2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Ongenda, Nick
Jersey Number 14
Nick Ongenda
- Position:
- Center
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-11 / 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Southwest Christian Academy (Ark.)
Bio
2022-23
- Ranks fourth all-time at DePaul with 135 career blocks, behind Dallas Comegys (1983-87), George Mikan (1942-46) and Paul Reed (2017-20).
- Has recorded two or more blocks in 35 career games.
- Missed the first 25 games of the season due to injury before making an impact upon his return.
- Played in eight games, starting the final seven and averaging 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game upon his return.
- Despite only playing eight games, Ongenda ranked 13th in the BIG EAST in total blocks with 28.
- Recorded two or more blocks in every appearance on the season.
- Secured 15 points and four blocks in BIG EAST Tournament first round win against Seton Hall (3/8), including the game winning block at the buzzer.
- Wracked up 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting against No. 2-seeded Xavier in BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals for 16 points, four rebounds and three blocks.
- Finished regular-season with 13 points, four rebounds and three blocks against Creighton (3/4).
- Went 6-of-11 from the field for 17 points and six rebounds at UConn (3/1), tying a career-high scoring.
- Tallied first career double-double against #10 Marquette (2/25) with 16 points and career-high 12 rebounds while also adding five blocks and three steals.
- Had eight rebounds in back-to-back games against Xavier (2/18) and Butler (2/22).
- Season debut came against St. John's (2/14) where he tallied 11 points, eight blocks, six rebounds and two steals.
- His eight blocks tied a career-high and rank as the second-most in a single-game at DePaul.
- Played in 30 games with 27 starts where he averaged 8.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.
- His 52 blocks in the season rank 11th all-time for the most in a single-season at DePaul.
- Joined teammate Yor Anei as the first duo in program history to each record at least 40 blocked shots in a season.
- Ranked seventh in the BIG EAST with 1.7 blocks per game and was 57th nationally.
- Scored 13 points with eight rebounds and a block against St. John's (3/9) in the BIG EAST Tournament.
- Tallied 14 points with five rebounds on a 50 percent shooting performance against Butler (2/15).
- Helped Blue Demons to a victory over Georgetown (2/9) with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting in addition to six rebounds and two blocks.
- Blocked three shots with four assists at Xavier (2/5).
- Grabbed seven rebounds against Providence (1/1) with seven blocks, tying for the seventh most in single-game history at DePaul.
- Recorded eight points, eight blocks and nine rebounds against Louisville (12/10).
- His eight blocks at Louisville tie for the second most in a single-game at DePaul.
- Scored 16 points with six rebounds and three blocks against Eastern Michigan (11/28).
- Notched season-high 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks against Northern Kentucky (11/26).
- Scored 10 points in season opener against Coppin State (11/10).
- Played in 17 games with four starts where he averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game on nearly 60 percent shooting.
- Totaled 25 blocked shots that included six games with multiple blocks.
- Ranked fifth in the BIG EAST with 1.5 blocks per game.
- Scored seven points with five rebounds and a block in the first round win of the BIG EAST Tournament against Providence (3/10).
- Grabbed season-high 11 rebounds with eight points and three blocks at Providence (2/13).
- Scored eight points, going a perfect 3-of-3 shooting against Butler (1/19).
- Grabded seven rebounds in addition to eight points scored against UConn (1/11).
- Had a season-high 13 points against UConn (12/30) in addition to eight rebounds and a block.
- Made season-debut against Western Illinois (12/23) with 12 points, six blocks and three rebounds.
- Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
- Played in 27 games with one start and averaged 9.8 minutes per game as a true freshman.
- Recorded eight games with multiple blocked shots, ranking 12th in the BIG EAST with 0.9 per game.
- Scored five points in the BIG EAST Tournament against Xavier (3/11) with four rebounds.
- Had 10 points in regular season-finale at Providence (3/7), going a perfect 4-of-4 shooting with six boards.
- Registered eight points with four rebounds and two blocks at Butler (2/29).
- Season-high four blocks came at Xavier (2/25).
- Secured first career-start against Creighton (1/22) where he scored six points with four rebounds and a block.
- Made DePaul debut in season-opener against Alcorn with four points and four rebounds.
- Played at Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Ark. where he averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds, five blocked shots and three assists per game for the Lions during the 2018-19 season.
- Named a 2019 NACA All-American.
- Ranked among the top five players in Arkansas and Canada for class of 2019.
- One of 24 players selected to play in the 2019 Biosteel All-Canadian game.
- Before reclassifying to the 2019 class, was ranked No. 59 in the ESPN 100 and No. 106 by 247Sports for 2020... in the recruiting rankings for 2020, ranked among the nation's top 30 centers and the top recruit from the state of Arkansas.
- Played for Woodz Elite that won tournament championships in 2018 at the U16 Peach Jam and U16 Fab 48.
- Son of Francois and Senga Ongenda.
- Has a brother, Andre and three sisters, Esther, Cynthia and Lillianne.
- Francois played at the Independent University of Brussels and professionally for Spirou Charleroi BC in Belgium while Lillianne played professionally for Azur Basketball Club in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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