EDMOND, Okla. - Western Illinois men's basketball recruit Obi Emegano (Edmond, OK) recently received The Oklahoman's All-Big City 'Player of the Year' award.

Emegano and his family was recently featured in a story by The Oklahoman.

The Future Leatherneck helped his Memorial High School team to the Oklahoma Class 6A state championship last month. Emegano received an early look at conference foe Oral Roberts' home court as the state tournament was played at the Mabee Center on ORU's campus.

Emegano was named the Most Valuable Player of the Class 6A state tournament team for his efforts. He averaged 14 points per game in the three tournament wins.

Memorial, having won three games in three days, opened the state tournament with a 52-41 win over Bixby HS. Emegano and Memorial defeated Edmond Santa Fe 42-34 in the semifinals as Emegano scored 11 points in the win.

The top-ranked Wolves pulled out a 53-43 win over Midwest City on Saturday night to capture the title. Emegano scored 17 points with seven rebounds to help Memorial win its first state title since 1993.