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Athletes of the Week

Papa Oppong

Papa Oppong

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/15/2008
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Through 10 games, Oppong leads the team in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and is second in scoring (12.2 ppg). The transfer from Panola Junior College in Texas tallied a season-high 19 points against Murray State on Dec. 4. Below are some personal notes about Oppong ...

Shoe size: 13
Major: Psychology

Favorites …
Book:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
Candy bar: Twix
Place on campus: the team room
Midnight snack: anything sweet
Cereal: Frosted Mini-Wheats
Olympic sport: track

Proudest moment:
watching the birth of my daughter
If I could trade places with anybody for a day: Russell Simmons
Best friend on another college basketball team: Cal State Bakerfield’s Justin Dennis
The most memorable moment from last year: hitting the tying shot to send Panola into overtime in the first round playoff game last year



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2/2/2021 Wendell Green Jr. Men's Basketball
1/16/2021 Kendall Wingler Women's Basketball
12/16/2020 Tre King Men's Basketball
11/10/2020 Keyion Dixon Football
6/4/2020 Vilma Efraimsson Women's Golf
5/7/2020 Daniel Harris IV Baseball
3/27/2020 Mollie Paulick Softball
3/11/2020 A.J. Lewis Baseball
2/12/2020 I'Liyah Green Women's Basketball
1/27/2020 Jomaru Brown Men's Basketball
10/16/2019 Abby Noll Volleyball
6/10/2019 Aaron Patrick Football
2/20/2019 Zoe Mihalicz Softball
9/5/2018 Zoe Aguirre Soccer
6/7/2018 Paige Murphy Softball
2/6/2018 Nick Mayo Men's Basketball
1/17/2018 A'Queen Hayes Women's Basketball
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