Maurice Aniefiok

Position:
G/F
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 212
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lagos, Nigeria
High School:
Mississippi

North Texas 2014-15
• Led the Mean Green with 47 3-pointers on 38.8 percent shooting, which ranked 12th in C-USA.
• 40 assists more than doubled his tally from 2013-14 (18) and ranked fourth at NT.
• Nearly doubled his steals total from previous season, going from 14 to 26 takeaways.
• Joined Jordan Williams (34.3 MPG) as the only NT players to average 30.0 minutes per game.
• 10 double-digit scoring performances, including a season-high 20 points in the regular season finale at UTSA.
• Five 3-pointers at UTSA were a team-season-high.
• Closed the regular season with four straight double-digit scoring games (averaged 15.3 points on 12-of-24 shooting from 3-point).
• Back-to-back career assist games at Arkansas (5) and Oklahoma State (7).
• Opened the season with a career-best four-steal game against Arkansas-Monticello.

North Texas 2013-14
• Shot 37.1 percent from 3-point, which led NT and ranked 15th in C-USA.
• North Texas' 2nd best free throw shooter at 80.0 percent (28-of-35).
• Was 14-of-16 (87.5 percent) from the free throw line in C-USA play.
• Recorded 1st career double-double with a 21-point, 10-rebound game against Nicholls State.
• Tallied 10 double-digit scoring performances, and had 13 multi-3-point games.
• Nine boards in the win over Central Arkansas.
• Splashed home four 3-pointers in the win over UC Riverside.
• One of just three NT players with a positive plus/minus (+5).

Univ. of Mississippi
• Saw 30 games of action for Ole Miss as a freshman and scored 43 total points (1.4 per game) on 25.8 percent shooting.
• Tallied a season-best 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from 3-point, against Marquette.
• Racked up seven points in 14 minutes against SEC Tournament champion Vanderbilt, and eight points in 16 minutes against SMU.
• Showed his range by hitting seven 3-pointers on the year for the Rebels.
• 10 of his 23 rebounds came on the offensive glass.
• Also tallied 11 assists to just 10 turnovers on the year.

High School
• As a prep standout, Aniefiok averaged 13.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range at Huntington (W. Va.) Prep.
• Led Huntington to a 24-3 record and a national ranking as high as No. 14 by MaxPreps and 18th in the final Rivals.com rankings.
• Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and ESPN.com.
• Coached at Huntington by Rob Fulford.
• Also attended Ikeja High School in Lagos, Nigeria.
• MVP of the 2010 Ejike Ugboaja basketball camp.

Personal
• Full name is Maurice Emmanuel Aniefiok.
• Born March 9, 1992.
• Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brett Aniefiok.
• Last name is pronounced ah-NAY-fyok.
• Grew up playing soccer primarily.