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Andrew James "A.J." Ogilvy (born 17 June 1988)
is an Australian college
basketball player; he is the starting center
for the Commodores college
basketball team at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
High school
career
Ogilvy is a native of Sydney, New South Wales and a graduate of the
Australian Institute of
Sport. He also played high school basketball with Oakhill
College, located in Castle Hill, New South
Wales, and his junior representative basketball with the Hills
Hornets under the guidance of coach Howard. Ogilvy was selected to
represent his country in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World
Championship in which he gave an impressive performance
averaging 22.3 points and 9.8 rebounds a game with 6 double-doubles and was ranked third overall
in scoring. He also earned the 2005 New South Wales Junior
Basketball Player of the Year Award, the Basketball Australia
Education Award, and the AIS Academic Excellence Award.[1]
College
career
Upon joining the Commodores in 2007, Ogilvy made an immediate
impact, averaging over 18 points and 7 rebounds during the team's
non-conference schedule. As a result of Ogilvy's play (combined
with the excellent three-point shooting of fellow Vanderbilt star
Shan Foster) the
Commodores finished their non-conference games a perfect 16-0.
Analysts noted that Ogilvy provided the team with a much-needed
inside game, the lack of which had previously been heavily
criticized by fans, as the Commodores have traditionally relied
almost exclusively on perimeter shooting. Ogilvy was named the SEC
Freshman of the Week for his performance against the University of Massachusetts
on 5 January 2008, in which he registered the second double-double
of his college career (the first being against Lipscomb
University) with 25 points and 11 rebounds.[2] Ogilvy
made school history his freshman year when he led the Commodores to
a record 26th regular season victory with a 93-82 win over Auburn in the first
round of the SEC tournament on March 13, 2008.[3] Ogilvy
notched a game-high 27 points, which also surpassed his previous
career high of 26 points set against Lipscomb on December 8, 2007.[4] Ogilvy
also finished his first year at Vanderbilt as the highest scoring
freshman in school history. There had been some speculation as to
whether or not Ogilvy would declare himself eligible for the NBA
draft following his freshman year as many experts believed he would
be a first round pick, while others felt he needs more time to
develop at the college level, citing his shortcomings on defense
and tendency to commit unnecessary fouls as potential hindrances to
his professional play.
Career
statistical highs
Ogilvy's career highs since joining the Commodores are as
follows:
- Points- 33 vs. LSU on
4 March 2009
- Assists- 5 on 2 occasions
- Rebounds- 12 vs. Kentucky on 12
February 2008
- Steals- 4 vs Georgia on 14 January
2009
- Blocks- 5 vs. Kentucky on 12
January 2008
- Field Goals Made- 12 on 3 occasions
- Free Throws Made- 12 vs. Iona on 31 December 2007
- Minutes Played- 34 vs. Kentucky on 12
January 2008
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