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34 Kwesi Abakah

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Suwanee, Ga.
  • Highschool North Gwinnett

Biography

Season stats

2015-16: Made his season debut against Boston University (Nov. 13) ... Hauled in five rebounds against No. 15/19 Miami (Nov. 27)...Posted eight points against Stony Brook (Dec. 12)...Notched four points and three rebounds against Delaware (Jan. 7).

2014-15: Finished the season with 25 points and 21 rebounds ... Played 11 minutes against Massachusetts (Nov. 26) ... Scored two points and tallied one rebound in a loss against Harvard (Dec. 3) ... Played eight minutes and grabbed an offensive rebound at Delaware (Jan. 3) ... Recorded four points and three rebounds in 20 minutes in a win over College of Charleston (Jan. 17) ... Scored two points and grabbed an offensive rebound against Detroit (Jan. 19) ... Added a season-high five points along with three rebounds in a win against James Madison (Jan. 22) ... Posted four points and two rebounds in a win over Elon (Jan. 31).

2013-14: Made collegiate debut against Central Connecticut and scored two points to go along with two rebounds in four minutes (Nov. 16).

2012-13: Medical redshirt

High school: Captained North Gwinnett (Ga.) High School to a 21-10 record and an appearance in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament in his senior season ... Shot better than 64 percent from the field as a senior and averaged more than six rebounds and two blocks per game ... Posted the second-best rebounding season in school history and finished career ranked third on North Gwinnett’s all-time rebounding list.

Personal: Son of Matthew and Stephanie Abakah ... Also played varsity tennis at North Gwinnett ... Graduated with honors and was recognized with the United States Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award ... Majoring in Electrical Engineering ... Class of 2016.
 
TotalFG3-PointFree ThrowReboundsScoring
SEASONGP/GSMIN/AVGFGFGAPCTFGFGAPCTFTFTAPCTOFFDEFTOTAVG.ASTBLKSTLPTSAVG
2013-14    18-0   65/3.6711.63600.00025.40056110.6110160.9
2014-1525-0112/4.5919.47400.000713.538615210.8010251.0
2015-16  33-8429/13.01646.34800.0001841.4393042722.21795501.5
TOTAL76-8606/8.03276.42100.0002759.45741631041.418115911.2


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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2012-13Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 193 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2013-14Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 193 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2014-15Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 212 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2015-16Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 225 lbs
    34