Yor Anei
Yor Anei
Anei with Oklahoma State in 2019
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1999-12-07) December 7, 1999
Overland Park, KS
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Career history
2023–2024*Wisconsin Herd

Yor Anei (born December 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Wisconsin Herd training camp roster. He played college basketball for DePaul for SMU and Oklahoma State.[1][2][3]

High school career

Anei started off his high school career at Shawnee Mission South in Overland Park. He was a standout in his junior year and caught the eye of many recruiters. In his senior year, he joined Lee's Summit West where he was vital in helping the Titans earn a 22–5 record along with a Missouri Suburban Gold Conference championship. At the end of the season Anei was selected to the 2018 Missouri vs Kansas All-Star game where he would help Missouri to win 114–92, in the game he grabbed 15 points and 4 assists. Anei was named the number 1 player in Kansas regardless of position and the number 56 power forward in the country.[4]

Anei played AAU Basketball for Team Rush in Kansas City. Team Rush was coached by former Oklahoma State Cowboy, Victor Williams.[5]

Recruiting

Anei received attention from multiple schools, such as Oklahoma State, UAB, and Denver.[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yor Anei
PF		 Lenexa, KS Lee's Summit West High School (MO) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Oklahoma State

As a freshman at Oklahoma State Anei averaged 7.7 points and 5 rebounds, along with being an elite blocker on the national stage. He tied for 8th in the NCAA for blocks and 2nd in Freshman.[7] He also tied Andre Williams' Oklahoma State school block record of 85. He had his first career double-double against TCU with 17 points and 10 rebounds, in that game he also had 7 blocks, which was only one away from the Big 12 record.[8] In his sophomore season, Anei averaged 8.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.[9] Anei also recorded 13 double-digit scoring performances, in which Oklahoma State was 13–0 in those games.[10] He had 8 blocks against Oral Roberts which was the most by any Big 12 player.

SMU

On July 15, 2020, Anei announced his transfer to SMU[11] following OSU's one-year postseason ban from the NCAA.[12] In his Junior season, and his first with SMU, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocked shots. He lead the American Athletic Conference in blocked shots. He had 12 points and 4 blocks in a win against UCF and 15 points along with 5 blocks in a win against Temple.[13]

DePaul

On August 11, 2021, DePaul head coach Tony Stubblefield announced Anei's transfer to their program.[14] In his senior season with DePaul, Anei averaged 4.6 points and 4.1 rebounds. Anei also recorded 49 blocks on the season. Anei ranked top among blocks in the Big East, Anei joined with Nick Ongenda as the first duo to reach 40 blocks in program history.[4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Oklahoma State 322923.5.616.000.6414.8.7.32.77.7
2019–20 Oklahoma State 322620.3.484.333.7044.7.5.61.98.1
2020–21 SMU 11117.4.587.143.7502.2.3.52.26.6
2021–22 DePaul 30415.4.550.000.7074.1.4.61.64.6
2022–23 DePaul 181618.0.433.000.6403.8.9.81.35.2
Career 1237619.3.532.083.6854.2.6.52.06.6

Stats are updated as of March 4, 2023.[15]

Professional career

Wisconsin Herd

On October 30, 2023, it was announced that Anei had joined the training camp roster for the Wisconsin Herd, the Milwaukee Bucks' affiliate in the NBA G League.[16] Abdo was waived on November 19, 2023.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Yor Anei - MEN'S BASKETBALL". DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  2. ↑ Josh Frydman; Rick Tarsitano (8 March 2022). "DePaul big man Yor Anei lands NIL deal for inspiring underdog story". WGN9. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Blair Kerkhoff (15 March 2019). "Lee's Summit West's Yor Anei impresses at Oklahoma State". Lee's Summit Journal. p. 8A. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. 1 2 "Yor Anei – Men's basketball". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul Blue Demons. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Yor AneiYor Anei Player Profile, DePaul – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. RealGM. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Yor Anei – Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "2018–19 Men's College Basketball Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Berry Tramel (14 March 2019). "A star is born: OSU freshman Yor Anei shines despite Cowboys' 73–70 loss to TCU". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Marshall Levenson (16 June 2020). "Updated: Yor Anei Set To Transfer From Oklahoma State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Yor Anei – Cowboy basketball". okstate.com. Oklahoma State University. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Jacob Unruh (16 July 2020). "OSU basketball: Yor Anei to transfer to SMU". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Jacob Unruh (16 June 2020). "OSU basketball: Yor Anei to transfer following NCAA penalties". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Yor Anei – SMU men's basketball". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Yor Anei". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul Blue Demons. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Yor Anei College stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  16. ↑ Owczarski, Jim (30 October 2023). "Drew Timme, Alex Antetokounmpo, Glenn Robinson III headline the Wisconsin Herd camp roster". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  17. ↑ "WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCE 2023-24 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER". Wisconsin Herd. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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