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Jersey Number 34
Lase Olalere
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Charleston, SC
- High School:
- Charleston Charter Math & Science
2025-2026 at Charleston Southern: Played in all 32 games and started in 18 of them on the season ... His 48 blocked shots during the 2025-26 season now rank 4th in program history for most blocks in a single season … Scored 146 total points including a season-high 17 against Longwood (Jan. 21) … In the Big South Conference, Olalere ranked 4th in total blocks … Ranked 1st on the team in field goal percentage (66.3%), 2nd in blocked shots, and 3rd in offensive rebounds (40) … Posted 6+ points in ten of the team’s 16 Big South contests … Recorded 3+ blocks in seven different contests … Posted a career-high 5 blocks against Longwood (Jan. 21) … Achieved his 150th career point, 150th career rebound, and 50th career block during his redshirt-sophomore campaign.
2024-2025 at Charleston Southern: Played in 24 games on the season starting in 10 of them … Hauled in 69 rebounds on the season inclduing a career-high 6 against both Winthrop (Feb. 5) and UNC Asheville in the Big South Tournament (Mar. 7) … Played 283 minutes during his Redshirt-Freshman season.
2023-2024 at Charleston Southern:Â Did not see action.
High School: Born in Nigeria and moved to Charleston, South Carolina when he was six years old ... Attended and graduated from Charleston Charter Math & Science ... Started playing basketball when he was 13 years old ... After not making any of the programs at the school, he made the JV team his sophomore year ... Moved up to the varsity team his junior year and became a star member for the Riptides during his senior season at the school ... Ranked third in S.C. across all classifications and classes and 82nd in the nation in blocks per game with 4.0 ... Averaged 7.5 points and 7.9 rebounds a game as a senior and had seven double doubles over the year ... His senior year numbers showed huge improvements after averages of 1.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.
2024-2025 at Charleston Southern: Played in 24 games on the season starting in 10 of them … Hauled in 69 rebounds on the season inclduing a career-high 6 against both Winthrop (Feb. 5) and UNC Asheville in the Big South Tournament (Mar. 7) … Played 283 minutes during his Redshirt-Freshman season.
2023-2024 at Charleston Southern:Â Did not see action.
High School: Born in Nigeria and moved to Charleston, South Carolina when he was six years old ... Attended and graduated from Charleston Charter Math & Science ... Started playing basketball when he was 13 years old ... After not making any of the programs at the school, he made the JV team his sophomore year ... Moved up to the varsity team his junior year and became a star member for the Riptides during his senior season at the school ... Ranked third in S.C. across all classifications and classes and 82nd in the nation in blocks per game with 4.0 ... Averaged 7.5 points and 7.9 rebounds a game as a senior and had seven double doubles over the year ... His senior year numbers showed huge improvements after averages of 1.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.
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