Theo Akwuba

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Ht./Wt.:
6-11 / 225
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Montgomery, Ala.
High School:
Brewbaker Technology Magnet
Prev. College:
Louisiana

2022-23 (SENIOR): Played in 31 games for Ole Miss, making six starts … Averaged 11.5 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game … Led the team with 32 blocks on the year ... Pulled in a season-high 10 rebounds in the season opener vs. Alcorn State … Earned his first start in a Rebel uniform on November 11 in the team’s win over Florida Atlantic … At No. 7 Alabama on January 3, recorded four blocks and hit the 200-mark for career blocks … Scored a season-high 11 points on January 3 at No. 7 Alabama … Finished his Division I career with 214 blocks and a career average of 1.6 swats per game.

LOUISIANA: Spent two seasons at Louisiana, playing in 51 total games while making 44 career starts for the Ragin’ Cajuns … Earned Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2021) and Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (2021) honors, as well as being named as a 2021 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American … Captured 2021 Second-Team All-Louisiana recognition alongside being named the 2021 LSWA Newcomer of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … Ends his Louisiana career ranking third in school history in blocks per game (2.3), sixth in total rebounds per game (8.6), seventh in career blocks (117) and eighth in career offensive rebounds (171).

2021-22 (SENIOR*): Made 18 starts and 25 appearances … Led the team and tied for second in the Sun Belt with 2.0 blocks per game … Averaged 7.9 rebounds which ranked second on the Louisiana roster and fourth in the conference … Ranked third on the team with 9.1 points per contest … Recorded at least two blocks in 11 games and was one of just three players in the Sun Belt to total five-plus blocks in multiple games … Scored a season-high 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked five shots in a victory over Georgia Southern (Feb. 23) … Totaled 16 points, 15 rebounds and blocked three shots against Arkansas State (Jan. 6) … Contributed 15 points, three blocks, and three rebounds in the Sun Belt Tournament semifinal victory over Troy (March 6) … Notched 14 points, nine boards and dished two assists against UT Arlington (Feb. 12) … Scored 13 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots in a win over App State (Dec. 30) … Totaled 13 points, eight rebounds and a season-high three steals against Xavier (La.) (Nov. 17) … Posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against South Alabama (Jan. 10) … Scored 11 points, collected nine boards and added a pair of blocks against Little Rock (Feb. 3) … Recorded a 10-point 10-rebound double-double with three blocks against Marshall (Nov. 23) … Totaled 10 points and four rebounds in 27 minutes against Jackson State (Nov. 27) … Tallied 10 boards and added nine points against Indiana (Nov. 21).

2020-21 (JUNIOR): Ranked among the Division I national leaders in total blocked shots, blocked shots per game, total rebounds, rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game and double-doubles ... Averaged 11.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 2.6 blocks per game in his first season at Louisiana, converting on 63.5 percent of his field goal attempts (113-for-178) and 71.0 percent of his free throw attempts (66-for-93) ... Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league in blocked shots (68) and blocks per game ... Ranked fourth in the league in rebounds per game ... Finished eighth nationally in total blocks and was 10th in offensive rebounds per game (3.77) ... Sat 13th overall among all Division I players in blocks per game and was 22nd in total rebounds (243), 23rd in double-doubles (10) and 28th in rebounds per game ... Reached double-digit scoring in 17 games during the season and posted 12 games with 10 or more boards ... Blocked at least one shot in 24 of 26 games played ... Was near-perfect from the floor in his Louisiana debut against eventual national champion Baylor (Nov. 28) in the Vegas Bubble ... Scored a then career-high 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting, including his first-ever attempt from behind the 3-point line late in the second half ... Only miss was on the front end of a 1-and-1 in the second half ... Opened the season making 21 of his first 24 attempts from the floor which included a 6-for-9 performance at New Orleans (Dec. 2) and 6-for-6 effort against LSU Shreveport (Dec. 5) ... Notched his first double-double in a Louisiana uniform with 16 points and 15 rebounds at UNO and followed that with 17 points and 11 boards against LSU-S ... Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in five straight games starting with the UNO game and following with LSU-S, LSU Alexandria (12), Louisiana Tech (10) and a home contest against UNO (14) ... Scored 11 points with 14 rebounds and seven blocks against New Orleans (Dec. 15) and equaled his career-high in the following game against McNeese (Dec. 19) ... Opened Sun Belt Conference play with 10 points, eight rebounds and six blocks in an overtime win on New Year's Day over Texas State ... Scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed 10 boards in a win over Arkansas State (Jan. 22) ... Scored in double figures in seven of nine games down the stretch, including 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting against South Alabama (March 6) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Was a combined 13-for-18 from the floor in the SBC Championships ... Scored 16 points, with a 3-pointer, in a road win at ULM (Feb. 13) ... Scored 10 points and grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds in the regular-season finale at Little Rock (Feb. 27).

PORTLAND: Spent two seasons playing at Portland, playing in 52 total games while making 26 starts … Finished his time with the Pilots having averaged 15.2 minutes per game, 3.6 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game and 1.2 blocks per game.

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 22 games as a reserve post player, averaging 4.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game … Finished 37-for-66 (.561) from the floor … Posted double-doubles in WCC games at BYU (Jan. 11) and San Diego (Feb. 8) … Scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against BYU, going 5-for-8 from the floor with four blocks … Went 4-for-6 from the floor and scored 10 points with a season-high 11 rebounds (six on offense) at San Diego … Went 3-for-3 from the floor to finish with six points and three blocks against San Francisco (Jan. 4) … Made season debut against Evergreen State (Dec. 13), scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds … Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds against Houston (Dec. 22) in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic … Grabbed eight rebounds against Santa Clara (Feb. 1).

2018-19 (FRESHMAN): Started 26 games and made 30 total appearances as a true freshman … Led the team and ranked second in the WCC with 1.5 blocked shots per game … His 46 total blocked shots ranked seventh in Portland single-season history and he already is tied for 21st on the career blocked shots charts … Blocked three or more shots in eight games, including a season-high five blocks against Sacramento State (Deb. 8, 2018) … Tied for the team lead in rebounds per game (4.0) … Scored a season-high 13 points in collegiate debut against Multnomah (Nov. 6, 2018) while also adding seven rebounds … Season-high 13 rebounds versus Lewis & Clark (Nov. 19, 2018) … Recorded his second-straight double-digit rebound game with 11 boards against USC Upstate (Nov. 21, 2018).

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged a triple-double as a senior with 11.7 points, 14.1 rebounds and 10.4 blocked shots per game … garnered Class 5A First Team All-State honors by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) … Shot 57 percent from the field for the Rams and collected 1.1 steals per game … Led the state of Alabama in blocked shots in both his junior and senior seasons … Ranked sixth nationally in blocks as a junior … Participated in the AHSAA North-South All-Star Game … Recorded a career-high 22 blocks in a single game against Robert Lee High School and had 18 blocks versus Lanier High School … A late bloomer, he played just two years of varsity high school basketball and a limited amount on the AAU circuit.

PERSONAL: Son of Theodore and Lilian Akwuba … Born April 27, 2000 … Pursuing a master’s in hospitality management … Hospitality management major.