BeeJay Anya

BeeJay Anya

Anya reacts after scoring for NC State in 2014
No. 21 NC State Wolfpack
Position Power forward
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school DeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College NC State (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Sixth Man of the Year (2015)
  • ACC All-Defensive Team (2015)

BeeJay Anya (born March 9, 1995) is an American college basketball player who currently plays for the NC State Wolfpack. He was named Atlantic Coast Conference Sixth Man of the Year in 2015. Anya represented the United States youth team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, winning the gold medal.[1][2]

Records

During his sophomore season in a game against Jacksonville, Anya set the NC State school record for blocks in a single game with 10.[3] In setting the record, Anya at one point recorded 4 blocks in a single possession. His 91 blocks during the 2014–2015 season put him 2nd on the NC State Single Season Blocks list, behind Thurl Bailey's 95 blocks in 1983. Anya enters the 2015–2016 season in 5th place on NC State's Career Blocked Shots list with 137 career blocks.[3]

Anya also holds the record for longest wingspan recorded for a non-7-foot player in the NBA Draft Express database for basketball prospects, with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in.

.[4]

Personal

Anya is of Nigerian descent, his father Ben Anya having played soccer while growing up. His sister Stephanie competed as a basketball center for American University.[5]

References

  1. "BeeJay Anya Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. "BeeJay Anya Bio". GoPack.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "BeeJay Anya - 2015-16 Men's Basketball". Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  4. Smith, Cameron (June 17, 2013). "Yahoo Sports!". Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. Zagoria, Adam. "Beejay Anya's Phone is Blowing Up". ZagsBlog.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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