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2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster

10 Elo Edeferioka

10 Elo Edeferioka

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Life Center Academy (NJ)
  • Hometown:
    Warri, Nigeria

Summary

Biography

#10 Elo Edeferioka
Position: Forward
Height: 6-3
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Warri, Nigeria
High School: Life Center Academy
High School Coach: Ron Kessler
 
At Hofstra:
2013-14: Named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association Rookie Team…Averaged 6.3 points and 7.4 rebounds in playing in all 29 games, making 22 starts…Led Hofstra with 25 blocks…Shot 44.1 percent from the field…Named the CAA Rookie of the Week on March 3…Finished fourth in the league for offensive rebounds with three per game and eighth in blocks with a 0.9 per-game average…Her rebounding total was also eighth in the CAA…Scored eight points with four rebounds off the bench in her collegiate debut at Robert Morris on Nov. 8…Collected nine rebounds in her first collegiate start versus Boston College on Nov. 12…Posted first career double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds versus the College of Charleston on Jan. 17…Registered first career double-digit rebounding game with 11 boards versus Virginia Tech on Nov. 23…Recorded a double-double at Northeastern on Jan. 23 and finished with her fourth and final double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 17 rebounds versus NJIT on March 8…Scored six points with six rebounds in her CAA Tournament debut in the quarterfinals versus Drexel on March 14…Averaged 6.9 points and 7.6 rebounds in CAA action…Averaged 19.9 minutes per game.

High School/Personal
Averaged nine points, 11.1 rebounds and three blocks per game as a senior at Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey…Named the MVP of the 2013 ISAA Tournament while leading her school to a 28-3 record overall and a No. 1 ranking for prep schools in the state by the Star-Ledger…Key frontcourt players for a team that won the NACA national championship after defeating New Hope Christian in the final round…Tabbed as a four-star recruit by ESPN HoopsGurlz and ranked as the 14th-best post player in the nation…Played for the Nigerian national team in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship…Ranked 260th in the country overall by the All-Star Girls Report and ranked 124th by JumpOffPlus.com…Made the Star-Ledger’s third-team all-prep squad as a senior…Lists Chris Bosh as her favorite athlete…Also recruited by Washington University, Fordham, Old Dominion, Saint Joseph’s, Georgia Tech and Drexel…Has one brother and one sister...Plans to play professionally after college and return to Nigeria to help grow the game and have access to better educational opportunities in her home country…Marketing major.
 

CAREER STATISTICS

Year        G-GS    FG-FGA   Pct.     FT-FTA     Pct.     Pts.     Avg.    Reb.    Avg.       A     PF    TO    BS     S
2013-14   29-22      64-145    .441       54-85       .635      182       6.3       214       7.4        27     67     54     25      9
 
 
 
 
Three-Point FG: 0-0 in 2013-14
 
Career Highs:                                    
PTS: 14 vs. Charleston, 1-17-14         
REBS: 17 vs. NJIT, 3-8-14
ASTS: 4 vs. Charleston, 1-17-14
FGM: 5 at Northeastern, 1-23-14
FGA: 10 at James Madison, 2-23-14
3FGM: None attempted
3FGA: None
FTM: 6 vs. Charleston, 1-17-14
FTA: 7 vs. NJIT, 3-8-14
OR: 7, last vs. NJIT, 3-8-14
DR: 10, last vs. NJIT, 3-8-14
TO: 5 vs. UNCW, 1-31-14
BS: 3, last at William & Mary, 3-5-14
ST: 1, last vs. Delaware, 2-27-14
MIN: 38 at William & Mary, 3-5-14
 
Fun Facts:
 
What is your pregame ritual?
I listen to Nigerian songs and wear my undershirt backwards
 
What is the one place in the world you’d most like to visit?
London
 
As a child, I always dreamed of becoming:
Famous and making a difference
 
One thing I can’t live without:?
My cell phone
 
If I could play one-on-one with anyone, it would be:?
Chris Bosh
 
Does your uniform number have any significance to you and if so, why?
Yes. The number 10 is a complete number and it signifies testimony, responsibility, independence, power, determination and completeness. Also for the 10 Commandments of God
 
Best player you have played with and why:
Anma Onyeuku. She was a leader and never dwelled on things for long.
 
Best player you have played against:
Sandra Udobi
 
Favorite place you have ever traveled to with a basketball team and why?
North Carolina, because I got to see old friends.
 
Favorite sport outside of basketball:
Football
 
Favorite App on your phone:
Instagram
 
Best place to eat on campus is:
Student Center
 
If you could play another sport at Hofstra, what would it be?
Volleyball
 
Goal for the 2014-15 season
Win the CAA championship
 
 
 
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013-14Freshman

    Forward
    6'3"
    10
  • 10

    2014-15Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3"
    10