Player Bio
Urule Igbavboa
Hometown/High School : Oakdale, Minn./Tartan
2006-2007
Started 30 of the 31 games he appeared in ... a second team All Mid- Continent Conference selection ... named recipient of Valpo’s Homer W. Drew Sr. Memorial Award, presented to the team’s Most Improved Player ... also received Joel Oberman Rebounding Award ... finished second on team with 11.6 points per game ... led Crusaders and ranked second in the Mid-Con with 7.5 rebounds per game ... led team as well in blocked shots with 21, ranking eighth in the Mid-Con with 0.68 per game ... also finished second in the conference with 10 double-doubles ... posted field goal percentage of .563, fourthbest in the Mid-Con ... reached double figures in scoring in 20 games and in rebounding on 12 occasions ... kicked off season with three straight doubledoubles ... posted 15 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots Nov. 11 against Calumet ... also registered double-doubles of 17 points and 12 rebounds at IPFW Nov. 13 and 19 points to go along with 11 rebounds Nov. 18 at Niagara ... tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds Dec. 16 at Ball State ... kicked off conference play with a 14-point, 11-rebound effort Jan. 4 at Centenary ... recorded 20 points for the first time in his career Jan. 11 versus Oakland, hitting 8-of-9 shots from the field ... registered 16 points and 14 rebounds in Valpo’s overtime win at UMKC Jan. 25 ... played 41 minutes in comeback victory over Oral Roberts Feb. 1, hitting 8-of-11 shots from the floor to score 17 points ... registered first triple-double of his career Feb. 5 at Chicago State, hitting 7-of-9 field goal attempts for 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists ... was the first triple-double at Valpo in at least a decade ... 10 assists in a game marked the most by any Valpo player during the 2006-07 campaign and matched the best effort by any Mid-Con player ... hit 9-of-10 free throw attempts on his way to a career-high 21 points Feb. 17 at Western Michigan ... closed season with three consecutive double-doubles ... hit 8-of- 11 shots from the floor, scoring 18 points while also grabbing 10 rebounds against UMKC Mar. 4.
2005-2006
Took the court for 22 games during his debut campaign ... played season-high 19 minutes against Indiana-South Bend Nov. 28, tallying seven points and pulling down eight rebounds, including three on the offensive end ... also registered two assists, a block and a steal against the Titans ... hit two shots and corralled two offensive rebounds at Centenary Dec. 29 ... scored career-high ten points against Longwood Jan. 7, knocking down 4-of-5 shots from the field ... also came up with three rebounds and two steals versus the Lancers ... hit all three of his shots against IPFW Jan. 11 ... snagged five rebounds in 16 minutes at Chicago State Jan. 19 ... followed with a six-rebound effort the next game Jan. 21 at Southern Utah ... matched best effort with four field goals in 13 minutes against Western Illinois Feb. 11 ... hit each of his three field goal attempts against Niagara Feb. 18 ... .605 shooting percentage led the Crusaders.
Prep
Four-year letterwinner at Tartan High School for coach Mark Klingsporn ... earned All-State, All-Metro and All-Defensive team honors with the Titans as a senior ... was a finalist for Minnesota Mr. Basketball in 2005 ... three-time All-Classic Suburban Conference honoree ... scored over 1,000 points in four-year career ... also earned two letters in football.
Personal
Urule is the son of Urule and Ingrid Igbavboa ... major is sports management ... born April 25, 1987.
