Ezra Ausar

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
240
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Liberty Heights Athletic Institute

2023-24: Played in 32 of ECU’s 33 games and was third on the team in scoring with 11.4 points per contest … Shot over 50 percent from the floor for the second straight season … Led the team in free throws made (130) and attempted (199) … Ausar’s 199 attempted free throws are the eight most by a Pirate in a single season … Scored a career-high 28 points to go along with 10 rebounds against Tulsa (Mar. 14) … His 28 points were the most by a Pirate in an AAC Tournament game and Ausar set a single-game tournament record with his shooting percentage (83.3 percent) … Was tabbed to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 11 and Jan. 15 … Had seven contests with at least two steals … Named to On3’s Top Eight Mid-Major Players To Watch in the preseason.

2022-23: Became the first Pirate freshman since 2019 to be unanimously named to the AAC All-Freshman team ... Recorded 18 points and a career-high 19 rebounds against Houston in the AAC Quarterfinals (Mar. 10) ... Named AAC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 20, becoming the first Pirate freshman to receive the honor since 2019. Scored a career-high 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting at Tulane (Mar. 3) ... Recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Cincinnati (Feb. 15) and SMU (Feb. 19) becoming the first Pirate freshman to do so since 2019 ... Recorded his first career double-double against SMU (Feb. 4) with 19 points and 13 rebounds ... Tallied a career-high four steals against South Carolina (Dec. 17) ... Recorded his first collegiate start against Campbell (Dec. 2), recording 10 points and five rebounds ... Named Male Newcomer of the Year at the 2023 Goldsby's.

High School: Ranked as the No. 2 prospect in North Carolina by HoopSeen and the 54th-best power forward nationally by 247 Sports ... Transferred to Liberty Heights Athletic Institute in Charlotte, NC for his senior year where he averaged a near double-double and helped lead the squad to a 30-3 record ... 2021-2022 McDonald's All-American Nominee ... Named to the All-Tournament First Team at the Phenom Hoop State Championship ... Also received offers from Texas A&M, Wichita State and UMass.