Ola Ajiboye

#5 Ola Ajiboye

Pos. F
Ht. 6-7
Wt. 200
Yr. So.
Hometown Chicago, Ill.
High School [Prev. School] Evanston Township [Central Michigan / Bosco Institute]

2023-24: Played in 31 games during his first season at Valpo... Averaged 3.7 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game... Had three double-figure scoring outputs including a season-high 21 points on Nov. 21 vs. Western Michigan, when he went 8-of-10 from the field, notching Valpo’s highest field-goal percentage (min. 10 attempts) in a game against a Division-I opponent at the ARC since 2014... Had his highest scoring output in MVC play on Jan. 20 vs. UIC, going 5-of-7 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line on his way to 16 points... Had a season-best eight rebounds in the aforementioned Nov. 21 game vs. Western Illinois... Tied for 11th in the league in offensive rebounds per game at 1.55.

2022-23 (Central Michigan): As a true freshman, played in 30 of 31 games with 14 starts at power forward while averaging 19.3 minutes per game… Averaged 3.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and ranked second on the squad in blocked shots with 25… Converted 44.1 percent (30-68) of his field-goal attempts, grabbed 103 rebounds (47 offensive), dished out 18 assists and finished with 20 steals, good for third on the team… Scored five points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Toledo (2/28) … Finished with five points, six rebounds and three blocked shots at Bowling Green (2/14) … Scored a season-high eight points (3-6 FG) with seven rebounds in 29 minutes vs. Western Michigan (1/28)… Scored seven points with four rebounds vs. Bowling Green (1/24)… finished with seven points in a season-high 35 minutes at Ohio (1/21)… Finished with six points, four rebounds with a career-high four blocked shots at Eastern Michigan (1/7)… Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds (six offensive) with six points in first career start vs. Alma (12/3)… Grabbed nine rebounds (four offensive) and scored six points vs. Purdue Northwest (11/29)… Saw first career game action in the season opener vs. Eastern Illinois (11/13).

Prep: Attended Bosco Institute in Crown Point, Ind… Played at Evanston High School and Von Steuben High School before attending Bosco… Competed in the Moneyball Pro-Am… Named a top-25 Chicago Area Elite player.

Personal: Holds the distinction of being the first signee of the Roger Powell Jr. head coaching era… Said being part of Central Michigan’s 63-61 road upset of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Dec. 29, 2022 is one of his favorite basketball memories. His other highlight from his freshman season at CMU was beating Western Michigan 70-69 in front of a sold-out crowd in Mount Pleasant on Jan. 28… Away from the court, enjoys meeting new people, playing table tennis, swimming and being around people.