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Jersey Number 50
Christian Popoola
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Bishop Gorman High School
2017-18 (Freshman)
Played in 17 games, averaging 5.8 minutes per game, as a true freshman for the Utes … tallied a .235 shooting percentage and shot .833 from the free throw line … registered a season/career-high five points and four rebounds against Northwestern State (12/20/17) … totaled 13 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner at Bishop Gorman; played one season at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah ... averaged 16 points and seven assists per game as a senior ... helped lead the Gaels to three state championships while attending Bishop Gorman.
PERSONAL
Son of Christian Popoola and Shavone Turner ... has two siblings, Elijah and Olajimi ... born Nov. 3, 1997 ... major is mechanical engineering.
Played in 17 games, averaging 5.8 minutes per game, as a true freshman for the Utes … tallied a .235 shooting percentage and shot .833 from the free throw line … registered a season/career-high five points and four rebounds against Northwestern State (12/20/17) … totaled 13 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals on the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner at Bishop Gorman; played one season at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah ... averaged 16 points and seven assists per game as a senior ... helped lead the Gaels to three state championships while attending Bishop Gorman.
PERSONAL
Son of Christian Popoola and Shavone Turner ... has two siblings, Elijah and Olajimi ... born Nov. 3, 1997 ... major is mechanical engineering.
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