2022-23 (Sophomore):
- One of seven Golden Grizzlies to play in all 30 games, including 29 starts, which were the second-most on the team
- Averaged 3.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.5 blocked shots in 15.6 minutes
- Scored a career-high 12 points in the November 27 victory over the Stonehill Skyhawks in the TD Bank Classic in Burlington, Vermont, her first time reaching double figures
- Pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds in the February 23 road tilt with the Wright State Raiders
- Played at least 20 minutes in six contests, topped by a pair of 23-minute showings against the Green Bay Phoenix on the road on December 29 and the home win over the Robert Morris Colonials on January 5
2021-22 (Freshman):
- Played in five games
- Made her only field goal attempt of the year, which came in the January 20 home victory over the rival Detroit Mercy Titans
- Totaled nine rebounds on the season
- Finished the January 20 Detroit Mercy tilt with four points and five rebounds, setting then-career-highs in both categories
High School:
- Four-time letterwinner and one-year captain for head coach Rachel Leonard
- Also was a four-time letterwinner in volleyball
- Graduated with eye-popping career averages of 19.8 points and 19.5 rebounds
- Helped team to consecutive league titles as a junior and senior in 2019-20 and 2020-21
- Eclipsed career 1,000-point mark and set school rebound record as a senior
- Two-time Team MVP and two-time All-Greater Rochester selection
- Three-time First Team All-Monroe County Division I honoree
- Monroe County Division I Player of the Year and Sixth Team All-State selection as a senior
- Ronald McDonald House All-Star selection
- Ranked No. 1 girls’ basketball player in Rochester by Primetime Ballers
- Won the volleyball program's Most Improved Player Award in 2018 and Team MVP in 2019
- Played AAU for the NYC Gauchos and volleyball for VFX
Academic Honors:
• High Honor Roll selection every year in high school
• Recorded 250-plus volunteer hours through service club and peer leadership
• Spanish Club and Science and Technology Entry Program member
Top Athletic Performance:
• Posted a career-high 33 points and 23 rebounds against Webster Schroeder HS on February 25, 2021
• Tallied 30 points and 24 rebounds against Irondequoit HS in 2019-20 season
Personal:
Full Name: Miriam Ozioma Ibezim
Birthdate: 12/23/02
Parents: Joseph and Gloria Ibezim
Siblings: Sisters, Leslie and Rose | Brother, Vincent
Major: Biology
Three reasons for choosing Oakland:
1. I liked the coaches and felt like they were genuine people
2. The team had good diversity and seemed like a group of girls I could get along with
3. Oakland University had many opportunities for my career path, being a research school with a medical school
