2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Babatunde Akingbola
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ogun, Nigeria
- High School:
- McEachern (GA)
- Prev School:
- Auburn
- Major:
- Sport Management
Bio
2023-24: Tied the GW single-season record for blocks with 84 in 32 games ... Averaged 3.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.6 bpg while playing 26.5 mpg and starting all 32 games ... Made stat-stuffing GW debut vs. Stonehill (11/6), scoring four points with four rebounds, four blocks and three steals ... Tied career high in points (7) and blocks (5) while connecting on all three shots in career-high 29:13 against New Hampshire (11/18) ... Swatted five shots vs. Delaware (11/26), matching career high while setting new career-best in rebounds (9) ... Broke GW single-game blocks record that had stood since 1976 with 11 rejections vs. Navy (12/5), adding seven rebounds and four points ... Blocked five shots vs. Coppin State (12/9), his fourth game of at least five blocks in the season ... Registered first career double-digit performance with 10 points (3-5 FG) and six rebounds vs. Bowie State (12/12) ... Made career-high four field goals vs. UMES (12/30), scoring nine points with seven rebounds and four blocks ... Tallied first career double-double vs. Fordham (1/3) with 11 points (4-7 FG), 10 rebounds and four blocks ... Blocked five shots and made a pair of dunks at VCU (1/6) ... Swatted five more shots and pulled down 11 rebounds vs. George Mason (1/15) ... Grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds (six offensive) at Richmond (1/24) ... Was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field at Saint Joseph's (2/21), finishing with seven points, four rebounds and two blocks ... Blocked four shots, tallied five rebounds and scored three points at Saint Louis (2/24)
Prior to GW (at Auburn): Two-Time SEC Basketball Leadership Council (2021-22 and 2022-23) ... 2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll ... 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 50 games over four years, averaging 1.1 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 7.2 mpg ... Played in four games of the 2022-23 season versus George Mason (11/7/22), Winthrop (11/15/22) and Bradley (11/22/22) … Saw eight minutes of action with one blocked shot against Texas Southern (11/18/22) ... Saw action in six games of the 2021-22 season with limited minutes off the bench ... Scored two points against Nebraska (12/11/21) ... Checked into the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament First Round win over Jacksonville State (3/18/22) after not having played since December ... Averaged 1.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 11.0 minutes per game in 27 games during the 2020-21 campaign … Blocked a shot in 15 games including five games with two-or-more blocked shots … Set career highs in points (7), rebounds (8) and minutes played (26) in the season opener versus Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20) … Also made his first career 3-pointer in that game … Swatted a career-high five shots in only eight minutes against Missouri (1/26/21) … The only player in the country to have at least five blocks in eight-or-fewer minutes during the 2020-21 campaign and one of just five players to accomplish the feat in the last decade … Grabbed multiple rebounds in 12 of his last 15 games … Appeared in 13 games of the bench including five in SEC play as a freshman in 2019-20 … Blocked a pair of shots in the first minute of his career at South Alabama (11/12/19) ... Pulled down a pair of rebounds in five minutes of action versus New Mexico (11/25/19) … Scored his first career points with a dunk against Lipscomb (11/29/19) … Saw a career-high six minutes in the team’s regular-season finale at Tennessee (3/7/20) and blocked a shot.
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Tabbed a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star by 247Sports and ESPN … The No. 15-ranked player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports and ESPN … Played at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga. … Two-time all-state selection … Team reached the Final Four in the state playoffs … Averaged 6.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.1 assists per game … Competed with Athletes of Tomorrow on the Nike EYBL circuit … Tallied 70 rebounds, 27 blocks and shot 56 percent from the floor in 10 games for AOT on the Nike 17U circuit … Led team to a third-place finish at the 45th annual City of Palms Classic.
Prior to GW (at Auburn): Two-Time SEC Basketball Leadership Council (2021-22 and 2022-23) ... 2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll ... 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 50 games over four years, averaging 1.1 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 7.2 mpg ... Played in four games of the 2022-23 season versus George Mason (11/7/22), Winthrop (11/15/22) and Bradley (11/22/22) … Saw eight minutes of action with one blocked shot against Texas Southern (11/18/22) ... Saw action in six games of the 2021-22 season with limited minutes off the bench ... Scored two points against Nebraska (12/11/21) ... Checked into the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament First Round win over Jacksonville State (3/18/22) after not having played since December ... Averaged 1.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 11.0 minutes per game in 27 games during the 2020-21 campaign … Blocked a shot in 15 games including five games with two-or-more blocked shots … Set career highs in points (7), rebounds (8) and minutes played (26) in the season opener versus Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20) … Also made his first career 3-pointer in that game … Swatted a career-high five shots in only eight minutes against Missouri (1/26/21) … The only player in the country to have at least five blocks in eight-or-fewer minutes during the 2020-21 campaign and one of just five players to accomplish the feat in the last decade … Grabbed multiple rebounds in 12 of his last 15 games … Appeared in 13 games of the bench including five in SEC play as a freshman in 2019-20 … Blocked a pair of shots in the first minute of his career at South Alabama (11/12/19) ... Pulled down a pair of rebounds in five minutes of action versus New Mexico (11/25/19) … Scored his first career points with a dunk against Lipscomb (11/29/19) … Saw a career-high six minutes in the team’s regular-season finale at Tennessee (3/7/20) and blocked a shot.
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Tabbed a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star by 247Sports and ESPN … The No. 15-ranked player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports and ESPN … Played at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga. … Two-time all-state selection … Team reached the Final Four in the state playoffs … Averaged 6.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.1 assists per game … Competed with Athletes of Tomorrow on the Nike EYBL circuit … Tallied 70 rebounds, 27 blocks and shot 56 percent from the floor in 10 games for AOT on the Nike 17U circuit … Led team to a third-place finish at the 45th annual City of Palms Classic.
GW v LaSalle MBB (03/01/25) Post Game Presser
Sunday, March 02
GW v UMASS (2/22/25) Post Game PRESSER GW
Sunday, February 23
GW MBB vs. GMU (02/05/25) Post Game Presser
Saturday, February 22
GW v SJU PRESSER (02/19/25) Players
Thursday, February 20
