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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew

4 Omar Prewitt

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mount Sterling, Ky.
  • High School Montgomery County

Biography

Wingspan: 6' 6 3/4"

Honors
First Team All-CAA (2015-16)
First Team NABC All-District 10 (2015-16)
Second Team All-CAA (2016-17)
Second Team NABC All-District 10 (2016-17)
Third Team All-CAA (2014-15)
Team co-MVP (2015-16)
CAA All-Tournament (2015)
CAA Rookie of the Year (2013-14)
CAA All-Rookie Team (2013-14)
One-time CAA Player of the Week
Seven-time CAA Rookie of the Week

In W&M’s Career Rankings
4th in Minutes Played (3823)
4th in Games Played (126)
5th in scoring (1,813)
7th in field goals made (626)
7th in 3-pointers made (189)
10th in free throws made (390)
10th in blocked shots (78)
11th in assists (320)
13th in rebounds (640)
14th in steals (118)
15th in blocked shots per game (0.6)
16th in 3-point percentage (.352)
16th in scoring average (14.5)
19th in assists per game (2.3)
 
Senior Season (2016-17)
A Second Team All-CAA selection, becoming just the third player in program history to be a three-time All-CAA pick … Became the third player in W&M’s CAA history and sixth overall to be named all-league during three seasons … Only the fifth player in W&M history to be named NABC All-District twice in his career with second team accolades in 2016-17 … One of only three players in Division I this season (along with Nigel Hayes of Wisconsin and Sindarius Thornwell of South Carolina) and one of only two Tribe players (John Lowenhaupt) with career totals of 1,500 points, 600 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals … One of 30 national nominees for the Senior CLASS Award … A VaSID All-State Second Team selection … Only player in the CAA to rank among the top 10 in the league in scoring (eighth at 15.7), assists (ninth at 3.2) and rebounding (10th at 6.2) in 2016-17 … Named CAA Player of the Week for the second time in his career after scoring a game-high 28 points in a win over UNCW (1/28) … Averaged 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, six assists and a blocked shot per game in the Tribe's victories over Delaware (1/26) and CAA leader UNCW … Dished out a career-high eight assists compared to zero turnovers against the Blue Hens … Recorded four double-doubles on the year, which ranked seventh in the CAA … Produced back-to-back double-doubles with 26 points and 13 rebounds at Central Michigan (11/29), before falling it up with 21 points and 11 rebounds at Hampton (12/3) … Connected on a career-best 6-of-9 from 3-point range to score 24 points with seven rebounds and five assists in a win over Drexel (1/30) … Ranked seventh in the CAA in defensive rebounding (5.2), eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5), 14th in field goal percentage (.463) and 15th in blocked shots (0.6) … Ranked fourth in W&M history in games played (126), fifth in scoring (1831), seventh in field goals (626) and in 3-pointers (189), 10th in free throws made (390) and in blocked shots (78), 11th in assists (320), 13th in rebounding (640), 14th in steals (118) and 16th in 3-point percentage (.352) … Tallied a season-high 30 points on 13-of-19 shooting to go with seven rebounds in W&M’s Gold Rush win over Charleston (2/11) … Closed out his career averaging 22 points and eight rebounds over two CAA Tournament games … Tallied a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double in the Tribe’s quarterfinal win over Elon (3/4), before scoring 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting in the semifinals vs. UNCW (3/5) … The 13 rebounds vs. Elon tied a career-high.

Junior Season (2015-16)
Named First Team NABC All-District … A First Team All-CAA pick, the fourth Tribe player in school history to earn First Team All-CAA honors … Ranked third in the CAA and 97th nationally at 17.8 points per game … A Second Team VaSID All-State pick … One of three players to start all 31 games … Named Team co-MVP with Terry Tarpey … His 552 points ranked 13th in W&M history … Led the CAA with 13 20-point games … Scored in double figures in 27 of the Tribe’s 31 games … Ranked fourth in the CAA in field goal percentage (49.3), 13th in defensive rebounds (4.4) and 19th in rebounding (5.2) … Named CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 8 after scoring 28 points in a win at Northeastern and 21 in a victory against Delaware … Tallied a season-high 29 points against Drexel on Feb. 20 … Scored 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting in the CAA quarterfinal win over James Madison … Scored 26 points in a victory over Charleston on Jan. 2 … In the win at Charleston on Jan. 16, only scored eight points, but took the game-winning charge with the Tribe leading by one in the closing seconds … Posted back-to-back double-doubles with 22 points and 10 rebounds vs. Hampton and 17 points with 10 rebounds at Howard on Nov. 25 and 28 … Became the 38th player in W&M history to score 1,000 career points his with his 23-point effort in a win over Central Michigan on Dec. 29 … His career point total is the sixth-most in W&M history for a player through his first three seasons … Shot 36.4 percent (43-of-118) from 3-point range and 70.4 percent (133-of-189) from the free throw line …  Only W&M player to start every game over the last two years … Dished out a career-high six assists in W&M wins over High Point and at Delaware … His 133 free throws made in 2015-16 ranks 15th on W&M’s single-season list.

