Emmanuel Akot (born March 17, 1999) is a Canadian and South Sudanese professional

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former player of

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of the

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...

(PLK). He played

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for the

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers are the athletic teams that represent Western Kentucky University (WKU), located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, competing in the ...

Arizona Wildcats The Arizona Wildcats are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. The Wildcats compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Divis ...

and the

Boise State Broncos The Boise State Broncos are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Boise State University, located in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Mount ...

High school career

Akot played for

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, up until his sophomore season. While in

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for a tournament, Akot received an offer from

Wasatch Academy Wasatch Academy is an independent, coeducational, university preparatory school, college preparatory boarding school for grades 8-12 and post-graduates located in Mount Pleasant, Utah, Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 ...

. As a senior at

, Akot averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game. Akot was considered a five-star recruit by

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and

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, and a four-star recruit by

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. In March 2017, Akot committed to playing college basketball for

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

. He also received offers from

Louisville Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by populatio ...

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and

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

College career

As a freshman for

, Akot played 31 games with four starts. He averaged 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds per game of his freshman season. He continued his college career with Arizona for his sophomore season and averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Akot opted to transfer from Arizona forcing him to sit out the entirety of the 2019–20 season. In 2020, Akot transferred to

Boise State Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It ...

. In his two seasons with the Broncos, Akot played in 54 games, starting 39 of them, while averaging 10.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. After playing 2 seasons for Boise State, Akot opted to transfer once again, this time to

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. However, Memphis would lose Akot, as he would instead transfer to

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Professional career

Ottawa BlackJacks (2023)

After going

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in the

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, Akot signed his first professional contract with the Ottawa BlackJacks of the

Canadian Elite Basketball League The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL; ) is the premier men's professional basketball league in Canada, as recognized by Canada Basketball. The CEBL was founded in 2017 and began play in 2019 with six teams all owned and operated by owner ...

, as a mid-season addition to the roster.

Heroes Den Bosch (2023–2024)

On August 22, 2023, Dutch basketball club

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announced they had signed Akot for the upcoming season.

Winnipeg Sea Bears (2024–Present)

On May 28, 2024, Akot signed with the

Winnipeg Sea Bears The Winnipeg Sea Bears are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). They play their home games at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. History On November 9 ...

of the

Anwil Włocławek (2024)

On August 16, 2024, Akot signed with

of the

(PLK). He left the team in October.

Career statistics

College

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, 31 , , 29 , , 31.8 , , .400 , , .387 , , .590 , , 3.1 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , .4 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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References

External links

Boise State Broncos bioArizona Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akot, Emmanuel 1999 births Living people Basketball players from Winnipeg Canadian men's basketball players Canadian people of South Sudanese descent Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Boise State Broncos men's basketball players Canadian expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Heroes Den Bosch players Ottawa Blackjacks players Shooting guards Small forwards South Sudanese men's basketball players Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players Winnipeg Sea Bears players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen