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University of Houston Athletics
Men's Hoops Welcomes Valentine Sangoyomi
11/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON â€" Northern Oklahoma College center Valentine Sangoyomi joined the University of Houston Men's Basketball program after recently signing a National Letter of Intent, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson announced Sunday.
Sangoyomi, whose last name is pronounced Shahn-Go-Yah-Me â€" will compete as a junior during the 2016-17 season and have two years of eligibility remaining. At 6-foot-11 and 250 pounds, he will give the Cougars a formidable presence in the frontcourt. He chose Houston over Kansas State, Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Middle Tennessee and Temple.
He has already started the 2015-16 season in impressive fashion. Through the first seven games, Sangoyomi has grabbed at least seven rebounds in all but one contest, including a career-high 22 boards in a 92-56 win against Bethel on Nov. 7.
"Valentine is a huge, physical presence. With the bigs in our league, he can physically match up with anyone. He can catch and score on the low block and has good hands," Sampson said. "This is a process, and we are building at that 5 spot. In this signing class, we wanted to get size, rebounding and a shooter, and we addressed both those needs."
Sangoyomi became the second student-athlete to sign with the Cougars during the fall signing period. He joined McNeil High School guard Armoni Brooks, who signed earlier this week.
As a sophomore at Northern Oklahoma College, he averaged 6.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game while splitting time at center for Head Coach Donnie Jackson. He also buried more than 55 percent of his field goal attempts while leading the Mavericks to 19 wins and a 12-6 conference mark.
Sangoyomi, who hails from Lagos, Nigeria, totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds in a 75-54 win over Murray State College and posted 13 points and 12 boards at Labette Community College.
Before entering joining Northern Oklahoma College, Sangoyomi was a prep star at Erie First Christian Academy. As a junior during the 2012-13 season, he averaged 17.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game on the way to being named the team's Most Valuable Player.
UP NEXT
After a dominating 95-65 win over Montana Tech in their exhibition opener, the Cougars begin the regular season when they meet Prairie View A&M at 7 p.m., Wednesday, inside Hofheinz Pavilion in the first of five consecutive regular-season home games to open the year.
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HOW TO ORDER TICKETS
Fans have a variety of ticket options to accommodate any budget. Season tickets, group tickets, single-game tickets and 3-Point Packs are on sale now. To purchase tickets or for complete information, fans can visit uhcougars.com/tickets and follow the appropriate links or click here.
Fans also can call 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) or visit the Athletics Ticket Office from 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. To purchase tickets in person, fans can visit the Athletics Ticket Office located on the northeast corner of TDECU Stadium, just outside of Gate 1 off Cullen Boulevard. Parking is available in the TDECU Stadium parking garage with the first 30 minutes free of charge.
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS
Single-game tickets for Houston Men's Basketball's 2015-16 season begin at only $5 per game. Fans can purchase General Admission single-game tickets for only $5, while Reserved 2 seating is available for only $10 per game. Fans may buy Reserved 1 single-game tickets for $15 per ticket.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets by clicking here.
MINI-PLANS
Fans should note that single-game tickets for the Cougars' Dec. 13 showdown against LSU inside Hofheinz Pavilion will not be available.
Instead, fans can purchase tickets for the LSU game as part of a 3-Point Pack, which includes a ticket to the LSU game and tickets to two other Houston home games inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Reserved 1 seating for the 3-Point Pack can be purchased for $40 with Reserved seating available for only $30.
Fans can purchase the 3-Point Pack by clicking here.
GROUP TICKETS
Tickets for groups of 10-24 or more can be purchased for as low as $12 per ticket in Reserved 2 for 18 regular-season home games inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Groups of more than 25 people can buy Reserved 2 tickets for only $10 per ticket
Groups of 10-24 can buy tickets for only $10 per ticket in Reserved 2 with prices plummeting to only $6 per ticket for groups of 25 or more.
Administrators can find more information about group tickets seating and pricing by clicking here.
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