KZ Okpala Season 2018-19

As a Sophomore (2018-19)
• 32nd overall pick of the NBA Draft (Miami Heat)
• Youngest player in program history to be selected in the NBA Draft
• Started all 29 games he played in
• Averaged 13.8 points per game in his two seasons at Stanford
• First Team All-Pac-12 selection
• First Team United States Basketball Writers Association All-District pick
• Second Team National Association Basketball Coaches All-District selection
• Averaged team-best 16.8 points along with 5.7 rebounds and a steal per contest
• Fifth in the Pac-12 in scoring
• Second-most 20-point games (15) in the conference
• Ranked 16th in the conference in rebounding and 12th in defensive rebounding (4.5 drpg)
• Finished fifth in the conference in scoring (17.5 ppg) during Pac-12 games
• Scored a career-high 30 points in the win at California
• Recorded four consecutive 20-point games, achieving the mark against Arizona (29), Arizona State (21), Washington (22) and Utah (22)
• Double-doubles at UCLA (22 points and 10 rebounds) and against Seattl e(20 points and 10 rebounds)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week in November, after averaging 29.0 ppg in victories over Seattle and UNC Wilmington

As a Freshman (2017-18)
• Started 21 of the 23 games he played in (missed first 11 games)
• Played 28 minutes against No. 14 Kansas, scoring six points, in his collegiate debut
• Scored in double figures in five of his first six games
• Recorded a season-best 23 points in a career-long 37 minutes against UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament
• Averaged 28.5 minutes per game (fourth-most of the team), playing more than 30 minutes in seven of the final nine games of the year
• Posted first career double-double with 18 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in the win at Arizona State
• Scored 21 points in 29 minutes in the win at Washington State
• Recorded four 20-point games, also reaching the mark at home against Washington State and Oregon
• Averaged a steal per game, finishing fourth on the team in steals despite playing in 12 less games
• Recipient of the Top Defensive Player Award at team awards banquet
• Recorded 13 blocks in 21 games

Prior to Stanford
• 2017 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim
• Ranked No. 27 by Scout, No. 30 by Rivals and No. 42 by ESPN
• Orange County Register Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• Ball Is Life All-American
• Ranked as the top small forward in the state of California
• Guided Esperanza HS to its first CIF State Division II championship in school history
• Set Esperanza High School's single-season record for scoring average
• Scored 22 points in the state championship win over
• Averaged 30 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks per game as a senior in 2017
• Posted 974 points during his senior campaign, one of the highest totals in Orange County history
• Established a school single-game record 46 points (breaking his own record) in a win over Crossroads HS
• Two-time Crestview League Player of the Year (junior and senior season)
• Two-time First Team All-Orange County selection by the Orange County Register
• Averaged 23 points per game as a junior guiding Esperanza to its first conference title in four years
• Growth spurt transformed the 5-10 freshman in 2014 to a 6-8 senior in 2016
• Played for the So-Cal All-Stars AAU program