2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Romero Osby
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Northeast Lauderdale HS
2008-09 (Freshman):
- Played in all 36 games for the Bulldogs as a true freshman.
- In first game against Centenary, he logged 19 minutes, scored 4 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and had 1 assist.
- Totaled a career-high 15 points vs. North Alabama. His second-best outing came against Houston with 13 points.
- Averaged 4.1 points and 2.6 boards.
- Scored in double-digits three times
- North Alabama (15), Charlotte (10) and Houston (13).
- Logged his most minutes against Farleigh Dickinson - 23. In that outing, he totaled 9 points on 3-of-7 shooting and grabbed five rebounds.
- In his first SEC game at Arkansas, he scored 2 points and grabbed 4 boards.
- Twice he recorded two blocks - at St. Bonaventure and at home against Ole Miss.
- Finished fourth on the team with 12 blocks.
- Had a season-high 4 assists versus North Alabama. His only mutli-assist game was against Western Kentucky, where he dished out two.
- Against Houston, he hit a personal-best two 3-pointers and finished with eight on the year.
- Recorded a steal in eight games.
- Had career-highs in free throws made (7) and attempted (10) vs. Texas Tech.
High School:
Repeated as a first-team all-state performer his senior season by averaging 22.4 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.7 blocks, 3.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game for coach Lewis Lightsey's 24-11 Trojans. ... Recorded 2007-08 season shooting percentages of 52.8 percent from the field and 66.4 percent from the free-throw line... Helped lead NEL to 98 total wins and four straight Class 4A South Mississippi quarterfinal-round playoff appearances during his five-year varsity career. ... Posted a double-double in all but one game during his senior season, including a triple-double with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks against Wayne County in the Division 5-4A championship game. ... Recorded five 30-point scoring efforts on the year, including a season-high 35 points along with 19 rebounds (10 offensive) versus Quitman. ... Tallied 34 points on 13-of-14 field goals and 6-of-7 free throws against Kemper County. ... Preceded that performance with 30 points (10-17 FGs & 8-10 FTs) and a season-high 20 rebounds versus West Jones. ... Scored 31 points against Forest on 11-of-12 shooting from the field, 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 from the line... Approached a quadruple-double with 22 points, 17 rebounds, a season-most nine assists and eight blocks against South Jones. ... Totaled 26 points, 16 boards and nine rejects versus Newton. ... Came up two blocks shy of posting a triple-double against Morton. ... Participated in the 2008 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game. ... Named the defensive MVP of the 2007 Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) All-Star Game after totaling 21 points and 16 rebounds for the winning North club. ... Named All-State First Team by The Clarion-Ledger newspaper as a junior after averaging 24.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.0 blocks per outing. ... Also connected on 52 percent of his total field goals in 2006-07, including 68-of-172 (40%) from three-point range, and 75 percent from the charity stripe. ... Helped lead the 2006-07 Trojans to a 25-10 record. ... Recorded a double-double in 27 of 35 games as a junior... Had seven 30-point outings during his junior year, highlighted by a career-high 41 points against Southeast Lauderdale. ... Scored 35 points versus New Hope. ... Totaled 33 points and a season-high 18 rebounds against West Lauderdale, while accounting for 33 points and 17 boards versus Carthage. ... His high school, Northeast Lauderdale, retired his No. 24 jersey in the fall of 2008.
Personal:
Romero Osby was born May 7, 1990, in Frankfurt, Germany... Majoring in broadcast communication... The son of Daryl Osby and Tracey Anderson.
