2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster

10 Amos Olatayo

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas

Biography

2012-13 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 23 games (made 19 starts) and averaged 30.8 minutes per game … Led the team and ranked fourth in the Sun Belt in scoring with 15.8 points per game … Ranked 15th in the conference with 5.8 rebounds per game … Second on the team in blocks (9) and steals (33) … Scored in double figures a team-leading 17 times (each of last eight games) and had nine games with 20 or more points … Shot .459 from the field and .282 from 3-point range … Led the team with 119 free-throw attempts, shooting .588 … Upped his scoring average to 17.0 points per game during conference games … Scored at least 20 points eight times during conference play, including a season-high 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting at FIU (Feb. 2) … Named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week after scoring 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Middle Tennessee (Jan. 12) … Recorded a season-best 11 rebounds at Arkansas State (Jan. 19).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Averaged 9.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game in one season at Navarro College ... Named to the NJCAA Region XIV All-Conference team ... Earned Region XIV All-Tournament honors while helping Navarro to the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchison, Kan. ... Coached by Johnny Estelle ... Spent freshman season at Stephen F. Austin, where he appeared in 24 games and averaged 4.3 points per contest.  

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter at Elsik High School under head coach Tim Martin ... Earned all-district honors as both a junior and senior ... Two-time all-city honoree ... Helped lead the Rams to consecutive district championships as a junior and senior ... Averaged 22 points with eight rebound per game as a senior ... contributed 18 points per game during junior season ... McDonald's All-American nominee ... Ranked as high as seventh in the state by TexasRoundball.com.

PERSONAL
Full name is Amos Olatayo, Jr. ... Born Sept. 26, 1991, in Lagos, Nigeria ... Son of Dayo and Nikki Olatayo ... Has two sisters, Dammy and Rhoda ... Psychology major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2012-13Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 190 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2013-14Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 200 lbs
    10