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23 Zachary Olukanni
Zachary Olukanni
  • Height:
    6'4
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Teaneck, NJ
  • Previous College:
    Brookdale CC
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Major:
    Finance
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    15.0
  • fg %
    44.9
  • 3pt %
    23.1
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    7.7
  • a/g
    2.9

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 68-64
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 89-76
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 93-90
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 65-61
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 72-55
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 88-83
  Overall Conf
Games 28 16
Games started 28 16
Minutes 941 541
Minutes per game 33.6 33.8
FG 163-363 104-218
FG Pct 44.9 47.7
3PT 6-26 6-20
3PT Pct 23.1 30.0
FT 88-132 51-78
FT Pct 66.7 65.4
Off rebounds 62 26
Def rebounds 154 99
Total rebounds 216 125
Rebounds per game 7.7 7.8
Personal fouls 63 39
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 81 48
Turnovers 91 57
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.8
Steals 45 28
Blocks 18 9
Points 420 265
Points per game 15.0 16.6
Points per 40 min 17.9 19.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 vs. Stonehill L, 61-55 1 36 5-13 38.5 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 10 at USciences W, 65-64 1 34 3-12 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 13 Chestnut Hill W, 78-72 1 34 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
Nov 16 Bloomfield W, 84-77 1 39 6-13 46.2 0-0 - 5-5 100.0 17
Nov 20 at Georgian Court W, 85-83 1 34 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 11
Nov 23 at Nyack L, 79-69 1 33 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 7-10 70.0 15
Nov 27 at Bowie St. L, 78-70 1 29 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 15
Dec 1 Slippery Rock L, 78-67 1 35 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 14
Dec 4 at Goldey-Beacom L, 86-77 1 33 5-10 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Dec 7 Molloy L, 102-101 1 35 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 5-8 62.5 13
Dec 11 at Bridgeport L, 105-78 1 33 6-13 46.2 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 15
Dec 14 New York Tech W, 50-43 1 36 9-18 50.0 0-3 0.0 2-9 22.2 20
Dec 21 Frostburg St. L, 87-79 1 32 8-22 36.4 0-2 0.0 5-8 62.5 21
Jan 2 at Dominican (N.Y.) L, 84-66 1 32 4-13 30.8 0-1 0.0 0-4 0.0 8
Jan 6 Wilmington (Del.) W, 91-72 1 29 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 12
Jan 11 at Mercy W, 76-74 1 38 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 8
Jan 17 Roberts Wesleyan W, 83-72 1 30 10-12 83.3 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 27
Jan 19 Daemen L, 65-61 1 30 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 9
Jan 22 at Queens (N.Y.) L, 75-70 1 36 11-21 52.4 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 25
Jan 25 St. Thomas Aquinas L, 79-77 1 30 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 13
Feb 5 Mercy W, 64-63 1 37 7-17 41.2 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 17
Feb 8 at Molloy W, 88-72 1 26 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 10
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 68-64 1 37 3-13 23.1 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 89-76 1 37 9-15 60.0 1-1 100.0 5-7 71.4 24
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 93-90 1 38 9-20 45.0 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 23
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 65-61 1 36 9-17 52.9 0-1 0.0 3-5 60.0 21
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 72-55 1 29 9-15 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 18
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 88-83 1 33 4-14 28.6 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 13

