2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Abakah, Kwesi
Jersey Number 34
Kwesi Abakah
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
- High School:
- North Gwinnett
Bio
NORTHEASTERN (2013-16)
- Played in 76 games in three seasons at Northeastern before transferring as a graduate transfer
- Averaged 1.2 career ppg, including 50 points in 2015-16
- Tallied 2.2 rpg last season, including a career-high five boards in an upset win over No. 15 Miami
- Earned a medical redshirt in 2012-13
HIGH SCHOOL
- Captained North Gwinnett (Ga.) High School to a 21-10 record and an appearance in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament in his senior season
- Shot better than 64 percent from the field as a senior and averaged more than six rebounds and two blocks per game
- Posted the second-best rebounding season in school history and finished career ranked third on North Gwinnett’s all-time rebounding list
PERSONAL
- Graduated with a degree in electrical engineering
- Accomplished vocalist
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