Warith Alatishe

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Westside HS

SENIOR (2021-22): Played in 28 games and started 20 … Averaged 9.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocked shots in 24.5 minutes per game … Selected to the preseason All-Pac-12 First Team … Finished 20th in the Pac-12 in rebounding (5.11) and sixth in field goal percentage (.523) … Scored in double figures in 10 games … Had two double-figure rebounding games … Tied a season high with three blocked shots against USC (2/24) ... Had a career-high five assists and tied a career best with five steals against Colorado (2/15) ... Was limited to six minutes at Colorado (2/5) due to knee issues ... Was limited to five minutes at Utah (2/3) due to knee issues ... Tied a season high with 10 rebounds against Washington (1/20) ... Had a career-high five steals against Utah (12/30) ... Tied season highs with 21 points and nine field goals at California (12/2) ... Had his 16th career double-figure rebounding game with 10 against Princeton (11/21) ... Scored 20 points and tied a season high with nine field goals against Samford (11/18) ... Had 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots and two steals against Portland State (11/9).

JUNIOR (2020-21): Started all 33 games … Averaged 9.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocked shots in 27.5 minutes per game … Named Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention … Selected the Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player; he’s the first Oregon State player to receive the award … Finished second in the Pac-12 in rebounding (8.61), fourth in blocked shots (1.39), 11th in field goal percentage (.509), tied for 15th in steals (1.15), first in offensive rebounds per game (3.21), second in defensive rebounds per game (5.39), first in double-figure rebounding games (15) and second in double-doubles (9) … His 164 rebounds in Pac-12 games are tied for the second most in Oregon State history … His rebounding average of 8.20 in Pac-12 games is the 10th best in Oregon State history … His 284 rebounds are the second most by a junior in Oregon State history … His 46 blocked shots are the fifth most by a junior in Oregon State history … Had 11 consecutive games with a blocked shot, tied for the eighth-longest streak in Oregon State history … Scored in double figures in 15 games … Had 15 double-figure rebounding games … Had nine double-doubles … Posted ninth career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Loyola Chicago (3/27) in the NCAA Tournament ... Posted eighth career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Oregon (3/12) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Tied a career high with four assists against Oregon (3/12) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Had career highs with 22 points, 11 field goals and 41 minutes against UCLA (3/11) in the Pac-12 Tournament ... Posted seventh career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds against UCLA (3/11) ... Posted sixth career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Utah (3/3) ... Had a career-high four steals and tied a career best with four assists at Utah (3/3) ... Posted fifth career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Colorado (2/20) ... Tied a career high with four assists at Arizona State (2/14) ... Posted fourth career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Washington (2/4) ... Posted third career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds at Oregon (1/23) ... Tied a career high with five blocked shots against Stanford (1/4) ... Posted second career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Portland State (12/22) ... Had five blocked shots against Portland (12/10) ... Posted first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Washington State (12/2) ... Scored 16 points against California (11/25), just two points shy of the Oregon State record by a junior in their debut.

NICHOLLS STATE: Played two seasons at Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La. … Started 29 of the 31 games and averaged 10.9 points and 8.3 rebounds as a sophomore in 2019-20, while shooting 55.7 percent from the field … Selected to the All-Southland Conference Second Team following sophomore campaign … Tied the single-game school record with 16 rebounds in a win over Southeastern Louisiana … Played in 13 games as a true freshman in 2018-19.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Westside High School in Houston, Texas in 2018 … Earned HISD All-District First Team honors following senior season … Named team captain as a senior … Led the team to titles at the McDonald’s Classic in Pasadena and the HISD Boys Tournament … Selected to the All-Tournament Team in both tournaments … Played AAU with Basketball University.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 22, 2000 in Ibadan, Nigeria … Son of Murtadha and Halimat Alatishe … Both parents are nurses … Has four siblings: Fahd, Harif, Tasneem and Abdullah … Chose Oregon State because “I was embraced by the coaching staff, and I felt most welcome at OSU” … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Majoring in Sociology.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 22 vs. UCLA (3/11/21)
FG Made: 11 vs. UCLA (3/11/21)
FG Attempted: 15, two times, last vs. Utah (12/30/21)
3-PT Made: 1, six times, last at Arizona (2/17/22)
3-PT Attempted: 3, three times, last vs. California (1/2/21)
FT Made: 5 vs. Portland State (12/22/20)
FT Attempted: 7 vs. Portland State (12/22/20)
Rebounds: 16 at Oregon (1/23/21)
Assists: 5 vs. Colorado (2/15/22)
Blocked Shots: 5, two times, last vs. Stanford (1/4/21)
Steals: 5, two times, last vs. Colorado (2/15/22)
Minutes: 41 vs. UCLA (3/11/21)