STILLWATER — Virtually everyone sacrifices to some degree to be successful in the Big 12.
Not everyone gives as much as freshman Benjamin Ahmed who hasn’t seen in family back home in Nigeria in 3.5 years.
“The mental part is just the hardest part, but like just the fact that you know you being here is helping your family and making them have a better life, I think that is what keeps me going every day,” Ahmed said.
The freshman missed the first 10 games of the season recovering from preseason foot surgery. The No. 111th player in the 247Sports rankings made an impact right away, grabbing seven rebounds and scoring six points in his 7-minute debut on Dec.