Las Vegas Sun

April 20, 2024

UNLV

51 Prince Oroke

  • Linebacker
  • Grade: Junior
  • Height: 6′1″
  • Weight: 225 lbs

Player Bio: UNLV: A walk-on reserve linebacker who converted from running back during spring practice ... Will look to earn his first playing time this fall on his new side of the ball ... Named UNLV's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year last season ... Last name is pronounced "oh-ROW-kay."

2011: Sat out season while practicing as a running back.

2010: Attended College of Southern Nevada.

COLORADO SCHOOL OF THE MINES: Signed with the Division II school located in Golden, CO, but redshirted his only season with the Orediggers in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Legacy HS in Las Vegas ... A three-time letterwinner for the Longhorns playing RB and LB ... Selected as the Most Improved Player in 2006 ... Received the Coaches Award and led his team to the playoffs as a senior ... Spent his freshman year at Mojave HS.

PERSONAL: Prince Boss Oroke was born on April 9, 1991, in San Diego ... The son of Boss and Vernecia Oroke ... Has an older sister, Princess, and a younger brother, Lord Justice ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

--Courtesy of UNLVRebels.com