Oso Ighodaro
American basketball player (born 2002)
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Osasere Benjamin "Oso" Ighodaro (born July 14, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.
| No. 11 – Phoenix Suns | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 14, 2002 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Desert Vista (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| College | Marquette (2020–2024) |
| NBA draft | 2024: 2nd round, 40th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Phoenix Suns |
| 2025 | →Valley Suns |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early life and high school career
Born in Mesa, Arizona, Ighodaro grew up in Chandler and attended Desert Vista High School.[1] He averaged 10 points, six rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game as a junior.[2] Ighodaro was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Marquette over offers from Stanford, Texas and Vanderbilt.[3]
College career
Ighodaro played in five games during his true freshman season with the Marquette Golden Eagles before suffering an injury and using a medical redshirt.[4] He played in all 32 of Marquette's games and averaged 5.5 points per game during his redshirt freshman season. Ighodaro spent the following summer practicing to improve his passing and ball handling skills at the recommendation of coach Shaka Smart so that he could be a better fit in the Golden Eagles' starting lineup.[5] As a redshirt sophomore he was named second team All-Big East Conference after averaging 11.4 points, a team-high 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.[6][7]
Professional career
On June 27, 2024, Ighodaro was selected with the 40th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2024 NBA draft; however, immediately on draft night, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns.[8] On July 4, he signed with the Suns.[9] Ighodaro would make his NBA debut on October 24, recording two points, six rebounds and a block in over twelve minutes of play in the Suns' 116–113 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers held in the Clippers' new home arena, Intuit Dome. On January 28, 2025, he was assigned to the Valley Suns of the NBA G League,[10] being recalled the next day, following a double-double performance of 18 points and 18 rebounds in a win over the Salt Lake City Stars.[11]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
NBA
Regular season
Playoffs
College
Personal life
Ighodaro is of Nigerian descent.[12] Despite growing up in the state of Arizona, he was not a fan of the Phoenix Suns at the time due to their poor play throughout the 2010s.[13]