AT NKU: Gagai begins his first year with the Norse ... outstanding scorer and tough competitor ... will compete for significant playing time this season ... a transfer from West Virginia University ... made the team at West Virginia as an invited walk-on after graduating from high school ... did not play last season and will have four years of eligibility remaining at NKU.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Ironton High School ... averaged 22.4 points per game as a senior ... scored a school-record 1,595 career points as a prep athlete ... earned first team Division III All-Ohio honors as a senior ... a two-time first team all-district selection by the Associated Press and the Southeast Ohio District Player of the Year as a senior ... also lettered in baseball and golf at Ironton.

PERSONAL: Born on May 17, 1987...son of John and Sheila Gagai.