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  Taiwo Oyelola

Taiwo Oyelola

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Roselle, NJ

High School:
Abraham Clark

Height:
5-11

Position:
F

Birthdate:
08/17/1988

Name is pronounced tie-WO O-yay-LO-la

2007-08: Led the Highlanders with 158 rebounds (5.6rpg) while ranking 30th among independent individual leaders in points per game with (8.2pg). ... She has recorded five double-doubles this season and set a career-best 20 points at Texas-Pan American on January 8. Oyelola was named Player of Week once this season for her 20 point outburst in 28 minutes of action against Texas-Pan American.

2006-07: Played in 25 games ... career-high 13 points against Lafayette (12/28). Shot 11-13 at the foul line that night ... second on the team, shooting .746 from the free throw line (44-59). Went 8-for-8 at the line vs. Texas-Pan American (2/3)

Prior to NJIT: She and her twin sister, Kehinde, were four-sport standouts at Abraham Clark High in Roselle, NJ ... in basketball, Taiwo was second-team all-county and second-team all-conference for champions under coach Kimberly Kenny ... Played AAU for Roselle Angels coached by Keith Jefferson ... all-conference first team in tennis and all-Sky Conference in the Mountain Valley Conference playing softball. ... also took part in track and field.

Personal: Her heritage is Nigerian. ... Taiwo Abinbola Oyelola. ... Twin sister of teammate Kehinde and daughter of Alarape (mother) and Olaleye Oyelola (father) ... majoring in management. ... born 8/17/88 in Newark, NJ.

 

 
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