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1 Akwasi Yeboah

1 Akwasi Yeboah

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Chigwell, England
  • Highschool:
    Barking Abbey
  • Prev School:
    Stony Brook
  • Major:
    Graduate School - Health Administration

Summary

Biography

Feature: Yeboah's Blue-Collar Approach Suits Scarlet Knights
  • Compiled over 1600 points and 700 rebounds at the collegiate level, one of 16 active players in 2019-20 season to reach those marks.
  • Played in 126 career games (94 starts) at collegiate level, averaging 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds. Shot 41.9 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from three-point and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. Collected 137 assists, 94 steals and 53 blocks.
  • Spent first three seasons at Stony Brook before coming to Rutgers as a graduate transfer. At Stony Brook, played in 95 games (72 starts) and averaged 13.9 points and 6.0 rebounds. Was team’s leading scorer and rebounder in each of last two seasons
  • In senior season at Rutgers, played in 31 games (22 starts), averaging 9.8 points and 4.8 rebounds.
2019-20 (Rutgers):
  • Team co-captain
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree and Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner 
  • Third on team with 9.8 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game
  • Shot 43.5 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from three-point and 78.1 percent from the free throw line
  • Led team with 73 fouls drawn
  • In Big Ten games only, averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds on 43.6 percent shooting and 84.1 percent from the free throw line. Was 30th in the league in scoring in Big Ten games.
  • Played in all 31 games, making 22 starts at forward
  • Versus nationally-ranked foes averaged 11.5 points, second on the team on 47% (34-of-71) shooting.
  • Scored in double figures 17 times, with high of 20 points in win over Nebraska (Jan. 25)
  • Reached double-figures in 10 of final 15 games of the season. 
2018-19 (Stony Brook):
  • Played in 32 games with 31 starts
  • Led team with 16.7 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game
  • Shot 41.3% from the field, 78.5% from the free throw line and 31.6% from three-point distance
  • Had 46 assists, 28 steals and 15 blocks
  • Led team with 10 double-doubles
  • Scored in double figures 30 times
  • Had 10 games with 20+ points, including season-high 27 points versus Maine
  • Named First Team All-America East
  • Named First Team All-District 1 by the NABC
  • Named Second Team All-MET 
2017-18 (Stony Brook):
  • Played in 32 games with 31 starts
  • Led team with 15.3 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game
  • Shot 45.2% from the field, 80.3% from the free throw line and 35.5% from three-point distance
  • Had 44 assists, 28 steals and seven blocks
  • Recorded four double-doubles
  • Scored in double figures 23 times
  • Reached the 20-point plateau 10 times, including career-high 30 points versus Columbia 
2016-17 (Stony Brook):
  • Played in 30 games with 10 starts
  • Averaged 9.3 points and 5.0 rebounds
  • Shot 37.2% from the field, 79.7% from the free throw line and 34.1% from three-point distance
  • Had 19 assists, 16 blocks and 14 steals
  • Notched two double-doubles
  • Collected career-high 16 rebounds versus Binghamton
  • Scored in double-figures 17 times, twice reaching 20+ points 
2015-16 (Stony Brook):
  • Took redshirt season 
High School:
  • 2015 graduate of Barking Abbey School
  • Played for Kent Crusaders of National Basketball League
  • Led Kent to a Senior Men's Division I title, averaging 12.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game 
  • Hoopsfix Young Person of the Year and an honorable mention All-NBL Division I pick
  • One of two players in the United Kingdom to compete for Basketball Without Borders
  • Member of the U16 and U18 National Teams
Personal:
  • Earned undergraduate degree in health care studies
  • Son of James and Winifred Yeboah
  • Has a brother, Kwame
  • Born in Takoradi, Ghana
  • Competed for Great Britain in FIBA U-20 European Championship, leading team to third-place finish in division
  • Also played rugby and soccer
  • Did not begin playing basketball until age 13
  • Originally recruited to Stony Brook by Steve Pikiell

Know Your Knights
Nickname: Kwas/AK
One word to describe your Coach: Energetic
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Daniel Lobach
Best player ever competed against: Lauri Markkanen
Major: Health Administration
I chose my major because: I like helping people in need. There’s also a lot of money in the healthcare field.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The Yard
The person I most admire is and why: My mum, she’s my inspiration. Strongest woman that I’ve had the pleasure to learn from. I owe a lot of my success to her.
If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: In England working
Favorite professional athlete: LeBron James
Favorite professional sports team: Tottenham Hotspurs
One word to describe myself on the field/court: Versatile
One word to describe myself off the field/court: Reserved
Few people know that I: Speak two languages
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Winifred Yeboah
I started playing my sport because…: My older brother was great at the sport and I wanted be just as good as him.
I chose Rutgers because…: I like the culture that Coach Pikiell has set. Rutgers gives me the opportunity to complete my Masters and compete at a high level
Favorite cereal: Weetabix
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Coach Carter
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Idris Elba
Favorite musician/group: Burna Boy/Migos
The first song I knew all the words to is: Drake - Over
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Watching Netflix shows
Pets I had growing up were: Dogs
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Egypt
The website I visit most often is: YouTube
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) Casca Hoy and John Redding/8-10 grade/Physical education
The quote that most resonates with me is: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
If my life was a book, the title would be: Kwas
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
One thing on my bucket list is: Travel the world
Phone app you cannot live without: Whatsapp
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? I appreciate all their investment to make this a fun and learning environment to be in. I am very grateful to them. 
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