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Isaac Likekele (born February 25, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 215 pounds (98 kg), he plays the point guard position. He previously played at Oklahoma State.

Isaac Likekele

Likekele in January 2019
Ohio State Buckeyes
Position	Point guard
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	(2000-02-25) February 25, 2000 (age 22) Charlotte, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas)
College	Oklahoma State (2018–2022) Ohio State (2022–present)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2019 Greece Team

Early life and high school career

Likekele was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Sarah and Serge Likekele.[1] He attended Mansfield Timberview High School, where in his senior year averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game. In 2017, Likekele led his team to the Texas 5A state championship.[2] A three-star prospect, he was accepted to attend Oklahoma State University in May 2018.[3]

College career

Oklahoma State

As a freshman at Oklahoma State, Likekele averaged 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.[4] In November 2019, Oklahoma State won the NIT Season Tip-Off against Ole Miss; Likekele was named to the All-Tournament Team.[5] Despite missing most of December with an illness, Likekele posted three triple-doubles and had 21 points in the Big 12 Tournament first round win over Iowa State. In the 2019–20 season he played 28 games and started all of them, averaging 10.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and a team-high 4.5 assists per game. Likekele was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.[6]

Ohio State

On May 4, 2022, Likelele announced on Twitter that he was transferring to Ohio State.[7]

National team career

Likekele won a gold medal with the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion. He averaged 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.[8]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Oklahoma State	32	32	28.9	.466	.240	.657	4.8	3.9	1.3	.3	8.7
2019–20	Oklahoma State	28	28	32.4	.460	.214	.661	5.6	4.5	1.9	.4	10.9
2020–21	Oklahoma State	24	20	33.8	.482	.444	.570	6.6	3.6	1.1	.2	9.1
Career		84	80	31.5	.468	.298	.635	5.6	4.0	1.5	.3	9.6

Personal life

Likekele marks both of his sneakers with a black marker in honor of his deceased grandfather, his friend Criston King (who died in an automobile accident), and best friend John Lee. Likekele says, "Me going out there and playing like that is paying respects to them...".[9] Likekele has two sisters, Faith and Hope.

References

External links

• Oklahoma State Cowboys bio
• USA Basketball bio

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