Yor Anei

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Yor Anei
Yor Anei.jpg
Anei with the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2019
No. 14Wisconsin Herd
Position Power forward
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1999-12-07) December 7, 1999 (age 24)
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023 Motor City Cruise
2024 Raptors 905
2024 Westchester Knicks
2024–present Wisconsin Herd

Yor Anei (born December 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the SMU Mustangs and the DePaul Blue Demons. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

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.[ citation needed ] 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
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit 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 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     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.[ citation needed ]

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 led 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
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
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
Career1237619.3.532.083.6854.2.6.52.06.6

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

Professional career

Motor City Cruise (2023)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Anei joined the Wisconsin Herd on October 30, 2023, [16] [17] but was waived on November 11. [18] On December 13, he joined the Motor City Cruise, [19] but was waived four days later. [20]

Raptors 905 (2024)

On February 10, 2024, Anei joined Raptors 905, [21] but was waived on February 20. [21]

Westchester Knicks (2024)

On February 22, 2024, Anei joined the Westchester Knicks, [22] but was waived on March 2. [23]

Wisconsin Herd (2024–present)

On March 8, 2024, Anei joined the Wisconsin Herd. [24]

On September 25, 2024, Anei signed with House of Talent Spurs of the BNXT League, [25] but never played for them. On October 28, he re-joined the Herd. [26]

Personal life

Anei's mother, Kathleen Akot was a South Sudanese refugee when she fled to the United States to leave the war-torn South Sudan. She moved to Overland Park, where she then gave birth to Anei. His mother had to work long and late shifts to support her and Anei. [27] So in 2017, Anei was legally adopted by the parents of his high school teammate, Christian Bishop. The Bishops were able to help Anei achieve his academic and athletic goals and supported him for his senior year. [28]

Anei lost his right index and middle fingers in a blender accident as a young kid. [29] [30] [31]

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