Omar named National Player of the Week
A fifth-year arts student from Mississauga, Ont., Osman “Ozzy” Omar had a record-setting weekend for the Capers men's basketball team as they split a pair of regular season match-ups with the Acadia Axemen in Wolfville. With a sensational 42-point effort on Saturday, he not only led the Capers to their first victory of the season—a 98-97 come-from-behind triumph—but also etched his name in CBU varsity sports history.
Osman Omar, Cape Breton
Position: Guard
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Program: Bachelor of Arts
A fifth-year arts student from Mississauga, Ont., Osman "Ozzy" Omar had a record-setting weekend for the Capers men's basketball team as they split a pair of regular season match-ups with the Acadia Axemen in Wolfville. With a sensational 42-point effort on Saturday, he not only led the Capers to their first victory of the season—a 98-97 come-from-behind triumph—but also etched his name in CBU varsity sports history.
During the game, he set a new CBU men's basketball career scoring mark, surpassing the 1,500 points collected by legendary guard John Ryan in the early 1990s. In the record-setting scoring performance, Omar sank three three-pointers, while shooting a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.
The night before, in a 91-82 loss to Acadia, he meshed a game-high 37 points, while adding four rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one blocked shot. Omar leads the AUS in scoring at 28 points-per-game.