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J.J. N'Ganga

Position

Center

Height

6-10

Weight

250 lbs.

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Aubervilliers, France

Previous School

N. Oklahoma College - Tonkawa

JUNIOR (2014-15)

Appeared in 29 games while averaging twelve minutes per game off the bench… Finished with the highest field goal percentage on the team at 59.0% (36 of 61)… Set his season high in scoring in just his third game as a Lobo with nine points versus Boston College in the 2014 ESPN Puerto Rico Tip Off (11-20-14)… Finished with one of his best games of the season against BC with nine points, six rebounds and two blocks… Saw his best play in conference come in both games versus Utah State with an eight-point, seven-rebound performance at USU (1-10-15) followed up with eight points again against the Aggies in WisePies Arena aka The Pit (2-7-15)… Led the team in rebounding twice and blocks twice. Finished third on the team in dunks with ten.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (NORTHERN OKLAHOMA COLLEGE-TONKAWA)

Played two seasons for the Mavericks under head coach Donnie Jackson… Averaged 6.0 points and 5.4 rebound per game, shooting .468 from the field (73-156) in 31 starts as a sophomore… Helped guide the team to a 19-14 record in the 2013-14 season…  Awarded the Hays Scholarship, which is presented to the basketball player with the highest grade point average… Registered a season-best 12 points and ten rebounds versus Northern Oklahoma College – Enid (3-6-14)… Tallied 3.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting .581 from the floor in injury-shortened freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kan… Played on the same team as Buddy Hield of Oklahoma and Abodunrin Gabriel Olaseni of Iowa… Senior season saw him help Sunrise Christian to a 25-4 record… Played under head coach Kyle Lindsted.

PERSONAL

Full name is Jean-Jacques Francis N’Ganga… The oldest of four children… Favorite food is Chinese… Originally from Aubersville, France… Majoring in Business.