chattanooga MOCS

- Pronounced ay-YEN-ee
- Grad transfer from South Alabama who started his collegiate career at Saint Bonaventure.

2021-22
- Appeared in all 35 games... one of five players... made nine starts... averaged 10.4 minutes per game.
- Finished the season averaging 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game... shot an efficient 49.6% from the field and 83.9% from the line.
- Scored in double digits in three games... scored in all but seven games... career-high 18 points (8-of-10 FG, 2-of-2 3PT) in win over Mercer on February 5, 2022.
- Posted 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Belmont on December 15, 2021... notched a double-double against Covenant on November 23, 2021 with a 14-point, 10-rebound performance.
- Shot north of 50.0% from the field (3 or more FGA) in 17 games including a stretch of four-straight games from February 2 through February 9.

2020-21
- 23 games played with 17 starts…averaged 5.5 points and .3 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per contest.
- Five double-digit scoring efforts with a high of 17 at The Citadel adding a season-best seven rebounds.
- Shot 54.2 percent from the field and 73.5 percent at the free throw stripe.
- Made a season-best six FG at The Citadel and registered five in the win over Northern Kentucky.
- Season-high five FT made at The Citadel and against Wofford at home going 5-6 in both games.
 
PRIOR TO CHATTANOOGA
- Played two years at Saint Bonaventure…started 40 of 56 appearances…Bonnies went 46-20 in his two years including an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2018.
- Averaged 6.1 points in 16.1 minutes per game at SBU.
- Scored in double digits in 10 games as a freshman, most for the Bonnies since NBA First Round Draft Pick Andrew Nicholson’s 21 (2008-09)…season-high 6.7 ppg in 2017.
- Sat out 2018-19 after transferring to South Alabama…limited to eight games due to injury with the Jaguars with a season-high 12 points in the loss at Chattanooga…18 points and 17 boards in 79 minutes of action.
- Earned his degree in International Studies during summer of 2020.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
- Finished high school at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Md....played for Nick Myles.
- 31-11 his senior year including a 17-4 league mark…averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds per game earning All-Baltimore Catholic League third team honors…junior season, he helped St. Frances capture the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association conference title.
- Did a post-grad prep year at Impact Academy in Sarasota, Fla., averaging nearly 24 points per game.
- Competed in AAU with the DC Warriors.
 
PERSONAL
- Born March 30...son of Charles and Christiana Ayeni...third of four children with two brothers, Peter and Victor, and a sister, Jummai.