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Georgetown University Athletics

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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

3 James Akinjo

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Oakland, Calif.
  • High School Salesian College Preparatory

Biography

Freshman (2018-19)
•  BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection
•  Appeared in 33 games with 32 starts
•  Ranked second on the team with 13.4 ppg and led the squad with 5.2 apg
•  Scored a career-high 25 points twice (Little Rock, 12/22/18; at Marquette, 3/9/19)
•  Scored in double figures 24 times, including four games with at least 20 points
•  Had a career-high 11 assists against Creighton (1/21/19)
•  Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds twice (SMU, 12/15/18; Marquette, 1/15/19)
•  Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week four times (11/19/18, 1/14/19, 2/4/19, 3/11/19)

Prior to Georgetown: 
•  A four-star product out of Richmond, California who attended Salesian College Preparatory 
•  He was the San Francisco Chronicle Metro Player of the Year, Bay Area News Group Player of the Year, SportsStars Magazine’s NorCal Player of the Year after averaging 20.7 ppg, 5.2 apg and grabbing 3.1 rpg as a senior 
•  Was named the MVP of the 2017 Peach Jam after averaging 18.7 points and 6.7 assists
•  Favorite athlete is Allen Iverson

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