Prince Oduro

South Florida Bulls during the 2020 Men’s Basketball headshots photoshoot in Tampa, Fl., on Wednesday September 02, 2020.

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
255
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
Prev School:
Mississippi State
High School:
First Love Christian Academy

ODURO'S CAREER HIGHS
Points	19	vs. Niagara	1/5/18
Rebounds	12	vs. Manhattan	2/2/18
Field Goals	9	vs. Niagara	1/5/18
Free Throws	4	at Canisius	2/8/18
Three-Pointers
Assists	4	vs. Hofstra	11/25/17
Steals	1 (11X)	last vs. Memphis	3/2/21
Blocks	3	vs. Monmouth	2/18/18
Minutes	40	vs. Monmouth	2/18/18

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21): Appeared in 17 games and averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game…Scored a season-high eight points and added five rebounds at Wichita State (March 6)…Had six points and four rebounds against Temple in the opening round of the AAC Tournament (March 11). Finished with six points and three rebounds in a victory over Florida College in his USF debut (Nov. 25).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Appeared in 21 games and averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds per game off the bench for Mississippi State…Scored a season-high six points to go along with three rebounds and one assists in a victory over Tulane (Nov. 21)…Grabbed a season-high four rebounds and scored three points in a win against New Orleans (Nov. 17)…Had six points and three rebounds in a win at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 24)…Finished with four points against Kent State (Dec. 30).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Redshirted the season due to NCAA transfer rules after transferring to Mississippi State from Siena.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played at Siena and started in 27 of the 31 games in which he appeared…Was a 2017-18 All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie Team selection…Averaged 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game…Poured in a season-high 19 points against Niagara (Jan. 5)… Pulled down a season’s best 12 rebounds against Manhattan (Feb. 2) … Averaged 9.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game during Siena’s three-game international trip to his native Canada in August 2017.

PRIOR TO USF: Played prep basketball for First Love Christian Academy in Washington, Pennsylvania…Averaged 13.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as his team garnered a 24-3 record and earned a Slam National Post-Grad Championship appearance during senior season…Was the first player in his prep school’s history to sign with a Division I program…Also played high school basketball for Earl Haig Secondary in his native Canada…Competed for Canada Elite on the Under Armour AAU circuit…Won a gold medal as Team Canada posted a 6-1 record at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt…Dialed up 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game over seven games…Pourws in a tournament-best 14 points and added six rebounds against Spain (July 2) during the group phase…Tallied nine points, five rebounds and a blocks versus Angola (July 5) in Round of 16…Chipped in eight points, five rebounds and an assists against Italy (July 9) during 79-60 victory in Gold Medal Game.

PERSONAL: Born October 27, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario…Son of Charles Duku and Ama Asantewaa…has two younger brothers and one younger sister…enjoys writing and ready poetry and listening to music…majoring in communications.