Alex Olah

NCAA Basketball: Northwestern at Michigan

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NCAA Basketball: Sacred Heart at Northwestern

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Height:
7-0
Weight:
270
Position:
C
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Timisoara, Romania
High School:
Traders Point Christian Academy (Zionsville, Ind.

2015-16: Appeared in 26 contests, making 21 starts ... Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Nov. 16 for his efforts in a Nov. 13 win over UMass Lowell in which he posted 21 points,12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots ... Matched a career high with 6 blocked shots in a victory over New Orleans (11/28) ... Tied a season high with 21 points to go along with 8 rebounds in a win over SIUE (12/5) ... Recorded a double-double in a victory over Mississippi Valley State (12/15), hitting his first seven field goal attempts in posting 21 points with 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots ... Scored 14 points with 7 rebounds in an overtime victory at DePaul (12/19) ... Became 33rd player in school history to reach 1,000 career points, scoring at team-high 21 including hitting 8 of 10 field goal attempts in a win over Sacred Heart (12/21) ... Missed six straight games from Dec. 27-Jan. 12 due to a left foot injury ... Connected on 9 of 12 field goal attempts in scoring a game-high 19 points off the bench at No. 25/23 Indiana (1/23) ... Finished one rebound shy of a double-double, recording 11 points and 9 rebounds off the bench at Ohio State (2/9) ... Recorded 10 points and 7 rebounds in a victory over Illinois (2/13) ... Tallied 12 points at No. 17/16 Purdue (2/16) ... Scored 19 points, including 14 in the first half, at Michigan (2/24) ... Notched a double-double, posting 14 points and 10 rebounds with 3 blocked shots in a victory over Rutgers (2/27) ... Dished out a season-high 5 assists in a win at Penn State (3/3) ... Posted 19 points and 8 rebounds on Senior Day in a victory over Nebraska (3/6) ... Recorded 20 points and 13 rebounds while hitting a putback basket with 0.1 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime vs. Michigan in the Big Ten tournament (3/10).

2014-15: Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection of the league’s media members ... Ranked second in the Big Ten with an average of 1.8 blocked shots per game and fifth with 6.9 rebounds per contest ... Posted a double-double in a season-opening win over Houston Baptist (11/14), recording 21 points and 10 rebounds to go along with 3 blocked shots ... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds with 3 blocked shots and 3 assists in a win over Elon (11/22) ... Scored 10 of his game-high 13 points in the second half to also go along with game highs of 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in a victory over Miami (Ohio) (11/25) ... Named to Cancun Challenge all-tournament team ... Notched 10 rebounds and connected on 8 of 12 field goal attempts, including all 6 in the second half, en route to scoring 15 of his game-high 19 points after the break vs. Georgia Tech (12/3) ... Recorded a double-double despite playing only 20 minutes, posting 17 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over Mississippi Valley State (12/14) ... Pulled down 12 rebounds to go along with 8 points in a win over Western Michigan (12/20) ... Posted 17 points with 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in a win over UIC (12/22) ... Matched a career high with 7 assists in a win over Northern Kentucky (12/27) ... Enjoyed a solid all-around game with 14 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots vs. Illinois (1/14) ... Connected on 9 of 12 field goal attempts in scoring 22 points with 7 rebounds at Michigan (1/17) ... Scored a team-high 16 points vs. Ohio State (1/22) ... Paced the Wildcats with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field at Nebraska (2/3) ... Tallied a team-high 15 points at No. 5/4 Wisconsin (2/7) ... Posted a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with 5 blocked shots in a win over Iowa (2/15) ... Scored 10 points with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in a win over Penn State (2/21) ... Became Northwestern’s career leader in blocked shots while recording 17 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Indiana (2/25) ... Hit 7 of 10 field goal attempts in scoring a team-high 18 points at Illinois (2/28) ... Recorded a career-high 25 points on 12-of-18 shooting with 12 rebounds while playing a career-high 44 minutes in a double-overtime victory over Michigan (3/3) ... Blocked 3 shots and grabbed 10 rebounds at Iowa (3/7).

