▁the ▁T il ton ▁School ▁in ▁T il ton , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁All - American ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁second - team ▁Par ade ▁All - American ▁and ▁the ▁G ator ade ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁a ▁five - star ▁rec ruit ▁by ▁Riv als . com , ▁Ori ak hi ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁center ▁and ▁the ▁No . ▁ 2 1 ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Ori ak hi ▁chose ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁coach ▁Jim ▁Cal h oun . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁He ▁started ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season , ▁aver aging ▁ 5 . 0 ▁points ▁and ▁ 6 . 6 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁Conference ▁all - ro ok ie ▁team . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁Ori ak hi ▁raised ▁his ▁game ▁to ▁average ▁ 9 . 9 ▁points , ▁ 8 . 7 ▁reb ounds ▁( second ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁East ) ▁and ▁ 1 . 6 ▁blocks ▁per ▁game ▁( 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁East ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁post ▁presence ▁for ▁the ▁H usk ies ▁as ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Big ▁East ▁Tournament ▁and ▁the ▁ 2