2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Ituka, Jao
Jersey Number 10
Jao Ituka
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gaithersburg, Maryland
- High School:
- Gaithersburg / Marist
- Deals:
Bio
Collegiate Awards and Honors
2023-24 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Earned a medical redshirt for the season
2022-23 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in six games…dropped 10 points and three assists in his first appearance in a Wake Forest uniform against South Carolina State (Nov. 23), shot 2-for-4 for the floor and 6-for-6 from the line… Added five points and four rebounds in his second game against Hampton (Nov. 26)...earned a medical redshirt for the remainder of the season.
2021-22 Season (Freshman at Marist)
Led the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game on 52.6 percent shooting from the field, 41 percent from three-point range and 76.8 percent from the free throw line…pulled down 3.1 rebounds in 22.1 minutes per game…finished the season ranked third in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in scoring and eighth in field goal percentage…named the MAAC Rookie of the Week a program-record nine times.
High School
A three-year varsity starter at Gaitherburg…helped guide his team to 56 wins in his career, which included three division titles and a 2018 regional championship. In that span…scored 1,640 points and averaged eight rebounds…was an honor roll student in three years as well…earned Montgomery Sentinel Player of the Year honors…In 2019-20, he was named Montgomery County Player of the Year, notching 26 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists per game…The Washington Post listed Ituka on their All-Met Teams in three straight seasons, including Third Team honors in 2020.
- MAAC Rookie of the Year
- Finalist for Kyle Macy Award
- Presented to the top freshman in Division I men's college basketball.
- Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year
- The ECAC consists of over 80 Division I schools. This year's ECAC honorees in men's basketball include student-athletes representing schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East, Big Ten, Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Patriot League, and Northeast Conference.
- Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Rookie of the Year
- Second Team All-MAAC
- MAAC All-Rookie Team
2023-24 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Earned a medical redshirt for the season
2022-23 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in six games…dropped 10 points and three assists in his first appearance in a Wake Forest uniform against South Carolina State (Nov. 23), shot 2-for-4 for the floor and 6-for-6 from the line… Added five points and four rebounds in his second game against Hampton (Nov. 26)...earned a medical redshirt for the remainder of the season.
2021-22 Season (Freshman at Marist)
Led the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game on 52.6 percent shooting from the field, 41 percent from three-point range and 76.8 percent from the free throw line…pulled down 3.1 rebounds in 22.1 minutes per game…finished the season ranked third in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in scoring and eighth in field goal percentage…named the MAAC Rookie of the Week a program-record nine times.
High School
A three-year varsity starter at Gaitherburg…helped guide his team to 56 wins in his career, which included three division titles and a 2018 regional championship. In that span…scored 1,640 points and averaged eight rebounds…was an honor roll student in three years as well…earned Montgomery Sentinel Player of the Year honors…In 2019-20, he was named Montgomery County Player of the Year, notching 26 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists per game…The Washington Post listed Ituka on their All-Met Teams in three straight seasons, including Third Team honors in 2020.
Football Media Availability (9/9/25)
Wednesday, September 10
Wake Forest Football vs Western Carolina | Cinematic Recap
Tuesday, September 09
Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Sept. 8, 2025)
Monday, September 08
Head Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (NC State)
Monday, September 08