2013-14: Saw action in all 33 games, making 32 starts ... Posted 8 rebounds to go along with 8 points and 2 blocked shots in a season-opening win over Eastern Illinois (11/9) ... Scored 10 points with a pair of blocked shots in a win at UIC (11/20) ... Tallied 8 points with 5 rebounds in a victory over IUPUI (11/22) ... Recorded 18 points (8-11 FGs) and five blocked shots to go along with 6 rebounds in a win over Gardner-Webb (11/25) ... Enjoyed a solid all-around game with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists vs. No. 19/21 UCLA (11/29) ... Came off the bench to post 10 points, 6 rebounds and a pair of steals in a win over Western Michigan (12/7) ... Posted 18 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in a win over Mississippi Valley State (12/16) ... Scored 7 of his 10 points consecutively for the team during a second-half run in a win over Brown (12/22) ... Grabbed 9 rebounds to go along with 4 blocked shots vs. DePaul (12/27) ... Established a career high with 23 points vs. No. 4/5 Wisconsin (1/2), connecting on 10 of 14 field goal attempts to go along with 6 rebounds ... Recorded a career-best 6 blocked shots to go along with 8 points and 8 rebounds in a victory at Indiana (1/18) ... Hauled in 9 rebounds in a double-overtime win over Purdue (1/21) ... Posted first collegiate double-double, recording 17 points with a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Indiana and eventual NBA lottery pick Noah Vonleh (2/22) ... Tallied game highs of 20 points and 4 blocked shots with 7 rebounds and a career-best three 3-pointers at Nebraska (3/1) ... Out-dueled fellow 7-footer A.J. Hammons of Purdue, posting 14 points with 7 rebounds in a victory in the regular season finale (3/9).

2012-13: Posted 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in first collegiate game, a win over Texas Southern (11/13) ... Recorded 8 points and 4 assists in a win over Mississippi Valley State (11/15) ... Scored 10 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18) ... Connected of 5 of 7 field goal attempts and scored 10 points with 6 rebounds in a win over Delaware State (11/20) ... Enjoyed a solid all-around game in a win at Baylor (12/4), posting 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists ... Handed out a career-high 7 assists to go along with 8 points and 2 blocked shots in a win over Texas State (12/17) ... Posted 10 points and 5 assists vs. No. 2 Michigan (1/3) ... Grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots in a win at Penn State (1/10) ... Tallied 10 points at No. 1/2 Michigan (1/30) ... Scored 9 points while handing out 5 assists in a victory over Purdue (2/2) ... Recorded 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists vs. No. 16/15 Ohio State (2/28) ... Posted 10 points at No. 10/12 Michigan State (3/10) ... Tallied 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots vs. Iowa in the Big Ten tournament (3/14).

High School: Averaged 18.5 points, 13.1 rebounds and 4.6 blocked shots per game while shooting 65 percent from the field as a prep senior ... Helped guide the Golden Eagles to a 27-5 record as a senior and a second consecutive Indiana Christian Schools (ICST) state championship ... Posted 28 points—shooting 14-for-15 from the field—with 19 rebounds and seven blocked shots against St. Francis de Sales ... Team captain ... Competed for the International All-Stars at the 2012 Northwest Indiana All-Star Classic ... Played for Romania at the 2011 FIBA U18 European Championships in Bulgaria, leading the team with averages of 16.7 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, posting double-doubles in six of the team’s seven games ... Rebounding average ranked second in Division B, while blocks average was third and scoring average was seventh ... Posted tournament highs of 20 rebounds against Portugal and 23 points against Norway ... Honor roll student ... High school coach was Dave Jamerson.

Personal: Born Alexandru Lucian Olah ... Son of Lucian and Adriana Olah.