▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁from ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁nine ▁children . ▁So on ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁started ▁getting ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁attention ▁from ▁sc outs , ▁landing ▁multiple ▁scholar ship ▁offers ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁has ▁never ▁played ▁organized ▁basketball ▁before . ▁He ▁is ▁from ▁O u ag ad oug ou ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso , ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁s occer . ▁He ▁learn ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁basketball ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁O ued ra ogo ▁won ▁two ▁conference ▁team ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁NA IA . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁for ▁Blue field ▁State ▁College ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁he ▁domin ated ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁total ▁reb ounds ( ▁ 1 2 . 5 ▁R PG ) ▁and ▁off ensive ▁reb ounds ▁( 5 . 2 ▁R PG ) ▁over ▁his ▁junior ▁year . ▁Pre viously ▁during ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year , ▁he ▁got ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁FI BA ▁Af rob asket ▁ ▁O ued ra ogo ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁NA IA ▁national ▁tournament ▁with ▁Da emen ▁College ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁during ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁with ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁at ▁Alexand ria ▁for ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1