Baraka Okojie - College Basketball News & Rumors

Mercer Bears play the Clemson Tigers, aim for 6th straight win

Mercer looks to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Bears take on Clemson

DECEMBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Mighty's 22 points help Mercer beat Georgia State 78-67

Led by Armani Mighty's 22 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Georgia State Panthers 78-67 on Tuesday

DECEMBER 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Okojie leads Mercer against Georgia State after 29-point game

Mercer takes on the Georgia State Panthers after Baraka Okojie scored 29 points in Mercer's 91-84 victory over the Elon Phoenix

DECEMBER 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Okojie leads Mercer against Georgia State after 29-point showing

Mercer hosts the Georgia State Panthers after Baraka Okojie scored 29 points in Mercer's 91-84 victory against the Elon Phoenix

DECEMBER 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Baraka Okojie scores 29, Mercer beats Elon 91-84

Led by Baraka Okojie's 29 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Elon Phoenix 91-84 on Saturday

NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Mercer visits Elon following Williams' 21-point outing

Mercer visits the Elon Phoenix after Zaire Williams scored 21 points in the Bears' 75-67 win against the Appalachian State Mountaineers

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Cuthrell leads Elon against Mercer after 23-point performance

Elon hosts the Mercer Bears after Chandler Cuthrell scored 23 points in Elon's 88-53 victory against the Appalachian State Mountaineers

NOVEMBER 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Mercer earns 75-67 win against Appalachian State

Led by Zaire Williams' 21 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 75-67 on Wednesday

NOVEMBER 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Appalachian State visits Perkins and Mercer

Mercer hosts the Appalachian State Mountaineers after Quinton Perkins II scored 20 points in Mercer's 95-83 victory against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 • Associated Press

Quinton Perkins II scores 20, Mercer defeats Eastern Kentucky 95-83

Led by Quinton Perkins II's 20 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 95-83 on Saturday

NOVEMBER 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Williams' 19 lead Mercer past Lipscomb 92-77

Led by Zaire Williams' 19 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Lipscomb Bisons 92-77 on Sunday

NOVEMBER 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Perkins scores 17 as Mercer beats LaGrange 101-62

Led by Quinton Perkins II's 17 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Lagrange Panthers 101-62

NOVEMBER 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Ament has 18 points and 9 rebounds to lead No. 18 Tennessee past Mercer 76-61

Nate Ament scored 18 points and had nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 76-61 victory over Mercer in the season opener for both teams

NOVEMBER 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Looking to transfer again Okojie has entered the transfer portal, Hitmen Hoops reports.

Impact Okojie got more playing time at the tail end of the season with injuries to Tyrese Hunter and Dante Harris. For the vast majority of the year, however, he was pretty underutilized. Okojie is likely to look back towards the mid major ranks after averaging 8.1 points and 2.4 assists per game at George Mason as a freshman before going to Memphis for his sophomore campaign.

MARCH 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kyan Evans and favored No. 12 seed Colorado State beat short-handed Memphis 78-70 in March Madness

Kyan Evans made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead No. 12 seed Colorado State past fifth-seeded Memphis 78-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Fr...

MARCH 21, 2025 • Associated Press

PJ Haggerty, Dain Dainja and No. 16 Memphis win AAC tourney with a 84-72 win over UAB

PJ Haggerty scored 23 points, Dain Dainja had 22 points with 12 rebounds and 16th-ranked Memphis won the American Athletic Conference Tournament with an 84-72 win over UAB

MARCH 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Starting in AAC Championship Game Okojie is listed amongst Memphis' starters ahead of Sunday's AAC Championship matchup against UAB, Jason Munz of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Impact Okojie will start in place of the injured Tyrese Hunter (foot) as the Tigers face off against the Blazers in the AAC Title Game. The 6-foot-1 sophomore has appeared in 29 games this season (zero starts), averaging 1.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and one assist on 10.3 minutes per game.

MARCH 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Participates in exhibition Okojie (shoulder) participated in Memphis' exhibition game Tuesday against North Carolina, according to Parth Upadhyaya of The Daily Memphian.

Impact Back in September, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported a statement of Memphis' head coach Penny Hardaway saying Okojie could have been available by mid-October. That has proven to be the case, confirmed by his usage during Memphis' exhibition game Tuesday. There is both good and bad with Okojie joining a relatively deep Tigers team perimeter-wise. Tyrese Hunter, PJ Haggerty and Colby Rogers are proven perimeter players who also enrolled at Memphis for this season. However, Okojie has experience working his way up, which he did from a reserve to a starter with George Mason's 2023-24 team.

OCTOBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Still not ready for full contact Okojie (shoulder) is still not ready for full contact, according to Jason Munz of The Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Impact Full contact is the last and only hurdle Okojie must get to for complete clearance, considering he has done everything else before that, as indicated by his practice participation Thursday. Ideally for him and Memphis, he can get back by the time the Tigers and North Carolina play their scheduled exhibition on Oct. 15.

OCTOBER 3, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Hopes to be cleared by mid October Okojie (shoulder) is working back from injury and hopes to be cleared for basketball activities at some point between Oct. 11 and Oct. 25, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact The George Mason transfer will reportedly see the doctor again in early October. Okojie averaged 8.1 points, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals as a freshman last season while appearing in 32 games and starting 10. He'll look to be a regular contributor for Memphis, but first he needs to return to the court.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Baraka Okojie scores 19 in second half, leads George Mason over No. 16 Dayton, 71-67 Baraka Okojie scored all of his career-high 19 points in the second half, and George Mason rallied past No. 16 Dayton 71-67 on Wednesday nig...

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Baraka Okojie leads George Mason past DaRon Holmes II and No. 16 Dayton, 71-67

Baraka Okojie scored all of his 19 points in the second half, and George Mason rallied past No. 16 Dayton 71-67 for the first home victory over a ranked foe in program history

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 • Associated Press

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