FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University men's basketball junior forward Josh Oduro has added another accolade to his growing trophy case of 2021-22 honors after being named to the VaSID All-State First Team.
 
He is the first Patriot to earn first team all-state honors since Marquise Moore in 2016-17. Oduro is joined on the squad by Keve Aluma (Virginia Tech), Joe Bryant Jr. (Norfolk State), Darius McGhee (Liberty) and Jake Stephens (VMI).
 
In addition to his VaSID honor, Oduro became the first Patriot ever to earn All-A-10 First Team accolades. He also was named to the NABC All-District First Team in March.
 
The Gainesville, Va., product put together an outstanding regular season campaign in 2021-22 while claiming Mason's first individual conference scoring title since George Evans in 1998-99. He became the first player in school history to be named to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team after finishing the conference campaign in the top-10 of the league ledger In scoring (19.0 ppg, 1^st), rebounding (8.3 rpg, 2^nd) and blocks (1.9 bpg, 5^th).
 
Oduro was one of just three players in the nation to average at least 17+ points, shoot 52 percent or better from the floor and tally at least 1.5 blocks per contest.

Oduro averaged an A-10-best 17.7 points per game during the regular season while ranking third in the league in field goal percentage (.529) and eighth in blocks (1.7). He's the first Mason player since 1995-96 to post four 30+ point efforts. Oduro also had 11 games with 20 or more points and scored at least 10 in 23 of the 27 games he played.
 
He notched five double-doubles during the campaign and notched at least two blocks in 12 contests. In league games, he ranked second in the A-10 in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and was eighth overall in offensive rebounds per contest (2.2). He garnered A-10 Player of the Week honors on Nov. 15 and was named to the Crossover Classic All-Tournament Team during the non-conference season.