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5 Sam Ashaolu
One of six junior college transfers on the 2006-07 roster. Junior College Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, N.D. (head coach Mark Graupe) ... averaged 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for Lake Region in 2005-06 ... started 23 of the 27 games he played ... shot 53.7 percent from the field and blocked a team-high 27 shots in helping the Royals to a 21-9 record ... played in 2004-05 at Trinity Valley College (Athens, Texas) where he averaged 6.9 points and 3.7 rebounds as a freshman. Personal Played AAU ball for GrassRoots Canada under Ro Russell ... Sam's older brother, John, played for current DU assistant coach Kim Lewis at Xavier University of Louisiana ... John played Division I ball at New Orleans prior to transferring ... Sam's younger brother, Olu, is one of the top high school junior prospects in the nation at Humble (Texas) Christian Life ... also has an older brother, Steve ... Sam was born in Nigeria and moved to Canada with his family in 1989 ... Sam came to the United States in 2001 ... attended Nelson A. Boylen Collegiate in Toronto and eventually graduated from Coastal Christian in Virginia Beach, Va. ... liberal arts major ... full name is Biodun Sam Ashaolu ... date of birth: 12/25/82. |
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