Upe Atosu

Class:
Graduate Student
Height:
5-9
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Edo State, Nigeria
High School:
Scholars Imperial
Prev School:
Butler

ACCOLADES
Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2022)

COLORADO STATE
2021-22 (GRADUATE)
Enters Colorado State in pursuit of a Master's Degree and use graduate year of eligibility... Practiced with the Nigerian women’s national team in Las Vegas and was in attendance for the men’s national team win over USA basketball in an exhibition on July 10, 2021.

BEFORE COLORADO STATE
Butler (2019-2021)
2020-21 (SENIOR)
Started all 15 games she appeared in, logging 27.4 minutes per game…Averaged 11.1 points (24th in BIG EAST) and 3.1 rebounds per game…Shot 32.5 percent from the field (49-151) and 23.1 percent from 3-point range (15-65)…One of the best free throw shooters on the team, connecting on 88 percent (2nd in conference) of her attempts from the line (53-60)…Ranked 12th in the BIG EAST in assists per game (3.3) and 14th in steals per game (1.5)…Scored in double figures eight times…Led BU in scoring four times...Scored a career-high 23 points vs. Xavier while adding five rebounds, four assists and a steal (2/22)…Helped BU win at DePaul with a team-high 22 points and five assists (3/1)…Played well vs. UConn with 13 points, a career-high seven assists and three steals (2/27)…Scored 16 points at Marquette (2/10)…Ended the year with 11 points, five assists and three rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament vs. Providence (3/5).

2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 23 games, making four starts and averaging 23 minutes a game…Tallied 152 total points for a 6.6 ppg clip…Shot 33.6 percent from the field, making 49 of her 146 attempts… Made 28 3-point field goals to shoot 29.8 percent from behind the arc…78 percent free throw shooter (26-33)…Recorded 20 offensive and 50 defensive rebounds for an average of 3 a game…Credited with 28 assists and 22 steals...Scored a season-high 18 points in the win over Purdue Fort Wayne (12/22)…Made her Butler debut vs. Georgia (11/29)…Scored 10 points and recorded a season-high seven rebounds vs. Akron (12/8)…Scored 12 points and recorded three steals vs. Indiana (12/11)…Scored 11 points, recorded five rebounds and three steals vs. Villanova (2/9)…Helped BU defeat Creighton with nine points, four rebounds and three steals (2/21)…Got the start at DePaul and delivered 10 points and five rebounds (2/9)...Had seven games of double-digit scoring.

Labette Community College (2017-19)
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Helped lead the Cardinals to a 21-11 overall record that resulted in a third place finish in the KJCCC (Region VI) standings and semifinals finish in the postseason...Earned 2019 NJCAA Region VI All-Region DII Second Team...Named All-KJCCC Second Team...Started seven of 12 games played, averaging 14.8 minutes per game...She shot 44.2 (65-147) from the floor, 36.8% (21-57) from three and 66% (33-50)...Tallied 24 assists, 16 steals and 55 rebounds while averaging 15.3 points per game...Ranked as the 13th-best JUCO player by Collegiate Basketball Report.

2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Helped lead LCC to a 23-6 overall record that resulted in a third place finish in the KJCCC (Region VI) standings and semifinals finish in the postseason...Named NJCAA Div. II women's basketball First Team All-American...NJCAA Region VI Division II All-Region First Team...2017-18 KJCCC Division II Freshman of the Year...NJCAA All-Star...Led the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference in scoring by averaging 22.8 points per game against conference foes...Started 13 of 17 games played and started eight of nine conference games...Logged 19.4 minutes per game...Averaged 19.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 2.3 assists per game in the regular season..Shot 42.5% (104-242) from the floor, 37.9% (57-150) from distance and 80.2% from the free throw line...She tallied 38 assists and had a 0.8 assist/turnover ratio.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Attended Scholars Imperial...Daughter of Mr. Kayode... Has five siblings...Member of the Nigeria national team including the first-place finish in the 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrosbasket tournament.

Ryun Williams about Atosu on April's signing day...
"Upe is a very talented and tough basketball player. She is a strong, athletic guard who can impact a game in numerous ways and will fit nicely with our productive and up-tempo style of play. Her experience and success internationally, as well as in the Big East and as a first team JuCo All-American excite us. We love the fight and competitiveness that Upe plays with and the attack mentality she brings to a game."