University of South Alabama Athletics

2018-19: Second Team all-Sun Belt Conference… All-Sun Belt Tournament… NABC Second Team all-District 24… Started 29 times in 33 appearances… Led team in scoring (16.4 ppg) and field-goal percentage (.560), and second in rebounding (7.4 rpg)… Led the Sun Belt in field-goal percentage and ranked second in double-doubles (10), ninth in rebounding and 10th in scoring… Double-double total was the most by a Jaguar since 2013-14… Scored in double-digits a team-best 30 times in 33 games, including 11 games with 20 or more… After putting up season-low five points, reeled off 20 straight games with 10 or more… Run included six 20-point games, featuring three straight with 23 or more, all double-doubles… Scored 24 points with 11 rebounds vs. Georgia State (1/17), then topped that with season-best 26 points and 11 boards vs. Georgia Southern (1/19), recording his 1,000th career point in the process… Finished with 23 points and 12 boards at Louisiana (1/24)… Opened league play with near triple-double, tallying 15 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists vs. Appalachian State (1/3)… Tied his season best with 26 points at Appalachian State (3/9) in regular-season finale, then opened Sun Belt Tournament with back-to-back 20-point outings… Led all scorers with 22 points in first-round win over Arkansas State (3/12), then posted team-best 25 points in second round vs. Louisiana (3/14)… Set new career high with 15 rebounds vs. Florida A&M (12/1).

2017-18: Started 29 times in 31 games… Averaged 12.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game… Led team in rebounding and was second in scoring, field goals (144) and free throws (99)… Recorded a team-best six double-doubles, and posted two in back-to-back games, scoring 18 with 12 rebounds vs. Coastal Carolina (1/18), and 24 and 11 vs. Appalachian State (1/20)… Set new career high with 14 rebounds at UL Monroe (1/27), and matched that with 14 at Appalachian State (2/15) while adding a season-best 26 points, thanks to an 8-for-8 night at the free-throw line… Went 3 for 5 from 3-point land and 7 for 10 overall for team-high 25 points at Texas State (1/4)… Scored in double digits 22 times with five 20-point performances… Shot 9 for 11 from the floor for 21 points vs. Arkansas State (2/10)… Rejected career-high three shots at UT Arlington (1/6).

2016-17: Started 25 times in 31 games played… Second on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg), first in rebounding (5.4 rpg), fourth in blocks (10) and tied for fifth in steals (24)… Had 17 double-digit scoring games – second on the team – and posted a team-best three double-doubles… First double-double came in third career game vs. Florida International (11/18), putting up 27 points and 10 rebounds, and hit game-tying putback with just seconds left in regulation to send game into overtime… Scored double-digits 13 times in 15-game stretch starting in December, with two five-game streaks… Put up 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting at Georgia State (1/7), then recorded his second double-double the following game with 19 points and career-high 13 rebounds at Georgia Southern (1/9)… Third and final double-double of the season came at Louisiana-Monroe (2/11) with 13 points and 11 rebounds, then added 10 boards at Louisiana-Lafayette (2/13)… Poured in 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting – making all three 3-point attempts – in win over Appalachian State (2/18)… Went 3 for 4 from behind the arc in 17-point outing at Arkansas State (1/23).

2015-16: Redshirted.

Prep School: Attended Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn. … Averaged 15 points and 10 boards per game and received Class AA Honorable Mention All-New England honors by the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.

High School: Graduate of San Gabriel Academy in San Gabriel, Calif. … Holds school record for most career double-doubles… Scored 35 points with 18 rebounds in a single game.

Personal: Full name is Ifeoluwa Joshua Ajayi… Born Dec. 27, 1996 in Abuja, Nigeria… Son of Aseph and Priscilla Abrahams… Majoring in leisure studies… Has an older brother… Related to professional body builder Victor Richards… Likes to watch Japanese anime in his free time… Favorites – movie: “Inception”; book: the Bible; athlete: LeBron James; food: plantains… Likes to pray before a game… Would like to meet Terry Crews and Kevin Hart… Three wishes: have his parents live with him in the U.S., a world of peace without hunger, ability to fly.