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

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player for 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 ...

of the

Canadian Elite Basketball League The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) is a men's professional minor league basketball organization. The CEBL was founded in 2017 and began play in 2019 with six teams competing all owned and operated by ownership group Canadian Basketball ...

(CEBL). 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 Co ...

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 Mou ...

High school career

Akot played for

Kildonan-East Collegiate Kildonan East Collegiate is a grade 9 to 12 public high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with an enrolment of 1300 students. It is a part of the River East Transcona School Division. History In 1971, the school opened and was initially named ...

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, up until his sophomore season. While in

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

for a tournament, Akot received an offer from

Wasatch Academy Wasatch Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding school for grades 7-12 located in Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by Reverend Duncan McMillan, a Presbyterian minister who had come to ...

. As a senior at

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

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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 ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

. He also received offers from

Louisville Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

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and

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

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. 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 became a publ ...

. 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 2023 NBA draft, Akot signed his first professional contract with the Ottawa BlackJacks of the

, as a mid-season addition to the roster.

Heroes Den Bosch (2023–2024)

On August 22, 2023, Dutch basketball club

Heroes Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

announced they had signed Akot for the upcoming season.

Winnipeg Sea Bears (2024–present)

On May 28, 2024, Akot signed with the

of the

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 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Basketball players from Winnipeg Boise State Broncos men's basketball players Canadian expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian men's basketball players Heroes Den Bosch players Ottawa Blackjacks players Shooting guards Small forwards Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players Winnipeg Sea Bears players