Sophomore Season (2014-15)
A Third Team All-CAA Selection … Ranked among the CAA leaders in eight different categories … Was 10th in the CAA overall in scoring at 13.5 points per game, including a nearly 15 ppg average in CAA play … Tallied a career-high 33 points in the CAA semifinals against Hofstra (3/8) on 9-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, to go with 12-of-18 at the free throw line … It was the second-best scoring game for a Tribe sophomore in program history … Notched another 30-point game on the season at Delaware (1/21), hitting the mark while connecting on a career-best 6-of-9 from 3-point range … Came in fifth in the CAA in field goal percentage (45.9), 11th in steals (1.2), blocked shots (0.8) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3), 13th in defensive rebounding (3.9) and 14th in both assists (2.5) and 3-point percentage (34.0) … One of only two players to start all 33 games … Scored in double figures on 20 occasions, including 20 or more points five times … Posted his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the NIT at Tulsa (3/17) … Poured in 25 points against Delaware (2/14) … Posted back-to-back 20-point games with 21 at James Madison (1/31) on 9-of-11 shooting and 22 at Charleston (2/5) … Named to the CAA All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.7 points per game in the CAA Tournament.

Freshman Season (2013-14)
Became the third player in W&M history to named the CAA Rookie of the Year … Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team as well … Appeared in all 32 games off the bench, averaging 24.6 minutes per game … His 11.4 points per game ranked 18th in the CAA and was the eighth-best for a W&M freshman in program history … Led all CAA rookies in scoring (11.4), assists (63), 3-pointers (51), 3-point percentage (.370), free throw percentage (.758), steals (29) and defensive rebounding (3.7) … Ranked fifth in the CAA in free throw percentage, eighth in 3-point percentage, 10th in steals, 13th in 3-pointers made and defensive rebounds and 15th in assists … His 51 3-pointers made were the second most for a W&M freshmen in program history … Scored in double figures on 20 occasions, including three 20-point games … Scored a season-high 24 points in the Tribe’s win at Howard and added 22 in the victory against VMI … Named CAA Rookie of the Week on seven occasions in 2013-14 … Finished with 14 points, all in the second half, in the CAA Championship game vs. Delaware … His steal and fastbreak dunk in the early stages of the second half was listed as the sixth-best play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 … Just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds at Drexel (1/25) … Hit a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line at Northeastern (2/8) and became just the eighth player overall in W&M history to accomplish the feat, the first freshman and the first player since 2003 … Tallied 16 points, all in the second half, against Hofstra (2/26), including 10 in the final three minute to lead W&M to the victory … Just missed a double-double in the regular season finale with 17 points and nine rebounds at Towson (3/1) … Scored 44 points in his first three games, the most for a W&M freshman since Thomas Roberts scored 59 through three games of his career in 1989-90 … Played in two of the Tribe’s four games during its international trip to the Dominican Republic, missing the final two contests due to a minor injury.

Prep
One of five finalists for Mr. Basketball in the state of Kentucky after being named Region 10 Player of the Year … Named first team all-state … Led his team to the Kentucky State semifinals, averaging 23 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.2 steals and 3.2 blocked shots per game in 2012-13 … Shot 50.7 percent from the field and 71.9 percent from the free throw line as a senior … Montgomery County’s all-time leader in scoring (2,636), 3-pointers (347), rebounding (1,071) and blocked shots (210)  … Selected to Kentucky Senior All-Star team … averaged five points for Kentucky, garnering one start in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Games …Scored 42 points in a win over Augusta (2/6/13) … Three-time All-Region 10 selection … Rated the 12th-best player in the state of Kentucky, regardless of class based on collegiate potential by the Rick Bolus' High Potential Recruiting Service in 2012, including the No. 6 player in the Class of 2013 ... Selected as one of six core players for the Kentucky Junior All-Star team ... Led Kentucky with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, in a scrimmage against the Indiana Junior All-Star team in June of 2012 ... Named Second-Team All-State by both the Lexington Herald Leader and the Louisville Courier Journal as a junior ...  Ranked ninth in the state in scoring at 21.4 points per game as a junior... Shot 40.7 percent (83-of-204) from 3-point range, hitting nearly 2.5 3-pointers per game ... Averaged a double-double adding 10.4 rebounds per game to go with 2.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocked shots per game ... Scored 40 points to go with 21 rebounds against Maysville St. Pat on Feb. 3, 2012 ... Hit 8-of-11 from 3-point range in a victory over Bourbon County on Jan. 10, 2012, finishing with 30 points ...  Played AAU with The Ville ... Helped The Ville to the Best Buy Classic Division I gold bracket title in Chicago during May of 2012, scoring 22 points in the championship game ... Turned in a 40-point performance, including an 8-of-9 clip from 3-point range, for The Ville in Orlando during July of 2012, which was rated one of the top five performances of the summer ... Featured on ESPN.com in its "Players to Watch" segment after the Adidas Invite in July of 2011 ... Two-star recruit by Scout.com.

Personal
Son of Omar Sr. and Lea Prewitt … Mother, Lea Wise-Prewitt, was an All-SEC player at Kentucky, before coaching Centre College (Ky.) to the Division III NCAA Final Four and being inducted in the Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame ... Sister, Maggie, was a two-time All-American in basketball at Centre College (Ky.).

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2013-14Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2014-15Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2015-16Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 195 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016-17Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 195 lbs
    4