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Jersey Number 1
Akwasi Yeboah
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Chigwell, England
- High School:
- Barking Abbey
- Prev School:
- Stony Brook
- Major:
- Graduate School - Health Administration
Feature: Yeboah's Blue-Collar Approach Suits Scarlet Knights
Know Your 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Took redshirt season
- 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
- 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: | |
| 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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