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Valentine Izundu Season 2016-17

#45
PositionC
Weight240 lbs
Height6-10
ClassSenior
HometownHouston, Texas
Previous SchoolWashington State

Bio entering 2016-17

As A Junior at Washington State (2015-16 Season)
NCAA Rankings: 98th in total blocks
Earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team with a 3.13 grade-point average... Played in 23 games and made 13 starts, including the final four of the campaign at Washington State (9-22; 1-17 Pac-12)... Averaged 3.8 points on 64.3 percent shooting and 2.7 rebounds in 14.9 minutes... Blocked 50 shots, which ranked seventh on Washington State's single-season blocks list... His 2.2 blocks average ranked fourth in WSU single-season history... Added six assists and six steals... Had three double-figure scoring games... Led the team in rebounding once... Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 16 of 18 games in which he attempted a shot... Blocked multiple shots in his first 12 games and had at least one rejection in the first 13 games of the season... Had 15 games with a minimum of two blocked shots... Had at least one rejection in 18 games... Had seven points and four denials in his first game at WSU vs. Northern Arizona (11-13-15)... Enjoyed his best game with career highs across the board as he posted 10 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots vs. Idaho State (11-20-15)... Sent back four shots vs. No. 13/12 Gonzaga (12-2-15)... Matched his career high with 10 points vs. New Mexico in Hawaii (12-25-15)... Played the first two conference games vs. USC (1-1-16) and UCLA (1-3-16) before missing eight games due to a foot injury... Returned vs. Arizona State (2-6-16) and equaled his career high with 10 points and seven boards... Finished one blocked shot shy of tying his career high when he had five vs. Colorado (3-9-16) at the Pac-12 Tournament.

As A Redshirt at Washington State (2014-15 Season)
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

As A Sophomore at Houston (2013-14 Season)
Saw action in four games for a Houston team that went 17-16 (8-10 AAC)... Did not score in 25 minutes (0-1 FG, 0-2 FT), but added three rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot... Had one rebound in games vs. Texas State (11-8-13), at Texas Pan American (11-11-13) and UTSA (11-14-13)... Blocked his only shot of the season vs. Texas Pan American.

As A Freshman at Houston (2012-13 Season)
Played in 20 games, averaging 8.0 minutes, for a Houston squad that went 20-13 (7-9 C-USA) and earned a spot in the CBI quarterfinals... Averaged 2.0 points on 76.2 percent shooting (16-21)... Grabbed 20 rebounds, 11 of which on the offensive glass... Blocked 22 shots... Had six multiple-block games... Shot at least 50 percent from the floor in 11 of 12 games in which he attempted a field goal... Logged double-figure minutes nine times... Pulled down a season-high four rebounds and rejected a season-high four shots at San José State (11-13-12)... Blocked three shots vs. Grambling State (11-17-12) and added two more in the next game vs. Louisiana College (11-19-12)... Scored a season-high nine points vs. Chicago State (12-22-12)... Played a career-high 19 minutes at UTEP (2-27-13).

High School
Played his senior season at Lamar Consolidated High in Rosenberg, Texas, where he led his team to a 27-9 record, including a 13-1 effort against league competition... Attended and played at Cypress Lakes High his first three years of high school.