Efe Abogidi, Washingon State. Latest on Washington State Cougars center Efe Abogidi including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN The award goes to a top performing freshman. After a strong freshman season for Kyle Smith and the WSU men’s basketball team, big man Efe Abogidi was named a … Visit ESPN to view the Washington State Cougars team stats for the 2020-21 season. Abogidi quickly became a star on the Palouse. He led the team in rebounds and … Abogidi helps Washington St. beat Northwestern St. 62-52 — Freshman Efe Abogidi had his third consecutive double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Washington State beat Northwestern State 62-52 on Wednesday to improve upon its best start in 13 years. If anyone knows me, they could have told you my pick for freshman of the year. For one, most people would have expected Arizona State’s Josh Christopher or Marcus Bagley to be here, but the Sun Devils had a terrible season. Efo Abogidi is a center from Nigeria who joined Washington State in 2020 out of the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia. This will be a unanimous vote for Mobley, so I’ll focus on the other freshmen. Freshman of the Year: Forward Efe Abogidi. Personally, I do not think it is all that controversial. Player: Efe Abogidi School: Washington State University Year: Freshman Home Country: Nigeria High School: NBA Academy Africa (Saly, Senegal) and NBA Global Academy (Canberra, Australia) Player Background Prior to joining Washington State University, Efe was a student-athlete at NBA Academy Africa in Senegal, and more recently NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia. — Efe Abogidi scored 16 points with 14 rebounds and a career-best four blocked shots as Washington State remained unbeaten, dispatching Prairie View A&M 90-62 Monday night. After Washington State freshman Efe Abogidi sank a 3-pointer to seal a triple-overtime win over Stanford, teammate Aljaž Kunc said “there’s more to come” from the 19-year-old Nigerian. Efe Abogidi NCAA Basketball player profile pages at CBSSports.com. After Washington State freshman Efe Abogidi sank a 3-pointer to seal a triple-overtime win over Stanford, teammate Aljaž Kunc said “there's more to come” from the 19-year-old Nigerian.