AURORA | A profile look at Overland senior Laolu Oke, who is set to play for Team East in the third A-Town All-Star Boys Game set for Friday, March 16, 2018, at Rangeview High School. The boys game is scheduled for 7 p.m.:
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LAOLU OKE
School: Overland High School
Year: Senior
Height: 6-foot-6
2017-18 averages: 6.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1 steal per game
Season highlights: Oke emerged as an absolute force for coach Danny Fisher’s Overland team, which bounced back from a 1-7 start and went on to win the Centennial League championship and reach the Great 8 round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Oke upped his scoring average by two points from the previous season to 6.8 per contest (topped by a 17-point effort against Mullen), improved his rebounding by 1.7 to a team-high 8.0 per contest and also averaged 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game. The All-Centennial League second team selection was credited with a double-double seven times on the season, including a 12-point, 16-rebound effort in a playoff win over Regis Jesuit. Oke’s emergence led to a scholarship offer from Metro State, which he recently accepted.
Oke vs. Aurora teams: vs. Regis Jesuit (12 rebounds, 4 assists; 12 points, 16 ebounds); vs. Eaglecrest (4 points, 5 rebounds; 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals); vs. Rangeview (10 points, 16 rebounds, 3 steals); vs. Smoky Hill (9 points, 5 rebounds; 4 points, 3 rebounds); vs. Cherokee Trail (4 points, 5 rebounds; 15 points, 17 rebounds); vs. Grandview (4 points, 4 rebounds; 8 points, 8 rebounds)
