During play in Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League, 6-foot-6 junior
Semi Ojeleye has carried the bulk of the offensive load for MoKan Elite. Headed into next weekend's Oakland EYBL, the final qualifying session for the Peach Jam, MoKan is 6-8 and positioned in the thick of things within Group B to earn a Peach Jam birth.
Unlike earlier in the spring when MoKan relied heavily on Ojeleye, they had a very balanced team effort going at the Kansas City Classic. As a result, they took care of business, going 7-0 in wining a 17-and-under title while everybody gained confidence and playing time headed into next weekend.
Though he didn't score like he had during previous spring stops, Ojeleye was still very impressive during his minutes. As he's shown all spring, Ojeleye has worked hard to become a better jump shooter, and his powerful 225-pound frame now allows him to punish similarly sized defenders physically and finish over bigger guys.
Ranked No. 37 nationally, the product of Ottawa (Kan.) High is a reliable inside/out scorer who is explosive around the rim and working to become more of a threat off the dribble.
Ojeleye confirmed that he's recently cut his list to a final 11 that consists of
Arizona,
Duke,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kansas State,
Missouri,
Oregon,
Stanford,
UCLA and
Wisconsin.