Men's Basketball

33 Kennedy Esume
33 - Kennedy Esume
Height: 6-10
Weight: 245
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Umuaja, Delta State, Nigeria
High School: Luminary School
Previous College: College of Southern Idaho
Position: C
Experience: 1V
gp 30
pts/g 2.8
fg % 34.1
3pt % -
ft % 53.5
reb/g 5.3
a/g 0.3

Photo Gallery | 2015-16
Photo Gallery | 2014-15

CAREER ACCOLADES
2016 Big West Winter All-Academic Team
2015 Big West Scholar Athlete of the Year

SENIOR (2015-16)
Played in 30 games making 17 starts…averaged 2.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game…led the Titans in rebounding on six occasions, reaching double figures three times…totaled nine blocks…his 19 rebounds in a 79-74 loss at Loyola Marymount in the season opener tie for ninth in Fullerton single-game history (11/13)…notched a double-double as he registered a season-high 11 points to go along with 14 rebounds in a 75-52 victory over Cal State East Bay (01/02)…led the Titans with eight rebounds in an 80-66 victory at Southern Utah (11/24)…grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds and added six points in a 61-57 victory over UC Davis (02/04).

JUNIOR (2014-15)
Played in 31 games making 15 starts…averaged 4.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game…shot 50.0 percent (54-of-108) from the floor and led the Titans with 19 blocks…scored a season-high and team-leading 16 points and added six rebounds in a 65-54 loss to Cal Poly (02/19)…ended the season with two 10-point, six rebound performances in losses to UC Irvine (03/05) and Hawai’i (03/07)…led the Titans and matched a career best with nine rebounds in a 71-66 overtime loss to UC Riverside (02/07). 

PRIOR TO CAL STATE FULLERTON
 During the 2013-14 season, helped the College of Southern Idaho to a 27-5 overall record and No. 10 ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll…the Golden Eagles won the Scenic West Athletic Conference title and took second in the Region 18 Tournament…in 30 games played for the Golden Eagles during 2014, averaged 3.9 points per game shooting 62.5 percent from the floor…averaged 4.0 rebounds per game and totaled 20 blocks…during his freshman season, averaged 3.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game…prior to attending CSI, had never played organized basketball…received the Superior Academic Achievement award from the NJCAA with a 3.95 GPA following his sophomore year.

HIGH SCHOOL
 A 2012 graduate of the Luminary School in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.

PERSONAL
 Born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria…parents are Ferdinand Esume and Angela Dime…major is geography.

