RJ Ogom

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Position:
F
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 230
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Homewood-Flossmoor
Prev School:
College of Charleston

2021-22: Played in five games and averaged 3.6 points a game ... Scored a season high 11 vs. Michigan-Dearborn (Jan. 17) ... Recorded seven points, a block, and a steal vs. Earlham (Nov. 9).

2020-21 (at College of Charleston): Used season as a redshirt campaign due to injury.

High School: Graduated in 2020 from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Chicago, Ill. … Honored on the third team all-state team … Three-time all-conference and two-time all-area selection … State Player of the Year candidate … Averaged 17.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per game as a senior … Team was ranked as high as No. 2 among Chicago area schools in the NBC Sports Chicago Preps Basketball Power Rankings and No. 85 in the nation … Tabbed one of “five rising seniors ready to emerge” by the Chicago Sun Times … Christmas Tournament MVP averaging 19.5 points per game over five contests … Honored as Player of the Week for the state of Illinois … Led the Vikings to a 23-8 overall record and to the Class 4A sectional finals during his junior campaign … Played for the AAU All In Athletics squad on the adidas circuit averaging 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Scored a career-high 36 points versus St. Rita Cascia High School as a freshman.

Personal: Son of Raphael and Cynthia Ogom … Originally from Maryland, but raised in Chicago … Undecided on major.