Men's Basketball Inks Highly-Touted Recruit Malik Olafioye
5/22/2023 10:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Olafioye comes to KC from Ecorse HS, where he was a three-star recruit
KANSAS CITY - Kansas City Men's Basketball and Head Coach Marvin Menzies have officially brought in one of the program's highest-ranked high school recruits in recent history, signing guard Malik Olafioye. The Ecorse, Mich. native garnered three-star accolades across all major recruiting services, was a three-time All-State performer and averaged nearly 30 points per game across his three-year varsity career. Olafioye's signing brings the Roos' incoming class to a total of five players, joining Jayson Petty as the team's incoming freshmen.
Malik Olafioye | 6'2 | Guard | Ecorse, Mich. | Ecorse HS
High School: Played at Ecorse High, scoring nearly 2,200 career points, top-15 in state history and more than names such as Magic Johnson … Consensus three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals and 247 Sports … Nationally ranked #149 by Prep Hoops and top-ranked recruit in Michigan … Top-five recruit in Michigan and borderline top-200 nationally according to 247 Sports… According to ESPN, ranked sixth in Michigan … Garnered 20+ Division One offers … 2022-23 AP 3A Player of the Year ... Three-time Detroit Free Press All-State … Two-time Detroit Associated Press All-State … Three-time Detroit News All-City … Three-time Detroit News All-State … Two-time MLive Dream Team All-State … Three-time News Herald Dream Team All-State … Three-time First Team MMAC All-Conference … Three-time Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan All-State … Three-time BankHoops All-State … Mr. Basketball Nominee … Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee … Team won districts, regionals and quarterfinals, qualifying to the State Semifinals … Had a career average of 29.3 points per game on 52.1% shooting
Personal: Born Aug. 13, 2004 in Detroit … Parents Olumide and Jennifer Olafioye … Has one sister, Shawn … Named Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Academic All-State … Member of National Honors Society with a 3.7 GPA … Honor Roll student, graduating top-five in his class … Favorite colors are blue and pink … Favorite musical artists are Lil Baby and Gunna … Loves 'playing the game' … Would like to live in Dubai … Intends to major in Liberal Arts
Why Kansas City?: "I chose Kansas City because of the family environment and I loved the campus. I also like that the team and staff are all about working hard and getting to it."