Recent Games
Feb 17 UC Irvine L, 96-77
Feb 20 at Long Beach State L, 70-57
Feb 25 at Cal Poly W, 78-77
Feb 27 UC Santa Barbara L, 80-62
Mar 2 Long Beach State L, 75-73
Mar 10 vs. Hawai'i L, 75-44
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 30 16
Games started 17 7
Minutes 530 283
Minutes per game 17.7 17.7
FG 31-91 14-40
FG Pct 34.1 35.0
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 23-43 15-26
FT Pct 53.5 57.7
Off rebounds 62 33
Def rebounds 98 53
Total rebounds 160 86
Rebounds per game 5.3 5.4
Personal fouls 68 33
Disqualifications - -
Assists 9 6
Turnovers 23 9
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.7
Steals 14 6
Blocks 9 3
Points 85 43
Points per game 2.8 2.7
Points per 40 min 6.4 6.1
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 24 Blue-Orange Scrimmage W, 53-32 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Bethesda University W, 106-66 1 17 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Nov 13 at Loyola Marymount L, 79-74 1 29 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 17 at Pacific W, 77-76 1 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 21 San Diego W, 67-55 1 18 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Nov 24 at Southern Utah W, 80-66 1 17 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 28 Nevada W, 75-66 1 18 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 1 Cal St. Dom. Hills W, 88-56 1 15 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Dec 4 at Seattle U W, 70-61 1 11 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 6 at Washington L, 87-69 1 18 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 12 Loyola Marymount L, 82-70 1 12 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 18 vs. Oregon St. L, 82-69 - 13 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 19 vs. Portland L, 65-60 - 13 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 at Portland St. L, 89-82 - 15 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Jan 2 Cal St. East Bay W, 75-52 1 32 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 11
Jan 7 at UC Riverside W, 79-73 1 21 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 9 CSUN L, 85-75 1 23 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 16 Hawai'i L, 86-79 1 28 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Jan 20 at UC Irvine L, 72-59 - 25 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 23 Cal Poly L, 83-75 1 21 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Jan 27 at UC Davis L, 69-64 1 21 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 30 UC Riverside L, 81-71 1 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 UC Davis W, 61-57 - 26 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Feb 6 at UC Santa Barbara L, 81-68 - 18 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 10 at CSUN L, 75-67 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Feb 13 at Hawai'i L, 76-59 - 10 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 UC Irvine L, 96-77 - 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 20 at Long Beach State L, 70-57 - 16 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 25 at Cal Poly W, 78-77 - 14 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 27 UC Santa Barbara L, 80-62 - 15 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Mar 2 Long Beach State L, 75-73 1 18 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Mar 10 vs. Hawai'i L, 75-44 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 24 Blue-Orange Scrimmage W, 53-32 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Bethesda University W, 106-66 1 17 1 4 5 0 1 0.0 2 1 0 -
Nov 13 at Loyola Marymount L, 79-74 1 29 6 13 19 2 0 - 0 1 3 -
Nov 17 at Pacific W, 77-76 1 22 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 1 0 4 -
Nov 21 San Diego W, 67-55 1 18 1 2 3 0 2 0.0 1 0 2 -
Nov 24 at Southern Utah W, 80-66 1 17 3 5 8 0 2 0.0 1 0 4 -
Nov 28 Nevada W, 75-66 1 18 2 2 4 0 0 - 0 1 3 -
Dec 1 Cal St. Dom. Hills W, 88-56 1 15 2 5 7 0 1 0.0 0 1 1 -
Dec 4 at Seattle U W, 70-61 1 11 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 3 -
Dec 6 at Washington L, 87-69 1 18 2 1 3 0 2 0.0 3 0 4 -
Dec 12 Loyola Marymount L, 82-70 1 12 0 3 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 18 vs. Oregon St. L, 82-69 - 13 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 4 -
Dec 19 vs. Portland L, 65-60 - 13 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 1 0 -
Dec 29 at Portland St. L, 89-82 - 15 2 1 3 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 2 Cal St. East Bay W, 75-52 1 32 6 8 14 0 2 0.0 0 2 1 -
Jan 7 at UC Riverside W, 79-73 1 21 4 2 6 2 0 - 2 0 2 -
Jan 9 CSUN L, 85-75 1 23 5 4 9 0 3 0.0 0 1 3 -
Jan 16 Hawai'i L, 86-79 1 28 3 4 7 1 2 0.5 1 0 3 -
Jan 20 at UC Irvine L, 72-59 - 25 1 7 8 0 1 0.0 1 1 2 -
