Senior Year: Grabbed a season high 11 rebounds against VILLANOVA…Scored a season best 12 points against SETON HALL in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Junior Year:
Ongenaet competed in 33 contests and was with the first string for 15 of those … During the course of those times with the first string, he averaged 6.3 points and 5.9 rebounds … Ongenaet made 18-of-26 from the field (.692) in the last six games of the campaign… He scored a basket in his SU debut against SIENA … His first double-digit rebound effort came against CORNELL when he grabbed 10 … The next time out, versus NORTHEASTERN, he tallied 10 points … Ongenaet had 12 points and five rebounds in a loss at VILLANOVA … He had nine rebounds when Syracuse won at DePAUL … He contributed 11 points and six rebounds when SU lost at NOTRE DAME … His first career double-double came in a victory at SETON HALL … Ongenaet tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds against the PIRATES … When the Orange opened NIT play with a victory against ROBERT MORRIS, Ongenaet had 13 points, his top point production of the campaign.
Community College:
Ongenaet attended Cuesta College (Ca.) … He played for coach Rusty Blair… In his first season, Ongenaet averaged 10.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game … He became the first player in the 42-year history of the program to average a double-double … Ongenaet earned or shared squad high-scoring honors twice, rebound honors on 20 occasions and assists honors in 17 contests … In his second collegiate outing, Ongenaet grabbed 14 rebounds against West Los Angeles, a game Cuesta lost, 73-71… He had a career-high 26 points in a game with West Hills in the MidState Tournament and grabbed a personal-best 25 rebounds versus Moorpark … Ongenaet had 20 boards two other times, against Solano and Irvine Valley … During one 10-game streak, he averaged 15.4 rebounds per game … He led the squad with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in a 68-67 loss to Cypress… He was named team MVP and earned honorable mention recognition from the Western State Conference … The Cougars were 14-18 overall and 8-4 in league play… As a sophomore, he averaged 12.0 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game… Ongenaet earned first-team All-Western State Conference recognition … He led or tied for squad honors in scoring seven times, in rebounding 25 times and in assists in 14 games … He had 22 points and 16 rebounds when Cuesta defeated Porterville in the Bakersfield Tournament, 79-68… His squad lost to Southwestern in the Grossmont Tournament despite Ongenaet’s team-leading 20 points and 13 rebounds … In a 78-73 loss to Ohlone in the Delta Tournament, he grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds … When Cuesta defeated Santa Barbara, 70-66, he posted 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, leading the club in all three categories … His 16 points and 10 boards helped Cuesta defeat Pierce, 85-66 … He had 16 rebounds and eight assists in a 125-72 victory against Oxnard … Ongenaet had a stretch of 11 straight contests with 11-or-more rebounds … He averaged 15.1 boards during the run … Cuesta was 17-16 overall and second in the league with a 9-3 mark… He earned All-Western State Conference Academic honors as a freshman and sophomore.
Belgium:
He attended College Melle School … Ongenaet was a member of the Belgian National Team.
Personal:
Kristof "Kris" Ongenaet is the son of Dirk Ongeneat, a former professional player in Belgium, and Therese De Uriese… He was born in April 1985 … He has an older brother … Ongenaet is majoring in international relations.
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