the 2015-16 season ... Tallied team-high 23 points, one off a career high, in College Basketball Invitational quarterfinal-round win against George Washington (March 20) ... Scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots in Horizon League quarterfinal victory over Green Bay (March 5) ... Scored 16 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked six shots against the Phoenix (Feb. 21) ... Netted 16 points and secured a career-high 14 rebounds at Oakland (Feb. 19) ... Had 20 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks against Milwaukee (Jan. 17) ... Made season-high nine field goals against the Panthers ... Matched a season high with three steals at Cleveland State (Jan. 12) ... Sent back a season-high eight shots for the second time against Detroit Mercy (Jan. 6) ... Named Horizon League Player of the Week for the second time in career (Dec. 26) ... Scored career-high 24 points and grabbed then-season-high 11 rebounds against Northern Arizona ... Played season-high 40 minutes in overtime game against Loyola Chicago (Dec. 17) ... Scored 20 points and tallied three steals against Trinity Christian (Nov. 19) ... Blocked eight shots in 21 minutes during home opener against UTSA (Nov. 16) ... Team captain ... Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team selection.
2015-16 -- Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection ... Only non-senior to make the five-man squad ... Led NCAA with 3.23 blocks per game ... Tallied 97 rejections on the season, second-most in program history ... Blocked at least five shots on nine occasions ... One of two Flames to start all 30 games ... Ranked second on the team in scoring and rebounding (9.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg) ... Team captain ... Made career-high four steals at Green Bay (Feb. 26) ... Posted 22 points, 12 points and six blocks while playing career-high 46 minutes of double-overtime thriller at Youngstown State (Feb. 16) ... Named Horizon League Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 15 after averaging 15 points, eight blocks and seven rebounds in back-to-back wins against Wright State (Feb. 11) and Northern Kentucky (Feb. 13) ... Blocked career-high nine shots against the Norse, including the potential game-tying shot in the waning seconds ... Secured another double-double with 13 points and career-high 13 rebounds vs. Youngstown State (Jan. 28) ... Nearly missed a triple-double with 12 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks against Green Bay (Jan. 14) ... Tallied first double-double of the season at Cleveland State behind 11 points and 11 rebounds, plus six blocks (Jan. 18) ... Poured in career-high 23 points in win against Roosevelt (Nov. 24) .. Sank career-best eight free throws at Western Illinois (Nov. 17) ... Limited to 16 minutes, but blocked five shots on opening night vs. San Francisco (Nov. 13).
2014-15 -- Appeared in 28 games and averaged 18.7 minutes per contest ... suffered from a lower leg injury mid-way through the season and was sidelined for six games ... ranked as the Horizon League's No. 2 shot-blocker with an average of 1.7 swats per game ... his 48 blocks on the season ranks second all-time among UIC freshmen and eighth all-time on the program's single-season leaderboard ... ranked ninth nationally among all freshmen in blocks per game (1.7) and 73rd overall ... averaged 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game on the season ... recorded four blocks in one game on five separate occasions ... made his first career start in the season-opener at DePaul (11/14/15) and posted six points and two rebounds ... totaled six points, nine rebounds and four blocks in the home-opening win versus Western Illinois (11/17/14) ... ended the season with back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts including a career-high 14 points against No. 2 seed Green Bay (3/7/15) in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals ... secured his second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a 72-69 win versus No. 3 seed Oakland (3/6/15) in the second round of the HL Tournament.
PREP/PERSONAL -- Born on Sept. 21, 1995 ... has two siblings named Ken and Lucky ... son of Philomena and Friday Odiase ... nickname is T.O. ... "biggest athletic thrill" is making it to the sectional finals during his senior year in high school ... Ranked as a top-25 senior in the state of Illinois and the fifth-best center ... averaged 17.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.1 blocks during his senior season ... earned fourth-team IBCA All-State honors along being named All-Area and All-Conference accolades ... guided his team to a regional and sectional championship in 2013-14 ... helped the Vikings claim a conference title during his junior season and was named All-Conference ... was invited to play in the City vs. Suburban All-Star game and the Chicago United Hoops All-Star game ... played AAU ball with Meanstreets ... Majored in Psychology.
