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Jersey Number 14
Lewis Obiorah
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- London, England
- High School:
- Barking Abbey
- Major:
- Applied Movement Science
Spent last year playing at Barking Abbey Basketball Academy (London, England) ... joins the Texas program as a true freshman ... helped his native Great Britain finish in sixth place at the 2025 FIBA U-20 EuroBasket Division Championship this past summer ... has only played basketball competitively for the last three years (began in October 2022).
Before Texas:
Helped his native Great Britain finish in sixth place (3-4 record) at the 2025 FIBA U-20 EuroBasket Division B Championship in Yerevan, Armenia (July 11-20) ... played in all seven contests and averaged 5.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and a team-best 1.7 blocks in 15.2 minutes per game while converting 77.3-percent (17-22) from the floor ... spent last year playing at Barking Abbey Basketball Academy (London, England) in the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL), which features the top under-19 players in England ... earned EABL championship finals MVP honors while leading Barking Abbey to the EABL championship in 2025 ... averaged 10.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game during the 2024-25 season.
Personal:
Born in Croydon, England ... son of Martins and Allison Obiorah ... has two younger sisters, Layla and Gabriella ... father is from Nigeria ... had his primary growth spurt during the COVID-19 pandemic at age 15 when he grew from 6-5 to 6-10 ... played soccer and rugby during his youth ... attended a rugby school from age 11-16 ... majoring in Applied Movement Science.
