Kaosi Ezeagu

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Photo by: Chandler Mixon

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-10 / 255
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Brampton, Ontario
High School:
GTA Prep
Prev School:
UTEP

Career

Opted to transfer to Sam Houston State in May 2022.
Saw action in 44 games with 18 starts at K-State (2020-22).
Transferred to K-State in January 2020 from UTEP and enrolled for the spring semester.
Earned a waiver in May 2020 to be eligible to play in the first semester of the 2020-21 season.

Honors

2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 NABC Honors Court
Spring 2020 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)
Fall 2020 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring 2021 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2021 Dean Harris Sixth Man Award
2021 Keith Amerson Academic Award

As A Junior (2021-22)

Saw action in 25 games with 12 starts… Started the first 12 games before coming off the bench in 13 of the last 19 games… Did miss games with No. 14/16 Texas (1/4/22) and at West Virginia (1/8/22) due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Nearly doubled his minute total from 2020-21, logging 639 minutes with a 14.5 minutes per game average… Played a season-high 25 minutes in the win at Wichita State (12/5/21)… Also played 20 or more minutes in 3 other contests.
Averaged 4.2 points on a team-best 68.5 percent shooting (37-of-54) with 2.7 rebounds per game… Connected on 56.6 percent (30-of-53) from the free throw line.
Scored in 18 of 25 games played, including a pair of double-digit scoring efforts… Posted a career-high 15 points vs. North Dakota (11/28/21) on 6-of-7 shooting to go with 7 rebounds.
Grabbed 5 or more rebounds in 6 games, including a season-high 9 at Nebraska (12/19/21).
Played perhaps his best all-around game in the win at Wichita State (12/5/21), scoring 14 points on 5-of-6 field goals and 4-of-7 free throws to go with 6 rebounds in a season-high 25 minutes.
Tallied a near double-double in the win at Nebraska (12/19/21), posting 9 points on 3-of-4 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws with a career-tying 9 rebounds.
Provided a spark off the bench at Oklahoma State (2/19/22), scoring 9 points on 3-of-6 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws to go with 4 rebounds in 15 minutes.
Ranked second with 8 blocked shots… Totaled a season-high 2 blocks vs. Omaha (11/17/21).
Saw action in 12 Big 12 games, including a start in the opener at Oklahoma (1/1/22)… Averaged 2.3 points on 56.3 percent shooting (9-of-16) with 1.4 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per game in Big 12 play… Connected on 50 percent (10-of-20) from the free throw line.

As A Sophomore (2020-21)

Saw action in 19 games with 6 starts… Started the first 4 games before sitting out the next 10 due to knee surgery… Came back in mid-January at Oklahoma (1/19/21), playing 12 minutes off the bench… Played in the last 15 games, including consecutive starts vs. No. 2/2 Baylor (1/27/21) and Texas A&M (1/30/21).
Logged 323 minutes, averaging 17.0 minutes per game… Played 20 or more minutes in 6 games, including a season-best 29 minutes vs. Drake (11/25/20) in the opener.
Averaged 5.2 points on 56.1 percent shooting (37-of-66) with 3.2 rebounds per game… Connected on 46.2 percent (24-of-52) from the free throw line.
Led the team with 13 blocked shots, including 8 in the first 3 games… Registered a season-high 3 blocks vs. Drake (11/25/20) and Kansas City (11/30/20).
Scored in 16 games, including a pair of double-digit scoring games… Scored a season-high 11 points in the win over Kansas City (11/30/20)… Scored in double figures for the first time in Big 12 play with 10 points vs. No. 13/11 Texas Tech (2/6/21).
Was averaging 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 24 minutes per game in the first 4 games of the season before a knee injury sidelined him for the next 10 games.
His 56.1 field goal percentage was second on the team, as he hit on 50 percent or better of his shots in 14 games… Was perfect from the field in 3 games, while he went a season-best 4-of-5 (80 percent) vs. Colorado (11/27/20)… Twice shot 75 percent (3-of-4) in the wins over TCU.
Grabbed 5 or more rebounds in 5 games, including a season-best 8 vs. TCU (3/10/21).
Saw action in 12 Big 12 games, including a start vs. No. 2/2 Baylor (1/27/21)… Averaged 5.0 points on 57.5 percent shooting (23-of-40) with 2.7 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game in Big 12 play… Connected on 48.3 percent (14-of-29) from the free throw line.

At UTEP (2018-19)

Played in 29 games as a true freshman with 8 starts (including each of the last 7 games)… Played a total of 361 minutes, including 20 or more minutes in 3 contests (all in the last 5 games).
Averaged 3.2 points on a team-best 56.9 percent shooting (37-of-65) with 3.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 12.4 minutes per game in 29 games played…
Twice he scored in double figures, including 10 in his first career game against UTPB (11/16/18) and a season-best 12 against Middle Tennessee State (3/6/19)… Also grabbed 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in his first game against UTPB (11/16/18).
His 98 rebounds were tops among all reserves… Grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 7 occasions, including a season-high 9 on 3 occasions (UTPB, New Mexico State, Middle Tennessee).
Led the team with 24 blocked shots and registered at least 2 blocks in eight contests with a season-high 3 against Rice (2/23/19).
Averaged 3.1 points on 51.2 percent shooting (22-of-43) with 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 12.8 minutes per game in playing in 18 games in conference play, which included 7 starts.
Started each of the team’s last seven games, averaging 3.9 points on 47.8 percent shooting (11-of-23) with 4.3 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per game… Nearly had a double-double in his final home game against Middle Tennessee State (3/16/19) with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting with 9 rebounds in a season-best 29 minutes.
Coached by current Texas associate head coach Rodney Terry at UTEP.

High School

Went to prep school in Brampton, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto), where he was rated one of the top prep players in Canada and the only player in the league to average a double-double after averaging 11.4 points and 10.4 rebounds at GTA Prep at Mississauga School in 2017-18.
Named the Defensive Player of the Year by the National Preparatory Association… Also selected as the co-MVP of the Signature All-Canadian Showcase.
Made the start and finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds during the 2017 BioSteel All-Canadian basketball game on April 8, 2018.
Played at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn., during the 2016-17 campaign… Helped the Hawks post a 31-7 overall record, including a USA National Prep Tournament championship on March 4, 2017 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Also played soccer, volleyball and football in high school.

Personal

Kaosisochukwu Ezeagu was born on November 26, 1999 in the Nassau, Bahamas… Parents are James and Patience Ezeagu… Has a brother, Benjamin.