Ongoing evolution to become a more complete player has Obasuyi among Canada West leaders
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Team Stats
Alberta
| Game Statistics | Alberta | MacEwan University |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-67) | (8-53) |
| Field Goal % | 43.3% | 15.1% |
| Rebounds | 40 | 31 |
| Assists | 15 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 33 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 28 | 4 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 3 |
| Pts in the Paint | 36 | 8 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 11 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 36 | 7 |
Jefferson Hagen
MacEwan Athletics
EDMONTON – It's well documented how well Unity Obasuyi can score after multiple offensive achievements over the past three seasons in Maroon and White.
Last season, most notably, she set a program record by accounting for 31.54 per cent of the Griffins' total offensive production, averaging 15.4 points/game.
But her performance last weekend was a testament to her evolution as a more complete player now that she's hit her third Canada West campaign. Obasuyi not only scored at a high level (52 points in two games at Mount Royal), but she also posted the first two double doubles of her career (with 21 total rebounds in the series).
The achievement netted her the prestigious Canada West BioSteel Women's Basketball Player of the Week honour.
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"I think I was just more locked in on finding ways to contribute more than just scoring," said Obasuyi. "That's a place I wanted to focus my game on, just to diversify a little bit."
Griffins head coach Katherine Adams has been pushing her to also become a strong defensive player.
"She's been a great scorer," she said. "Her one-on-one defence, her off-ball defence has been something that we've really been working on. There has been a lot of watching film, a lot of conversation and a lot of attention paid to that because she knows in order for her to be the type of player we all think she can be in this league, she has to do more than just put the ball in the hoop.
"She's made a very, very conscious effort working on that part of her game, which doesn't get noticed or get as much recognition as the way she scores the basketball. She's done a really good job working on that aspect of her game to help us."
Obasuyi will lead the Griffins into home action this weekend vs. cross-town rival Alberta (Friday, 5 p.m. and Saturday, 3 p.m., both David Atkinson Gym, Canada West TV).
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In last Friday's game at Mount Royal, Obasuyi hit 30 points – tied for the sixth-most by a Griffin in a Canada West contest – on the strength of hitting seven threes, just the second MacEwan player to do so in U SPORTS competition. Her 7-for-11 mark that night is just shy of Kendall Lydon's program record of 7-for-10 set in 2017.
"Honestly, it was just kind of unconscious," said Obasuyi of getting hot from beyond the arc. "It was there, I would shoot it and it just kept going in, so I didn't stop."
That night, the opportunity came from beyond the arc, but she's able to adjust to whatever the defence is giving her with the versatility to score inside, as well. Obasuyi's latest challenge has been to fight through double teams, screens and extra attention from the opposition.
"It's kind of exciting because you have to figure out ways to score, regardless," said Obasuyi, who is currently second in Canada West in scoring, averaging 19.5 points/game. "It makes me a better player overall because when you are free, it just opens up and you have so much more confidence shooting. When you are getting poked and prodded all the time, it just makes you want to work a little bit harder to get yourself freebees on defence, whether that's poking the ball away or working extra hard to open up yourself."
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Unity Obasuyi taking over in the third quarter!#GriffNation pic.twitter.com/fCMu13nKpu
The 5-foot-11 forward's versatility allows her to flourish both on the perimeter and inside, offensively and defensively. With two more seasons of eligibility remaining after this one, her growth as a complete player will continue to be sharpened.
"She's still learning and growing, and I think she has a lot of room to grow," said Adams. "She puts in so much work, and she earns the opportunities she's gotten. A lot of her scoring has come really just from the work she's put in and her ability to make shots.
"As she continues to develop her understanding of the game and realizes where there are some openings for her, she has the potential to be pretty scary."
Obasuyi noted she's just always trying to take the next step in her game.
"I just see it as a progression has to happen every single year whether it's a new category or it's a team category," she said. "Anywhere I can progress is what I look towards and whatever I feel or the team feels that we need is usually the shoes that we all try to fill."