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 vs. Stonehill L, 61-55 1 36 2 4 6 1 3 0.3 1 0 2 0
Nov 10 at USciences W, 65-64 1 34 2 4 6 5 2 2.5 1 2 1 0
Nov 13 Chestnut Hill W, 78-72 1 34 2 5 7 2 3 0.7 0 0 2 -
Nov 16 Bloomfield W, 84-77 1 39 3 7 10 3 1 3.0 1 0 1 -
Nov 20 at Georgian Court W, 85-83 1 34 3 2 5 2 2 1.0 2 1 3 -
Nov 23 at Nyack L, 79-69 1 33 2 4 6 3 2 1.5 1 0 1 -
Nov 27 at Bowie St. L, 78-70 1 29 5 6 11 1 7 0.1 4 1 4 -
Dec 1 Slippery Rock L, 78-67 1 35 1 3 4 2 4 0.5 1 1 2 -
Dec 4 at Goldey-Beacom L, 86-77 1 33 3 4 7 1 5 0.2 2 2 3 -
Dec 7 Molloy L, 102-101 1 35 1 11 12 1 2 0.5 4 0 4 -
Dec 11 at Bridgeport L, 105-78 1 33 3 5 8 4 4 1.0 5 0 1 -
Dec 14 New York Tech W, 50-43 1 36 0 7 7 3 2 1.5 1 1 2 -
Dec 21 Frostburg St. L, 87-79 1 32 9 8 17 4 3 1.3 1 1 1 -
Jan 2 at Dominican (N.Y.) L, 84-66 1 32 1 5 6 2 0 - 0 0 3 -
Jan 6 Wilmington (Del.) W, 91-72 1 29 3 3 6 7 2 3.5 3 1 1 -
Jan 11 at Mercy W, 76-74 1 38 1 6 7 2 5 0.4 0 0 2 -
Jan 17 Roberts Wesleyan W, 83-72 1 30 1 5 6 3 3 1.0 2 0 2 -
Jan 19 Daemen L, 65-61 1 30 1 7 8 3 2 1.5 1 1 2 -
Jan 22 at Queens (N.Y.) L, 75-70 1 36 4 8 12 4 3 1.3 2 0 3 -
Jan 25 St. Thomas Aquinas L, 79-77 1 30 0 6 6 6 3 2.0 1 2 2 -
Feb 5 Mercy W, 64-63 1 37 4 5 9 4 3 1.3 1 1 2 -
Feb 8 at Molloy W, 88-72 1 26 1 6 7 3 1 3.0 1 1 2 -
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 68-64 1 37 4 4 8 2 3 0.7 1 0 5 1
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 89-76 1 37 2 11 13 3 9 0.3 1 0 2 -
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 93-90 1 38 3 5 8 1 4 0.3 4 0 4 -
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 65-61 1 36 0 7 7 5 3 1.7 3 2 3 -
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 72-55 1 29 1 3 4 0 3 0.0 0 1 1 -
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 88-83 1 33 0 3 3 4 7 0.6 1 0 2 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 29 25 28.9 5.1-11.3 45.0 0.1-0.8 9.1 3.6-5.1 70.1 13.8
2019-20 28 28 33.6 5.8-13.0 44.9 0.2-0.9 23.1 3.1-4.7 66.7 15.0
Total 57 53 31.2 5.5-12.1 44.9 0.1-0.8 16.7 3.4-4.9 68.5 14.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 29 25 839 148-329 45.0 2-22 9.1 103-147 70.1 401
2019-20 28 28 941 163-363 44.9 6-26 23.1 88-132 66.7 420
Total 57 53 1780 311-692 44.9 8-48 16.7 191-279 68.5 821

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 29 25 28.9 7.1-15.7 45.0 0.1-1.0 9.1 4.9-7.0 70.1 19.1
2019-20 28 28 33.6 6.9-15.4 44.9 0.3-1.1 23.1 3.7-5.6 66.7 17.9
Total 57 53 31.2 7.0-15.6 44.9 0.2-1.1 16.7 4.3-6.3 68.5 18.4

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2018-19 29 25 28.9 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.6 0.0 1.6 2.7 0.6 1.2 0.8
2019-20 28 28 33.6 2.2 5.5 7.7 2.3 0.0 2.9 3.3 0.9 1.6 0.6
Total 57 53 31.2 1.8 4.8 6.6 2.4 0.0 2.2 3.0 0.8 1.4 0.7

