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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



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/10/2017 Asante Gist Men's Basketball
12/1/2016 Aaron Patrick Football
12/1/2016 Shavontae Naylor Women's Basketball
11/7/2016 Jeffrey Canady Football
11/7/2016 Lilian Jeptoo Kiborus Cross Country
10/13/2016 Bennie Coney Football
10/13/2016 Rachel Woody Volleyball
9/29/2016 Avery Pitt Football
9/29/2016 Charlotte Imer Cross Country
9/15/2016 Anna Hall Soccer
9/15/2016 Erik Lindwall Men's Golf
9/1/2016 Elsa Moberly Women's Golf
9/1/2016 Keith Wrzuszczak Football
6/8/2016 Paige Murphy Softball
4/26/2016 Alex Álvaro Men's Tennis
4/25/2016 Anna Gleixner Women's Golf
3/29/2016 Florian Graskamp Men's Tennis
3/29/2016 Hayley Flynn Softball
2/9/2016 Viktorija Demcenkova Women's Tennis
2/9/2016 Tom Koringo Track & Field
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