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2009-10: Afam Muojeke, the reigning Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, is poised for a stellar sophomore season at Wyoming. He is the Cowboy's top returning scorer and rebounder, after averaging 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds a game as a redshirt freshman. He is not only a prolific scorer, which was showcased during his freshman season, but has also improved greatly on the defensive side of the ball. He looks to be a complete player for the Cowboys this season. 2008-09: Muojeke had a tremendous freshman season, which was highlighted by his selection as the MWC's Freshman of the Year (which was voted on by the league's head coaches and media members). He was also selected as an Honorable Mention All-Freshman by Collegehoops.net, becoming one of only 34 freshman in the nation to be recognized. Finally, he was named an All-Freshman by Rivals.com for all conferences outside the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big XII, Pac 10 and SEC. Muojeke was the top freshman in the MWC in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds a game. Those were the 12th and 10th best overall averages in the MWC. By scoring 454 points on the season, Muojeke turned in the best scoring season by a freshman in MWC history. He broke his teammate Brandon Ewing's record of 420 points, which was set during the 2005-06 season. Muojeke's 175 rebounds are the seventh most by a freshman in MWC history. Muojeke's rebounding drastically improved over the final 14 games of the season, as he pulled down 98 rebounds for an average of 7.0 per game during that stretch. In UW's previous 19 games, Muojeke had 77 rebounds for an average of 4.1 per game. In the Cowboys' home win over Air Force, Muojeke recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. In UW's home win over Colorado State, Muojeke had the second best scoring performance of his career with 25. He also blocked a career high two shots. He set the tone for his spectacular freshman season right out of the blocks, as he scored a career high 31 points in UW's season opening win over Cal State Bakersfield, which was his first career college game. Those 31 points against CSUB tie for the 15th best individual scoring performance in Arena-Auditorium history. In the game, he made 15 free-throws, which are the fourth most in a single game in Arena-Auditorium history and a tie for the ninth most in school history. Those free throws also set an MWC record for most free throws made by a freshman. On the season, Muojeke played in all 33 games and started 31. He scored in double figures 22 times. 2007-08: Muojeke redshirted during the 2007-08 season.
Before Wyoming: Muojeke attended Genesis One Preparatory School in Mendenhall, Miss. where he averaged 23.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He helped lead Genesis One to a 21-14 record in 2006-07. Genesis One was ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation among prep schools by HoopsUSA.com. It concluded the 2006-07 season as the consolation champion at the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) National Tournament in Dayton, Tenn. His first season at Genesis One, Muojeke averaged 21 points, six rebounds and six assists. His prep school coach was Vic Evans. Prior to attending Genesis One Prep, Muojeke played his high school basketball at Monsignor McClancy High School in East Elmhurst, N.Y., and John Bowne High School in Flushing, N.Y. In the summers, he played AAU basketball for the New York Sky Riders, participating for the Sky Riders in the Adidas 64 Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev., in the summer of 2006.
Personal: Born July 7, 1988, Muojeke is originally from Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. His parents are Eucharia and John Muojeke. Muojeke was also recruited by Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ole Miss, Pepperdine and Tennessee. He is majoring in social sciences. Muojeke and Wyoming teammate Thomas Manzano, a Brooklyn native, have a long standing friendship. The two became friends when they were on the same basketball team in eighth grade, the New York Gauchos. They also played together in high school as members of the AAU New York Sky Riders. Finally, the duo played together at Genesis One Preparatory School in 2006-07. |
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