Jan 23 Cal Poly L, 83-75 1 21 2 3 5 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 27 at UC Davis L, 69-64 1 21 2 5 7 0 1 0.0 0 1 3 -
Jan 30 UC Riverside L, 81-71 1 8 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 -
Feb 4 UC Davis W, 61-57 - 26 3 11 14 1 1 1.0 0 0 4 -
Feb 6 at UC Santa Barbara L, 81-68 - 18 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 10 at CSUN L, 75-67 - 5 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 13 at Hawai'i L, 76-59 - 10 1 1 2 1 0 - 1 0 2 -
Feb 17 UC Irvine L, 96-77 - 14 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 20 at Long Beach State L, 70-57 - 16 2 4 6 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 25 at Cal Poly W, 78-77 - 14 0 4 4 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 27 UC Santa Barbara L, 80-62 - 15 2 2 4 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Mar 2 Long Beach State L, 75-73 1 18 4 2 6 0 0 - 1 0 3 -
Mar 10 vs. Hawai'i L, 75-44 - 14 1 1 2 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2014-15 31 15 14.9 1.7-3.5 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.5 45.7 4.2
2015-16 30 17 17.7 1.0-3.0 34.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.4 53.5 2.8
Total 61 32 16.2 1.4-3.3 42.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.5 49.4 3.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2014-15 31 15 461 54-108 50.0 0-0 - 21-46 45.7 129
2015-16 30 17 530 31-91 34.1 0-0 - 23-43 53.5 85
Total 61 32 991 85-199 42.7 0-0 - 44-89 49.4 214
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2014-15 31 15 14.9 4.7-9.4 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.8-4.0 45.7 11.2
2015-16 30 17 17.7 2.3-6.9 34.1 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-3.2 53.5 6.4
Total 61 32 16.2 3.4-8.0 42.7 0.0-0.0 - 1.8-3.6 49.4 8.6
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2014-15 31 15 14.9 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.6
2015-16 30 17 17.7 2.1 3.3 5.3 2.3 - 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.3
Total 61 32 16.2 1.6 2.7 4.3 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2014-15 31 15 461 36 65 101 60 0 5 26 0.2 9 19
2015-16 30 17 530 62 98 160 68 - 9 23 0.4 14 9
Total 61 32 991 98 163 261 128 0 14 49 0.3 23 28
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2014-15 31 15 14.9 3.1 5.6 8.8 5.2 0.0 0.4 2.3 0.2 0.8 1.6
2015-16 30 17 17.7 4.7 7.4 12.1 5.1 0.0 0.7 1.7 0.4 1.1 0.7
Total 61 32 16.2 4.0 6.6 10.5 5.2 0.0 0.6 2.0 0.3 0.9 1.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 30 17 17.7 1.0-3.0 34.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.4 53.5 2.8
Conference 16 7 17.7 0.9-2.5 35.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.6 57.7 2.7
Exhibition 1 1 17.0 2.0-3.0 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-4.0 50.0 6.0
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Home 13 10 19.1 1.2-3.4 34.1 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-2.1 51.9 3.4
Away 14 7 17.3 1.1-2.8 38.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.1 56.3 2.8
Neutral 3 - 13.3 0.3-2.7 12.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.7
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Wins 10 8 19.4 1.6-4.1 39.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.9 47.4 4.1
Losses 20 9 16.8 0.8-2.5 30.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.2 58.3 2.2
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November 5 5 20.8 1.4-4.6 30.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-1.0 40.0 3.2
December 7 4 13.9 1.0-2.9 35.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.4 33.3 2.1
January 8 7 22.4 1.1-2.6 42.9 0.0-0.0 - 1.4-2.6 52.4 3.6
February 8 - 14.8 1.0-2.6 38.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.5 58.3 2.9
March 2 1 16.0 0.0-3.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.0 100.0 1.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 30 17 530 31-91 34.1 0-0 - 23-43 53.5 85
Conference 16 7 283 14-40 35.0 0-0 - 15-26 57.7 43
Exhibition 1 1 17 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
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Home 13 10 248 15-44 34.1 0-0 - 14-27 51.9 44
Away 14 7 242 15-39 38.5 0-0 - 9-16 56.3 39
Neutral 3 - 40 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
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Wins 10 8 194 16-41 39.0 0-0 - 9-19 47.4 41
Losses 20 9 336 15-50 30.0 0-0 - 14-24 58.3 44
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November 5 5 104 7-23 30.4 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 16
December 7 4 97 7-20 35.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 15
January 8 7 179 9-21 42.9 0-0 - 11-21 52.4 29
February 8 - 118 8-21 38.1 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 23
