Emmanuel Akot (born March 17, 1999) is a Canadian college basketball player for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers of the Conference USA (C-USA). He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats and the Boise State Broncos.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | Conference USA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1999-03-17) March 17, 1999 (age 23) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College |
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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]
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] After playing 2 seasons for the Broncos, Akot opted to transfer once again, this time to Memphis.[15][16]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 | ![]() | ||||||||||
2020–21 | Boise State | 23 | 10 | 25.5 | .389 | .333 | .633 | 3.6 | 2.7 | .8 | .5 | 9.1 |
2021–22 | Boise State | 31 | 29 | 31.8 | .400 | .387 | .590 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .7 | .4 | 10.6 |
Career | 102 | 54 | 21.8 | .395 | .361 | .575 | 2.6 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | 6.5 |