EMMANUEL

AKOT

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT:6’8” (203 cm)

WEIGHT: 215 lbs (98 kg)

BIRTHDATE: March 17, 1999 (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

HIGH SCHOOL: Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Western Kentucky ’23, Boise State ’22, Arizona ‘19

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM:@emmanuel_akot / @emmanuelakot



UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

Averaged 7.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 23.4 minutes in 134 games played over a five-year collegiate career split between Western Kentucky University (2022-23), Boise State University (2020-22) and the University of Arizona (2017-2019).

 

2022-23 (Western Kentucky): Averaged 10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.6 steals and 29.5 minutes in 31 games played with Western Kentucky … Started all games … Shot 40.7% (114-280) from the floor … Dished out 72 assists on the year against 53 turnovers … Had 16 games of 10 points or more, with a 20-point performance at Austin Peay on Nov. 30 … Neared a triple-double in his first game in Diddle Arena with 17 points, 10 assists and six boards on 70% shooting … Made three 3-pointers in a game during five different contests … Named to Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.7 points, 3.7 boards and 2.7 assists across the three games, making nine 3-pointers and shooting 52.4% from the field … Named to C-USA Preseason All-Conference Team ... Named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Joined the WKU roster in Summer 2022.

 

2021-22 (Boise St.): Averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 31.9 minutes in 31 games played with Boise State University … Had 29 starts … Made a three-pointer in 24 games ... Led Broncos in scoring five times ... Three 20-point games ... 17 games scoring in double figures. … Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team ... Mountain West Honorable Mention (coaches and media) ... Scored seven points in 32 minutes against Memphis in the NCAA Tournament (March 17) … Named to MW All-Tournament Team after averaging 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists ... 10 points, six rebounds, one assist, and one steal in the title game of MW Championship against San Diego State (March 12) ... 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 4-of-8 shooting from deep to go along with four rebounds and four assists against Nevada (March 10) ... 16 points - including three 3-pointers - to go along with four steals and three assists (March 1) ... Led the team in points (16), rebounds (7), and assists (5) in an overtime win over Fresno State (Jan. 28) ... Made a game-tying three-pointer with 51 seconds left at Utah State (Jan. 20) and finished with 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, and a career-high three blocks ... Led Broncos with 16 points and seven assists against Montana Tech (Dec. 19), added five rebounds ... Nine points, seven assists, and zero turnovers at CSUN (Dec. 7) ... 12 points, three rebounds, three assists, a block, and a steal against Tulsa (Dec. 3) ... Named to Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.7 points, 3.7 assists, and shot 53.3 percent from the field and 64.7 percent from three-point range across three games ... 16 points and six assists against Temple (Nov. 19) ... Shot 6-of-9 from three-point range against Bonnies ... Career-high 24 points against No. 22 St. Bonaventure (Nov. 18) ... 11 points, seven rebounds, and three assists at UC Irvine (Nov. 13) ... 11 points in season opener against Utah Valley (Nov. 9) ...

 

2020-21 (Boise St.): Averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 24.5 minutes in 24 games played with Boise State University … Had 10 starts … 10 games scoring in double figures ... Led Broncos in assists nine times, including both NIT games ... 10 points, four rebounds and five assists in NIT quarterfinal against Memphis (March 25) … Neared a triple double in NIT first round against SMU (March 18) with 17 points, six rebounds and nine assists, made five three-pointers ... 15 points, three assists, a steal and a block against Nevada (March 11) at the MW Championship ... 18 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals against Fresno State (March 2) ... 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals against UNLV (Feb. 11) ... 13 points, five rebounds and two assists at Nevada (Feb. 7) ... 19 points and four rebounds at Nevada (Feb. 5), shot 4-of-8 from three-point range ... Made first start as a Bronco at BYU (Dec. 9) and hit game-winning three-pointer with 13 seconds left, finishing with 13 points and six rebounds ... Made Boise State debut against College of Idaho (Dec. 4), tallying nine points, three rebounds and two assists.

 

2019-20: Transfer year … Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules ... Had two years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2020-21 season.

 

2018-19 (Arizona): Averaged 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.2 steals and 19.3 minutes in 17 games played with the University of Arizona before deciding to transfer, eventually ending up at Boise State ... Scored a season-high seven points on four occasions.

 

2017-18 (Arizona): Averaged 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.2 steals and 10.4 minutes in 31 games played with the University of Arizona … Had 4 starts … Made key defensive stop on last shot Jan. 27 in Wildcats’ win over Utah in McKale Center … Started his collegiate career strong with 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the opening weekend of the season … Upped his shooting during Pac-12 play at 52.2 percent from the field, up from 39.1 percent during non-conference play … Best distribution game of the year came in win over UMBC on Nov. 21 with five assists.

HIGH SCHOOL

Rated a five-star recruit by 247Sports, ranking as the No. 24 overall recruit in the country and the No. 7 small forward nationally … Member of ESPN Top 100 for 2017 … ESPN also graded him at 88, the highest prep ranking for a player to join the Broncos … Represented his home nation of Canada in the FIBA U17 World Championships in the summer of 2016, averaging 9.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game as a senior at Wasatch Academy and helped guide his team to a 21-win season and an appearance in the Dick's Sporting Goods National Tournament in New York City.

NATIONAL TEAM

Averaged 9.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists in seven games with the Youth Canadian National Team at the FIBA U17 World Championship in 2016.

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