#7 EMMANUEL AKOT

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6-8 (2.03 m)

WEIGHT: 215 lbs (98 kg)

BIRTHDATE:  March 17, 1999 (Winnipeg, MB) 

HIGH SCHOOL: Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, UT)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Western Kentucky '23 (Bowling Green, KY)

INSTAGRAM: @emmanuelakot

HOW ACQUIRED:  Re-signed as a protected player in February 2025

YEARS PRO: 3

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


Has averaged 7.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 19.1 minutes in 40 games as a pro in Canada, the Netherlands and Poland.


2024-25: Logged 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in 7 minutes in one appearance with KK Wloclawek in Poland. 


2024: Averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists over 12 games with the Winnipeg Sea Bears... Scored a season-high 23 points on a dominant 82 per cent from the floor on June 22 against the Saskatchewan Rattlers.. Had two target score winners in 12 appearances.


2023-24: Averaged 6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 25 games with Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League in the Netherlands … Scored a season-high 19 points on an efficient 64 per cent from the floor, also adding 10 rebounds in a win over the Den Helder Suns Jan. 6.


2022-23: Averaged 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 13.0 minutes in two appearances with the Ottawa BlackJacks. 


UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER 


Averaged 7.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 23.4 minutes over 134 games in his five-season collegiate career with Western Kentucky (2022-23), Boise State (2020-22) and Arizona (2017-2019).

 

2022-23: Averaged 10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 29.5 minutes in 31 games played with Western Kentucky University … Started every game in which he appeared … 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 Nov. 30 … Neared a triple-double in his first home contest with 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds on 70 per cent shooting … Made three three-pointers in five 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 three-pointers and shooting 52.4 per cent from the field … Named to Conference USA Preseason All-Conference Team ... Named to Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.

 

2021-22: 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 … Made 29 starts … Made at least one three-pointer in 24 games ... Notched three 20-point games and 17 with double-figure scoring … Scored a career-high 24 points Nov. 18 vs. Saint Bonaventure … Scored 22 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists March 10 against Nevada … Led the team in points (16), rebounds (seven), and assists (five) in an overtime win over Fresno State Jan. 28 ... Made a game-tying three-pointer with 51 seconds left Jan. 20 at Utah State, finishing with 11 points, five rebounds and a career-high three blocks ... Led the Broncos with 16 points and seven assists Dec. 19 against Montana Tech ... Logged nine points, seven assists and zero turnovers Dec. 7 at California State, Northridge ... Scored seven points in 32 minutes against Memphis in the NCAA Tournament on March 17 … Logged 10 points and six rebounds in the MW Championship game March 12 against San Diego State … Named to Mountain West (MW) Championship All-Tournament Team … Earned a MW Honorable Mention from coach and media voting ... Named to Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team.

 

2020-21: Averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 24.5 minutes in 24 games with the Boise State Broncos … Made 10 starts … Scored double-digit points in 10 games ... Led Broncos in assists nine times, including both National Invitation Tournament (NIT) games ... Neared a triple-double in the Broncos’ first-round NIT matchup March 18 vs. Southern Methodist with 17 points, six rebounds and nine assists … Logged 15 points, three assists, a steal and a block March 11 against Nevada in the MW Championship ... Scored 19 points on 4-8 from deep Feb. 5 at Nevada ... Made first start as a Bronco Dec. 9 at Brigham Young, hitting a game-winning three-pointer with 13 seconds left to finish with 13 points and six rebounds ... Made Boise State debut Dec. 4 against College of Idaho, tallying nine points, three rebounds and two assists.

 

2019-20: Transferred to Boise State, sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules.

 

2018-19:  Averaged 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 19.3 minutes in 17 games played as a sophomore at the University of Arizona ... Scored a season-high seven points on four occasions.

 

2017-18: Averaged 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 10.4 minutes in 31 games as a freshman at the University of Arizona … Started four games … Made key defensive stop on last possession in Wildcats’ Jan. 27 win over Utah … Dished out a season-high five assists in a win Nov. 21 over UMBC.



PERSONAL


Played for Valley Gardens Middle School in Grades 7 and 8 and Kildonan East Collegiate in Grades 9 and 10 … Played for the Winnipeg Wolves Basketball Club … Represented Canada in the FIBA U17 World Championships in summer 2016, averaging 9.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Played in the BioSteel All-Canadian Game that year ... Ranked as a five-star recruit by 247 Sports and Rivals.



CAREER STATISTICS

CEBL TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2024 Winnipeg Sea Bears 12 274 136 39-62 16-38 10-20 20 21 41 25 24 1 12 9
2022-23 Ottawa 2 26 9 3-5 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 1
Totals 14 300 145 42-67 17-40 10-20 21 23 44 26 25 2 12 10

CEBL AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2024 Winnipeg Sea Bears 12 22.8 11.3 .629 .421 .500 1.7 1.8 3.4 2.1 2 0.1 1 0.8
2022-23 Ottawa 2 13.0 4.5 .600 .500 .000 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5
Totals 14 21.4 10.3 .625 .432 .429 1.5 1.7 3.1 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.9 0.8

PROFESSIONAL TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2024-25 KK Wloclawek 1 7 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
2023-24 Den Bosch 25 457 172 51-97 17-60 19-32 20 62 82 28 30 3 13 17
2022-23 Ottawa 2 26 9 3-5 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 1
Totals 27 490 183 55-103 18-62 19-32 21 65 86 30 32 5 13 19

PROFESSIONAL AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2024-25 KK Wloclawek 1 7.0 2 1.000 .000 .000 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
2023-24 Den Bosch 25 18.3 6.9 .526 .283 .594 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.7
2022-23 Ottawa 2 13.0 4.5 .600 .500 .000 0.5 1 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 0.5
Totals 28 17.5 6.5 .546 .280 .573 0.8 2.4 3.0 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.7

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022-23 Western Kentucky 31 916 310 78-168 36-112 46-65 21 93 114 72 42 7 17 53
2021-22 Boise State 31 988 329 59-143 55-142 46-78 10 87 97 88 49 12 21 75
2020-21 Boise State 24 589 210 46-106 29-87 31-49 10 72 82 63 40 11 19 43
2018-19 Arizona 17 328 64 20-45 6-21 6-15 9 39 48 18 21 2 4 15
2017-18 Arizona 31 321 56 12-30 9-24 5-11 11 23 34 26 26 3 6 19
Total 134 3,142 969 215-492 135-386 134-218 61 314 375 267 178 35 67 205

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022-23 Western Kentucky 31 29.5 10.0 .464 .321 .708 0.7 3 3.7 2.3 1.4 0.2 0.6 1.7
2021-22 Boise State 31 31.9 10.6 .413 .387 .590 0.3 2.8 3.1 2.8 1.6 0.4 0.7 2.4
2020-21 Boise State 24 24.5 8.8 .434 .333 .633 0.4 3 3.4 2.6 1.7 0.5 0.8 1.8
2018-19 Arizona 17 19.3 3.8 .444 .286 .400 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.9
2017-18 Arizona 31 10.4 1.8 .400 .375 .455 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.6
Total 134 23.5 7.2 .437 .350 .615 0.5 2.3 2.8 2 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.5