Sophomore guard Shizz Alston Jr. (left), and junior forward Obi Enechionyia walk off the court after Thursday's 66-50 loss to Southern Methodist at the Liacouras Center. GENEVA HEFFERNAN | ASST. PHOTO EDITOR
Obi Enechionyia’s first sports memories happened on the soccer field.
He started out as a goalkeeper and eventually became a forward. He wanted to score.
But in eighth grade, he started a growth spurt that took him from 6 feet tall to 6-feet-8-inches within two years. He played pickup and rec-league basketball, but decided to play seriously. Enechionyia remembers not being able to make a left-handed layup and scoring in the wrong basket during one of his first starts.