Kevin Marfo (born May 26, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for

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in Italy's Serie A2 league. He played college basketball at several universities, including Quinnipiac,

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and Texas A&M. He was the NCAA Division I season rebounds leader in 2019–20.

High school career

Marfo played for Bergen Catholic High School in

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before transferring to Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts for his final two high school years. In his senior season, he was team

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and averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds per game. Marfo played for The City AAU team alongside Donovan Mitchell. On October 9, 2015, he committed to

over offers from

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and

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College career

As a freshman, Marfo came off the bench for

and averaged 2.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game. He scored a season-high 18 points on December 4, 2016 in a loss to Florida State. On March 23, 2017, Marfo requested his release from George Washington. He sat out his next season to transfer to Quinnipiac. As a redshirt sophomore, Marfo averaged 5.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. On January 13, 2020, as a junior, Marfo was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week after recording a career-high 21 rebounds, along with 13 points and five assists, in a win over

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. He finished the season averaging 13.3 rebounds per game, which led all NCAA Division I players, as well as 10.2 points, 1.9 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. He grabbed at least 10 rebounds in all but one of 30 games. Marfo earned second-team All-MAAC honors. After his junior season, Marfo announced that was transferring from Quinnipiac. On March 28, 2020, he committed to play for Texas A&M as a senior. He was immediately eligible as a graduate transfer. After the season, Marfo announced that he would return to Quinnipiac. As a sixth-year senior, Marfo averaged a MAAC-best 10.2 rebounds per game to go along with 9.4 points per game, earning a spot on the All-MAAC Second Team for the second time in his career.

Professional career

Marfo went undrafted in the

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. In July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with

in Italy's Serie A2 league.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Both of Marfo's parents are originally from Ghana. His father Joseph and mother Sandra are from the cities of

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and Kumasi, respectively. Marfo has two older sisters, Ashley and Mikita.

References

External links

College statistics
@ sports-reference.com
Quinnipiac Bobcats bio
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