2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Akok Akok
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Manchester, N.H.
- High School:
- Putnam Science Academy (Conn.)
- Prev School:
- Georgetown
West Virginia (2023-24)
- Played in 23 games, starting eight
- Averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game
- Blocked 21 shots
- Scored six points at Oklahoma State
- Had seven points, three rebounds and two blocks at UCF
- Scored five points against Kansas
- Finished with seven points against Texas
- Scored six points against K-State
- Had four points, five rebounds and four blocked shots at Houston
- Nearly had a double-double with nine points and matched a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Toledo
- Made his first WVU start vs. Radford and finished with four points and seven rebounds
- Had four points and two rebounds in 22 minutes against UMass
- Was a +15 in 12 minutes of action with five points against Drexel
- Scored his first WVU points on a 3-pointer against Drexel
- Made his regular season debut against Pitt on Dec. 6 and played eight minutes
- Missed the first seven games (medical)
- Started in the closed scrimmage and exhibition game before being sidelined indefinitely (medical)
Prior to West Virginia
- Played three seasons at UConn from 2019-22 and last season at Georgetown
- At Georgetown, he averaged 6.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, starting 31 of 31 contests
- Averaged 30.0 minutes per game, shot 45.5 percent from the field and hit 24 3-point field goals
- Had 62 blocked shots
- Posted career highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds against Coppin State
- Had 10 games of double-figure scoring
- Had a season-high five blocks against Marquette
- At UConn, he started 31 of 55 contests over three seasons
- Scored 233 points, had 214 rebounds and blocked 92 shots
- As a freshman in 2019-20, he ranked 15th in the country with 2.6 blocks per game and led the American Athletic Conference, logging a career-high seven blocks against Tulsa
- Attended Putnam Science Academy from 2017-19
- Ranked 63rd in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2019 and was the second-best recruit in the state of New Hampshire for the class of 2019
- Helped PSA to the National Prep Basketball Championship in 2017-18, scoring 11 points in the final
- Averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a sophomore
Personal
- Son of Angelina Mario and Reyak Akok
- Born in Cairo, Egypt, but moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, as a young child
- Birthday is Oct. 23
- Pursuing a second undergraduate degree in multidisciplinary studies
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