2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Sammy Itodo
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kaduna, Nigeria
- High School:
- Hamilton Heights Christian (Tenn.) Academy
2022-2023 at Gardner-Webb: Did not see action.
2021-2022 at Gardner-Webb: Did not see action.
2020-2021 at Gardner-Webb: Made one start and appeared in another 11 games off the bench as a freshman … Combined for nine points, 11 rebounds (four offensive) and four blocks overall while providing the ‘Dogs with another big body to eat minutes inside the paint … Hit on 80.0 percent (4-of-5) of shot attempts and 25.0 percent (1-of-4) of free throws … Tallied one block and one rebound in his first-career start, a big 85-70 home win vs. Campbell (1/5) … Registered one block, one rebound and one steal in his career debut at Pittsburgh (12/12) … Recorded the first bucket of his career against another ACC opponent in Florida State (12/21) … Capped off his first campaign as a Runnin’ Bulldog with a season-high 7:02 played in a win at USC Upstate (2/22) … Totaled 47:10 of game action overall on 3.9 minutes per contest.
2019-2020 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted season
High School: Played at Hamilton Heights Christian (Tenn.) Academy under Coach Zach Ferrell after coming to the United States from his native Nigeria … Has a long, 7-foot-3 wingspan ... Rated as the No. 19 senior prospect in Tennessee for the Class of 2019 … Had senior season cut short by injuries … Saw action in 10 games for a squad loaded with major Division I prospects … Averaged 7.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game … Posted 19 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks vs. Superior Collegiate Academy … Had five games with at least three blocked shots … Played for EAB on the summer travel circuit … Chose Gardner-Webb over USC Upstate.
