West Virginia University Athletics

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 15^th 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 63^rd 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