2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

12 Tylor Ongwae

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya

Biography

2014-15 All-Conference First-Team
2014-15 Capital One All-District First-Team
2014-15 NABC All-District First-Team
2014-15 All-Louisiana Second-Team
2014-15 College Sports Madness SBC Second-Team
2014-15 Three-time LSWA, two-time SBC, two-time CSM Player of the Week winner
2013-14 All-Conference Third-Team

2013-14 NABC All-District Second-Team
2013-14 All-Louisiana Third-Team
2013-14 College Sports Madness SBC Fourth-Team

2014-15 (SENIOR)
ULM's first-ever All-SBC First-Team selection... led the team in scoring and started all 38 games for the second straight year... nine 20+ scoring games and 26 double-figure scoring games on the season .... averaged 20.4 points per game in the CBI... five double-doubles on the year... played 40+ minutes seven times... logged 1,347 minutes on the year, second-most in ULM single-season history... finished second in the league in free throw percentage at a .836 clip (127-152)... drained 22 points in the CBI Semifinals vs. Vermont...matched a career-high 27 pts in CBI Quarterfinals... 26 pts and four 3FGs in CBI first round against Eastern Michigan... team-high 17 points in SBC Quarterfinals vs. USA... double-double with 16 points and a career-high 13 rebs vs. USA... double-double with 17 points and 10 rebs vs. Ga. Southern... double-double with 15 points and 10 rebs vs. Troy... 25 points vs. both Central Baptist and LSU-Alexandria... double-double with 19 points and 10 rebs vs. NSU and neared a triple-double with a career-high nine assists... neared a double-double with 22 points and nine rebs vs. La. College... poured in 19 points and grabbed eight rebs in an overtime thriller at No. 8 Florida and head coach Billy Donovan said he was the best player on the court...  netted 18 points in a victory over UAB and grabbed nine rebs... won five Warhawk of the Week awards, bringing his career total up to 10, the most in the award's history

2013-14 (JUNIOR)
Became just the second ULM student-athlete in school history to earn All-Conference honors from the Sun Belt since joining the league in 2006-07… finished fourth in the league in scoring with 17.5 points per game and reached double-figures in 17 of 18 SBC contests… recorded double-digits in 24 of 27 games on the season and played at least 40 minutes three times… registered at least 20 points nine times… led the team in free throw percentage at (.764)… posted three double-doubles, with a career-high 27 points against both UL-L and Georgia State at home to go along with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively; tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds at UL-L… led the team in scoring in 17 games… notched a career-high five steals at home vs. UALR, the most by a Warhawk in a single game on the season… played a career-high 46 minutes in the overtime win over UL-L and made a career-high 11 field goals… hit a career-high four three-pointers (4-8) at UT Arlington… drained nine free throws against both Thomas and UTA (at home)… etched a team-high 20 points against UTA at the SBC Championships… one of two players to start all 27 games on the season… second on the team in rebounds (5.8 rpg), three-pointers made (27), blocks (19) and steals (30)… named to the NABC Honors Court for outstanding achievement in the classroom... became the first-ever five-time Warhawk of the Week winner

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Played at Ranger Junior College and helped the team to a 9-1 conference record, including nine consecutive victories … Named to the All-Region and All-Conference teams while leading the team to the 2012-13 conference championship … Led the team with 16.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game … scored a career-high 26 points against Paris Junior College and poured in 25 against Clarendon College … Posted 21 points and 17 rebounds against Collin County … Eligible to play two seasons at ULM.

HIGH SCHOOL
All-time leading scorer at Friends School Kamusinga … Averaged 24 points and seven rebounds as a senior … Named Most Valuable Player in the country (Kenya) in 2009 as a junior … Led the team to the Western Province championship for three consecutive years … scored 43 points in the national title game against Laiser Hill.

PERSONAL
Full name is Tylor Okari Ongwae … Nickname “T.O.” ... Played for the Kenya Senior National Team … Born July 15, 1991 in Kisii, Kenya … Son of Samson W. Omweno and Florence Okari … Has an older brother James Omweno and a younger sister Stacey Moragwa … majoring in business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2013-14Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 205 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2014-15Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 205 lbs
    12