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2002-03: Saw action in every game (26) and started 11… Closed out season fifth among teammates in free throw percentage (.750), made free throws (21) and made field goals (42)… Grabbed 40 offensive rebounds on the year and 97 total to finish third and fourth, respectively, among Patriots… Finished year fourth on team with 543 total minutes… Averaged 4.5 points and 3.7 rebounds … Posted nine rebounds against Howard (Dec. 4) to mimic career best… One rebound shy of a double-double versus Howard after netting a season-high 10 points… Shot .328 (42-of-128) from the floor… Added 22 steals and 15 assists on the year for Mason… Was 21-of-28 at the free throw line. 2001-02: Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring for academic excellence… Appeared in 27 games, starting the final 14 contests… Averaged 5.2 points per game… Scored in double figures five times, including a career-high 18 points at Hofstra (Feb. 1)… Logged 19.8 minutes per game… Fell one rebound shy of a double-double, recording 15 points and a career-best nine rebounds at Virginia Commonwealth (1/20/02)… Made the third most three-pointers on the team with 25… Averaged 2.7 caroms per contest… Was 18-of-25 (.720) from the free throw line… Dished out a career-high four assists at James Madison (Feb. 14)… Registered 12 points in 20 minutes against William & Mary (Feb. 10), going 5-for-8 (.625) from the floor… Led the Patriots in scoring in two games and once in rebounding… Added 14 steals and 19 assists on the season… Selected to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars fourth team by Black Issues in Higher Education… Tabbed a CAA Scholar-Athlete. 2000-01: Saw action in 26 games, starting the first four… Averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds… Posted double figures in scoring twice… Played 10 minutes or more in 13 contests and averaged 10.9 minutes per game… Scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed a season-best eight rebounds at William & Mary (Jan. 21), shooting 4-of-8 from the floor and 8-of-8 from the free throw line in 26 minutes of action… Totaled 10 points and seven caroms in 10 minutes versus William & Mary (Feb. 15)… Recorded 11 steals and added four assists… Was perfect from the free throw line in four contests and finished 19-of-26 (.731) on the season… Named to the Dean's List and the AD's Honor Roll both semesters for academic excellence… Named a CAA Scholar-Athlete. HIGH SCHOOL: A standout student-athlete for Fairfax High School, Otim played varsity basketball for four years, starting every game the last three years… Finished high school career as the second all-time leading scorer at Fairfax with 1,261 points… Shot .781 from the line and .502 from the field for her career… Averaged 15.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game as a senior… Led the team in scoring, rebounding, free throw percentage and steals the last three years… Washington Post All-Met honorable mention selection as a junior and senior... Three-time first-team All-Liberty District selection… Named to the Liberty District Tournament and Northern Region Tournament all-tournament teams as a senior… Named to the Fairfax Journal's first team... A first-team All-Northern Region selection final season, after being named to the third team the two previous years… Chosen MVP of the Chantilly-Pohanka Holiday Tournament as a sophomore and named to the all-tournament team at the Woodbridge Holiday Classic as a junior… Team captain in her final two seasons... Played in the Virginia All-Star game versus Maryland senior year. NOTES: Parents are James and Esther Otim... Has two sisters, Mary and Veronica, and a brother, Joe... Born Sept. 12, 1981... Graduated from Fairfax with a 3.5 GPA... Chose George Mason over Rhode Island and Richmond… Majoring in finance.
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