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Men's Basketball
SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Second-team all-MVC selection ... earned second-team NABC all-district honors ... captain of the MVC All-Improved squad ... named to the MVC All-Defensive team ... earned all-tournament accolades at the 2009 MVC Tournament ... started all 34 games as the Panthers' point guard ... averaged 11.8 points/game and led the squad with 106 assists (3.1 assists/game) ... scored in double figures on 22 occasions ... scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists against Iowa State (12/3) ... poured in 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a 69-49 win over North Dakota (12/6) ... scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting in a double-overtime contest against Indiana State (12/28) ... began a stretch of eight straight games of reaching double figures in scoring with 13 points in a 78-54 win over Wichita State (1/3) ... dished out a season-high seven assists in a 66-61 win at Bradley (1/21) ... scored 16 points with the help of 11-of-12 free throw shooting against Creighton (2/8) ... credited with 17 points and four assists in leading UNI to a 69-69 regular season title-clinching win over Evansville (2/28) ... scored 19 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists in UNI's MVC first-round tournament victory over Indiana State (3/6) ... tallied 21 points and buried all nine free throw attempts in UNI's 76-62 MVC semifinal triumph over Bradley (3/7) ... scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and tied a season-high with three triples in the MVC championship win against Illinois State (3/8) ... averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in the MVC Tournament ... tallied 11 points in the NCAA Tournament against Purdue (3/19). REDSHIRT (2007-08): Suffered season-ending shoulder injury during preseason practice and redshirted. FRESHMAN (2006-07): True freshman point guard averaged 13 minutes per contest ... appeared in 30 games, starting the last four of the season ... made first career start at No. 11 Nevada (2/17) ... tied career-high with nine points and added three assists against the Wolf Pack ... had seven points, two assists and one steal in 18 minutes at Bradley (2/20) ... played 23 minutes against Bucknell (12/2), grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists ... had five points, three rebounds and career-best six assists against Wartburg (12/20) ... scored nine points (on 3-of-4 shooting) against Pepperdine (11/13), with two assists ... had seven points in 17 minutes versus South Dakota State (11/24) ... tallied five points in 11 minutes against Southern Illinois (1/23) ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from the line at Evansville (2/3) ... scored three points in three minutes against No. 17 Washington (11/14) ... saw 16 minutes of action against Iowa State (11/29) with two assists and three rebounds ... had five points and two assists vs. UMKC (12/9) ...dished out four assists in 14 minutes against Indiana State (1/20). HIGH SCHOOL: A first-team all-state selection as a senior ... scored more than 1,000 points in his high school career ... two-time all-metro all-defensive team selection ... averaged more than 20 points per game as a senior ... was a four-year starter at point guard ... helped Tartan to more than 90 wins over four seasons ... attended same high school as former Panthers Eric Coleman and Erik Crawford and current Panther Marc Sonnen. PERSONAL: Son of Kwami and Kafui Ahelegbe ... majoring in physical education ... born July 11, 1988 ... goes by the name "Ka-JOE" ... last name is pronounced "Uh-HELIG-buh" ... chose UNI because of the basketball program and it was close to home ... enjoys playing X-Box. |
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