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 29 25 839 39 121 160 76 0 46 78 0.6 34 24
2019-20 28 28 941 62 154 216 63 1 81 91 0.9 45 18
Total 57 53 1780 101 275 376 139 1 127 169 0.8 79 42

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 29 25 28.9 1.9 5.8 7.6 3.6 0.0 2.2 3.7 0.6 1.6 1.1
2019-20 28 28 33.6 2.6 6.5 9.2 2.7 0.0 3.4 3.9 0.9 1.9 0.8
Total 57 53 31.2 2.3 6.2 8.4 3.1 0.0 2.9 3.8 0.8 1.8 0.9

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 28 28 33.6 5.8-13.0 44.9 0.2-0.9 23.1 3.1-4.7 66.7 15.0
Conference 16 16 33.8 6.5-13.6 47.7 0.4-1.2 30.0 3.2-4.9 65.4 16.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 13 33.3 6.5-13.0 49.7 0.1-0.7 11.1 3.8-5.8 64.5 16.8
Away 14 14 33.7 5.3-12.9 40.9 0.4-1.2 29.4 2.7-3.9 70.4 13.6
Neutral 1 1 36.0 5.0-13.0 38.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-2.0 50.0 11.0
Result Wins 11 11 33.3 5.7-11.9 48.1 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.0-4.4 68.8 14.5
Losses 17 17 33.8 5.9-13.6 43.1 0.4-1.2 30.0 3.2-4.9 65.5 15.4
Month November 7 7 34.1 4.7-11.3 41.8 0.0-0.3 0.0 3.1-4.1 75.9 12.6
December 6 6 34.0 6.2-14.0 44.0 0.2-1.3 12.5 3.3-6.0 55.6 15.8
January 7 7 32.1 5.7-11.4 50.0 0.1-0.4 33.3 3.0-5.0 60.0 14.6
February 8 8 34.1 6.6-15.0 44.2 0.5-1.6 30.8 3.1-4.0 78.1 16.9

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 28 28 941 163-363 44.9 6-26 23.1 88-132 66.7 420
Conference 16 16 541 104-218 47.7 6-20 30.0 51-78 65.4 265
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 13 13 433 84-169 49.7 1-9 11.1 49-76 64.5 218
Away 14 14 472 74-181 40.9 5-17 29.4 38-54 70.4 191
Neutral 1 1 36 5-13 38.5 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Result Wins 11 11 366 63-131 48.1 0-6 0.0 33-48 68.8 159
Losses 17 17 575 100-232 43.1 6-20 30.0 55-84 65.5 261
Month November 7 7 239 33-79 41.8 0-2 0.0 22-29 75.9 88
December 6 6 204 37-84 44.0 1-8 12.5 20-36 55.6 95
January 7 7 225 40-80 50.0 1-3 33.3 21-35 60.0 102
February 8 8 273 53-120 44.2 4-13 30.8 25-32 78.1 135

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 28 28 33.6 6.9-15.4 44.9 0.3-1.1 23.1 3.7-5.6 66.7 17.9
Conference 16 16 33.8 7.7-16.1 47.7 0.4-1.5 30.0 3.8-5.8 65.4 19.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 13 33.3 7.8-15.6 49.7 0.1-0.8 11.1 4.5-7.0 64.5 20.1
Away 14 14 33.7 6.3-15.3 40.9 0.4-1.4 29.4 3.2-4.6 70.4 16.2
Neutral 1 1 36.0 5.6-14.4 38.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-2.2 50.0 12.2
Result Wins 11 11 33.3 6.9-14.3 48.1 0.0-0.7 0.0 3.6-5.2 68.8 17.4
Losses 17 17 33.8 7.0-16.1 43.1 0.4-1.4 30.0 3.8-5.8 65.5 18.2
Month November 7 7 34.1 5.5-13.2 41.8 0.0-0.3 0.0 3.7-4.9 75.9 14.7
December 6 6 34.0 7.3-16.5 44.0 0.2-1.6 12.5 3.9-7.1 55.6 18.6
January 7 7 32.1 7.1-14.2 50.0 0.2-0.5 33.3 3.7-6.2 60.0 18.1
February 8 8 34.1 7.8-17.6 44.2 0.6-1.9 30.8 3.7-4.7 78.1 19.8

