Men's Basketball

1999-00: For two years he pronounced his last name Wa-FOOL-uh so people would spell it correctly. Then he revealed the proper pronunciation was whaff-a-luh ... earned a starting assigned in the season-opener vs. Tulsa on Nov. 21, blocking a shot and grabbing a rebound ... though credited with just one blocked shot at Brown in a 77-70 win on Dec. 1, he blocked three shots in one Bear possession while scoring four points and grabbing three rebounds ... played a career-high 35 minutes vs. Providence on Dec. 7 and grabbed seven boards while scoring four points ... tallied a career-high 11 points with five rebounds while blocking three shots vs. Murray State on Dec. 29 while ... tied his career-high with seven boards Jan. 25 vs. St. Joseph's ... had seven points and a monster dunk at Fordham on Feb. 1 ... tied his career high with an 11-point outburst on Feb. 5 at St. Joseph's ... had a solid game with six points, three blocks and two steals vs. Virginia Tech on Feb. 12 ... named the team's Most Improved Player by the coaching staff at the annual Awards Banquet ... 1998-99: Scored two points in his first collegiate game on Nov. 14 when Rhode Island played state rival Providence ... scored a basket against San Francisco on Dec. 23 ... hit a pair of free throws at Virginia Tech on Feb. 10 ... 1997-98: Coach Jim Harrick's first recruit at Rhode Island, Wafula agreed to join the Rams on May 21, 1997, just 16 days after Harrick was named head coach ... High School: Played for Coach Paul Hill at Peninsula Christian Academy in Newport News, Va. ... averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots in his first year of scholastic basketball ... Peninsula Christian posted a 22-5 record in the Virginia Independent Schools Association ... Peninsula Christian was ranked fifth in the state and earned a spot in the Virginia Independent Schools Tournament for the first time ever ... came to the United States on Sept. 27, 1996 from Uganda as a Rotary Club exchange student ... had not considered Rhode Island or been contacted by anyone from the university until Harrick came on board ... Personal: The youngest of six children, Andrew William Wafula was born in Kenya, where his parents had fled during the regime of Idi Amin ... born on Sept. 7, 1977 ... management information systems ... his family returned to Uganda in 1980 following the overthrow of Amin ... father, Mally, is in business administration, mother works with the Central Bank.

           Career Bests
Points:       11, Murray State (Dec. 29, 1999)
       11, at St. Joseph's (Feb. 8, 2000)
Field Goals Made:        4, Murray State (Dec. 29, 1999)
        4, at St. Joseph's (Dec. 8, 2000)
Field Goals Attempted:        9, at St. Joseph's (Feb. 8, 2000)
3-Pt. Field Goals Made:        0
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted:1, Virginia Tech (Feb. 12, 2000)
Free Throws Made:5, at Wisconsin (Dec. 3, 1999)
Free Throws Attempted:        6, at Wisconsin (Dec. 3, 1999)
Rebounds:7, Providence (Dec. 7, 1999)
7, St. Joseph's (Jan. 25, 2000)
Assists:1, six times
Blocks:        6, at Temple (Jan. 5, 2000)
Steals:        3, at St. Joseph's (Feb. 8, 2000)
Minutes:35, Providence (Dec. 7, 1999)