Emmanuel Akot

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Emmanuel Akot
No. 14 – Boise State Broncos
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueMountain West Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-03-17) March 17, 1999 (age 23)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College

Emmanuel Akot (born March 17, 1999) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats.

High school career[]

Akot played for Kildonan-East Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba, up until his sophomore season.[1][2] While in Kansas for a tournament, Akot received an offer from Wasatch Academy.[3] As a senior at Wasatch Academy, Akot averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game.[4] Akot was considered a five-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals, and a four-star recruit by ESPN.[5][6] In March 2017, Akot committed to playing college basketball for Arizona.[7] He also received offers from Louisville, Oregon and Utah.[8][9]

College career[]

As a freshman for Arizona, Akot played 31 games with four starts. He averaged 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds per game of his freshman season.[10] He continued his college career with Arizona for his sophomore season and averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[11] Akot opted to transfer from Arizona forcing him to sit out the entirety of the 2019–20 season.[12][13] In 2020, Akot transferred to Boise State.[14] As a junior, he averaged 9.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Arizona 31 4 10.4 .389 .375 .455 1.1 .8 .2 .1 1.8
2018–19 Arizona 17 11 19.3 .394 .286 .400 2.8 1.1 .2 .1 3.8
2019–20 Boise State
Redshirt Redshirt
2020–21 Boise State 23 10 25.5 .389 .333 .633 3.6 2.7 .8 .5 9.1
Career 71 25 17.4 .390 .333 .560 2.3 1.5 .4 .2 4.6

References[]

  1. ^ Hobson, Russ (9 March 2017). "Winnipegger commits to NCAA division one school". Global news. Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "EMMANUEL AKOT STEPS UP THE BASKETBALL GAME". the projector. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ "EMMANUEL AKOT STEPS UP THE BASKETBALL GAME". the projector. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Emmanuel Akot bio". Boise State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Emmanuel Akot bio". Boise State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Rob (22 May 2017). "5-Star Arizona Commit Emmanuel Akot Reclassifies for 2017 Class". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ "5-Star SF Prospect Emmanuel Akot Commits to Arizona". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ Biancardi, Paul. "Scout's Take: ESPN 60 forward Emmanuel Akot picks Arizona". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  9. ^ Sawatzky, Mike (1 June 2018). "Emmanuel Akot shooting to be next Manitoban in NBA". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Arizona athletics. 2017.
  11. ^ "Emmanuel Akot bio". Boise State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Emmanuel Akot bio". Boise State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  13. ^ Roberts, Rachel (30 October 2019). "NCAA denies transfer waiver for Boise State forward Akot. What can the Broncos do next?". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  14. ^ Allen, Taylor (16 February 2021). "Happy to be playing again. Akot makes most of transfer to Boise State". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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