2009-10: Appeared in all 31 games and made 29 starts... Led all Northeast Conference rookies in rebounding and ranked eighth overall... Ranked 11th in the conference in blocked shots... Scored in double figures 14 times and collected at least 10 rebounds on six occasions... Posted consecutive double-doubles in the NEC Tournament and finished with four on the year... Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds with 14 points, two assists and a block in NEC quarterfinal win over Fairleigh Dickinson... It was the most rebounds by an LIU player since Eugene Kotorobai had 16 against Mount St. Mary’s on Jan. 4, 2007... Finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Quinnipiac in the semifinals... Posted first double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in first meeting with Bryant... Collected 12 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks against St. Francis (N.Y.) in a career-high 46 minutes in “Battle of Brooklyn”... Scored a career-high 16 points against Monmouth and added a personal-best three steals... Posted four straight double-digit scoring outings from Nov. 24-Dec. 5 en route to earning Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 7... Scored in double figures in each of last three games of the season, including a 13-point, three-steal effort in regular season finale at Bryant... Blocked a career-high three shots at Bethune-Cookman... Had two blocked shots in six other contests.

 

Background: Four-year letterwinner at Springbrook High School... Played with current LIU teammate C.J. Garner... Helped team win consecutive 4A state championships as a junior and senior... Named the tournament most valuable player as a senior... Averaged 20.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in 2008-09... Named All-Met First Team by the Washington Post as a senior... Two-time All-Gazette First Team honoree... Scored game-winning basket in state title game as a junior... Selected for the Capital Classic All-Star Game and Reebok All-American Weekend as a senior.

Personal: Born on Sept. 16, 1991... Son of Abbi and Bosede Olasewere... Major is computer science.