- Kristof Ongenaet
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Kristof Ongenaet
college =Syracuse University
conference =Big East
sport =Basketball
jersey = 12
position = Forward
class = Junior
career_start = 2007
height_ft = 6
height_in = 8
weight_lb = 220
nationality = Belgium
birth_date =
birth_place =Ghent ,Belgium
highschool =College Melle ,Belgium Kristof Ongenaet is a 6'8", 220 lbs. forward from
Ghent ,Belgium who plays for theSyracuse Orange .College
On May 8, 2007, Ongenaet signed a letter of intent to play at Syracuse University. Following his two seasons at the junior-college level, Ongenaet will be immediately eligible to participate in the fall for the Orange. He also had offers from Northwestern, Colorado, Cal-Irvine and Kansas State, and became the sixth recruit in Syracuse's 2007 class. [http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2007/05/ongenaet_press_conference.html]
Ongenaet would appear in 33 contests in the 2007-08 season, including starting the final 15 games of the season, with averages of 4.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. His best performance of the season was a 10 point and 11 rebound showing against the
Seton Hall Pirates . [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280652550]Junior College
Prior to attending Syracuse University, Ongenaet played for the
junior college San Luis Opisbo (CA) Cuesta College. Ongenaet averaged 10.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a freshman with the Cougars. [http://athletics.syr.edu/News/basketball/mbasket/2007/5/8/Ongenaet5.8.07.asp?path=mbasket] In his sophomore season, the 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, averaged 12 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. [http://www.sanluisobispo.com/224/story/35884.html]He was named to the Western State Conference first team after helping Cuesta to its first post-season berth since 1999. The Cougars were 17-16 overall and 9-3 in the conference, good for second place. Ongenaet leaves the Cuesta program ranked first in career rebound average (11.9) and second in career field goal percentage (.597). [http://athletics.syr.edu/News/basketball/mbasket/2007/5/8/Ongenaet5.8.07.asp?path=mbasket]
Team Belgium
Before arriving at Cuesta College, Ongenaet had been a member of the Belgium National Junior Team. [http://athletics.syr.edu/News/basketball/mbasket/2007/5/8/Ongenaet5.8.07.asp?path=mbasket]
References
External links
1. [http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=2426&sport=176&roster=211&path=mbasket SUAthletics.com]
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