March 2 1 32 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 30 17 17.7 2.3-6.9 34.1 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-3.2 53.5 6.4
Conference 16 7 17.7 2.0-5.7 35.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.1-3.7 57.7 6.1
Exhibition 1 1 17.0 4.7-7.1 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 4.7-9.4 50.0 14.1
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Home 13 10 19.1 2.4-7.1 34.1 0.0-0.0 - 2.3-4.4 51.9 7.1
Away 14 7 17.3 2.5-6.4 38.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-2.6 56.3 6.4
Neutral 3 - 13.3 1.0-8.0 12.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 2.0
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Wins 10 8 19.4 3.3-8.5 39.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.9-3.9 47.4 8.5
Losses 20 9 16.8 1.8-6.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-2.9 58.3 5.2
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November 5 5 20.8 2.7-8.8 30.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.9 40.0 6.2
December 7 4 13.9 2.9-8.2 35.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-1.2 33.3 6.2
January 8 7 22.4 2.0-4.7 42.9 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-4.7 52.4 6.5
February 8 - 14.8 2.7-7.1 38.1 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-4.1 58.3 7.8
March 2 1 16.0 0.0-7.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-2.5 100.0 2.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 30 17 17.7 2.1 3.3 5.3 2.3 - 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.3
Conference 16 7 17.7 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.1 - 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.2
Exhibition 1 1 17.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 1.0
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Home 13 10 19.1 2.5 3.7 6.2 2.2 - 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.4
Away 14 7 17.3 1.9 3.4 5.4 2.4 - 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.2
Neutral 3 - 13.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.7 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3
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Wins 10 8 19.4 2.3 4.2 6.5 2.6 - 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.4
Losses 20 9 16.8 1.9 2.8 4.8 2.1 - 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3
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November 5 5 20.8 2.6 4.8 7.4 3.2 - 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.4
December 7 4 13.9 1.3 1.7 3.0 2.4 - 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.3
January 8 7 22.4 2.9 4.3 7.1 2.3 - 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.6
February 8 - 14.8 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.6 - 0.4 0.1 3.0 0.1 0.0
March 2 1 16.0 2.5 1.5 4.0 2.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 30 17 530 62 98 160 68 - 9 23 0.4 14 9
Conference 16 7 283 33 53 86 33 - 6 9 0.7 6 3
Exhibition 1 1 17 1 4 5 0 - 0 1 0.0 2 1
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Home 13 10 248 32 48 80 29 - 2 15 0.1 3 5
Away 14 7 242 27 48 75 34 - 7 8 0.9 10 3
Neutral 3 - 40 3 2 5 5 - 0 0 - 1 1
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Wins 10 8 194 23 42 65 26 - 3 10 0.3 6 4
Losses 20 9 336 39 56 95 42 - 6 13 0.5 8 5
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November 5 5 104 13 24 37 16 - 2 5 0.4 3 2
December 7 4 97 9 12 21 17 - 1 7 0.1 4 2
January 8 7 179 23 34 57 18 - 3 10 0.3 4 5
February 8 - 118 12 25 37 13 - 3 1 3.0 1 0
March 2 1 32 5 3 8 4 - 0 0 - 2 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 30 17 17.7 4.7 7.4 12.1 5.1 0.0 0.7 1.7 0.4 1.1 0.7
Conference 16 7 17.7 4.7 7.5 12.2 4.7 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.4
Exhibition 1 1 17.0 2.4 9.4 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 4.7 2.4
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Home 13 10 19.1 5.2 7.7 12.9 4.7 0.0 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.5 0.8
Away 14 7 17.3 4.5 7.9 12.4 5.6 0.0 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.7 0.5
Neutral 3 - 13.3 3.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0
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Wins 10 8 19.4 4.7 8.7 13.4 5.4 0.0 0.6 2.1 0.3 1.2 0.8
Losses 20 9 16.8 4.6 6.7 11.3 5.0 0.0 0.7 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.6
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November 5 5 20.8 5.0 9.2 14.2 6.2 0.0 0.8 1.9 0.4 1.2 0.8
December 7 4 13.9 3.7 4.9 8.7 7.0 0.0 0.4 2.9 0.1 1.6 0.8
January 8 7 22.4 5.1 7.6 12.7 4.0 0.0 0.7 2.2 0.3 0.9 1.1
February 8 - 14.8 4.1 8.5 12.5 4.4 0.0 1.0 0.3 3.0 0.3 0.0
March 2 1 16.0 6.3 3.8 10.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 0.0

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