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 28 28 33.6 2.2 5.5 7.7 2.3 0.0 2.9 3.3 0.9 1.6 0.6
Conference 16 16 33.8 1.6 6.2 7.8 2.4 0.1 3.0 3.6 0.8 1.8 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 33.3 2.2 6.2 8.4 1.8 - 3.2 3.1 1.0 1.3 0.7
Away 14 14 33.7 2.3 4.9 7.2 2.6 0.1 2.8 3.4 0.8 1.9 0.6
Neutral 1 1 36.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.0
Result Wins 11 11 33.3 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.7 0.0 3.1 2.5 1.3 1.1 0.7
Losses 17 17 33.8 2.4 5.9 8.4 2.6 0.1 2.8 3.8 0.7 1.9 0.6
Month November 7 7 34.1 2.7 4.6 7.3 2.0 0.0 2.4 2.9 0.8 1.4 0.6
December 6 6 34.0 2.8 6.3 9.2 2.2 - 2.5 3.3 0.8 2.3 0.8
January 7 7 32.1 1.6 5.7 7.3 2.1 - 3.9 2.6 1.5 1.3 0.6
February 8 8 34.1 1.9 5.5 7.4 2.6 0.1 2.8 4.1 0.7 1.5 0.6

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 28 28 941 62 154 216 63 1 81 91 0.9 45 18
Conference 16 16 541 26 99 125 39 1 48 57 0.8 28 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 433 28 81 109 24 - 41 40 1.0 17 9
Away 14 14 472 32 69 101 37 1 39 48 0.8 27 9
Neutral 1 1 36 2 4 6 2 0 1 3 0.3 1 0
Result Wins 11 11 366 21 53 74 19 0 34 27 1.3 12 8
Losses 17 17 575 41 101 142 44 1 47 64 0.7 33 10
Month November 7 7 239 19 32 51 14 0 17 20 0.8 10 4
December 6 6 204 17 38 55 13 - 15 20 0.8 14 5
January 7 7 225 11 40 51 15 - 27 18 1.5 9 4
February 8 8 273 15 44 59 21 1 22 33 0.7 12 5

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 28 28 33.6 2.6 6.5 9.2 2.7 0.0 3.4 3.9 0.9 1.9 0.8
Conference 16 16 33.8 1.9 7.3 9.2 2.9 0.1 3.5 4.2 0.8 2.1 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 33.3 2.6 7.5 10.1 2.2 0.0 3.8 3.7 1.0 1.6 0.8
Away 14 14 33.7 2.7 5.8 8.6 3.1 0.1 3.3 4.1 0.8 2.3 0.8
Neutral 1 1 36.0 2.2 4.4 6.7 2.2 0.0 1.1 3.3 0.3 1.1 0.0
Result Wins 11 11 33.3 2.3 5.8 8.1 2.1 0.0 3.7 3.0 1.3 1.3 0.9
Losses 17 17 33.8 2.9 7.0 9.9 3.1 0.1 3.3 4.5 0.7 2.3 0.7
Month November 7 7 34.1 3.2 5.4 8.5 2.3 0.0 2.8 3.3 0.8 1.7 0.7
December 6 6 34.0 3.3 7.5 10.8 2.5 0.0 2.9 3.9 0.8 2.7 1.0
January 7 7 32.1 2.0 7.1 9.1 2.7 0.0 4.8 3.2 1.5 1.6 0.7
February 8 8 34.1 2.2 6.4 8.6 3.1 0.1 3.2 4.8 0.7 1.8 0.7

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