2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Andrew Akuchie
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas HS
ACADEMIC HONORS
2025 American All-Academic Team
2024 AAC All-Academic Team
2024-25 (Jr.)
One of four players to play in all 32 games, making 20 starts … averaged 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds … connected on 53.0% from the field … third on the team with 16 blocks … had a team-high 17 dunks … in conference play, averaged 6.9 points and 5.7 rebounds … was the leading rebounder seven times … scored double-figures five times and two double-figure rebounding games … scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in season-opener against FIU (11/5) … grabbed a season-high six rebounds and added three assists versus Louisiana-Monroe (11/12) … had six points and five rebounds at Texas State (12/8) … scored seven points against Alcorn State (12/16) … had 11 points and six rebounds versus UNT-Dallas (12/19) … notched a team-high 14 points, a season-high nine rebounds, and a career-high three steals vs. Prairie View A&M (12/22) … scored seven points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in the AAC opener at Tulsa (1/1) … had eight points, a game-high eight rebounds, and two blocks at North Texas (1/8) … recorded first career double-double against Temple, tying a career-high with 18 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds (1/11) … scored six points and had a team-high six rebounds versus UTSA (1/14) … grabbed a team-high eight rebounds at South Florida (1/28) … scored seven points and added four rebounds and two steals against No. 19 Memphis (2/2) … notched nine points and four rebounds versus North Texas (2/11) … pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds against UAB (2/19) … recorded eight points and a team-high nine rebounds vs. Tulsa (2/22) … scored 12 points and had six rebounds at No. 18 Memphis (2/26) … scored 10 points at UTSA (3/2).
2023-24 (So.)
2022-23 (Fr.)
Played in 25 games, averaging 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds … connected on 57.4% from the field … had a team-high 12 dunks … saw first career action at Pepperdine (11/7), scoring six points and grabbing two rebounds … scored nine points against St. Thomas (11/10) … scored a season-high 10 points versus North American (12/15), his first career double-digit game, and grabbed four rebounds … grabbed a season-high six rebounds against Northwestern State (12/17) … recorded four points, two rebounds and two assists versus Jarvis Christian (12/19) … had two assists and two steals against Middle Tennessee (1/11) … pulled down three rebounds at Louisiana Tech (2/2) … scored four points against North Texas (2/4) … grabbed three rebounds at FIU (2/11) … scored nine points at UAB (2/23) … had a career-high three blocks versus FIU (3/4) … scored eight points and had five rebounds against UTSA in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8).
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Played for Julius Sandi at St. Thomas Aquinas where he helped the Raiders to a 20-8 record … as a senior, averaged 15.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks … named the Sun Sentinel’s All-County Player of the Year … as a junior, averaged 16.0 points per game while adding 8.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists .. earned Second Team All-Broward County Boys Basketball 7A-5A honors.
Personal
Full name: Andrew Akuchie … Parents: Increase and Mary Akuchie … two brothers and one sister … brother Michael Akuchie plays basketball for Youngstown State and brother Matthew Akuchie plays football for Towson … Rice Major: Undeclared.
