University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Akwuba Earns LSWA Men's Basketball Weekly Honors
12/7/2020 2:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Junior averaged double-double in leading Ragin' Cajuns to pair of wins
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns center Theo Akwuba notched the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's initial Men's Basketball Player of the Week award for the 2020-21 campaign, per an announcement by the LSWA on Monday afternoon.
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The weekly honor is voted on by the state's sports information directors along with select members of the media.
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A newcomer to the Ragin' Cajuns program, Akwuba averaged a double-double in his first three games for Louisiana, posting a team-high 18.3 points per game along with a Sun Belt-leading 11.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, all while going a combined 21-for-24 (88 percent) from the floor and 12-for-14 (86 percent) from the free throw line.
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The 6-foot-11 junior helped Louisiana to a pair of victories during the opening stretch, beginning with a hard-fought 66-63 win at New Orleans where Akwuba scored 16 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in pacing the Ragin' Cajuns to their seventh straight win over the Privateers and third straight at Lakefront Arena.
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The Alabama native closed out the week with two perfect nights from the field, opening with a 9-for-9 performance against No. 1 Baylor before following up with a 6-for-6 showing in Louisiana's 84-73 win over NAIA nationally-ranked LSU Shreveport on Saturday, dropping 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsMBB), Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsMBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Men's Basketball.
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The weekly honor is voted on by the state's sports information directors along with select members of the media.
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A newcomer to the Ragin' Cajuns program, Akwuba averaged a double-double in his first three games for Louisiana, posting a team-high 18.3 points per game along with a Sun Belt-leading 11.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, all while going a combined 21-for-24 (88 percent) from the floor and 12-for-14 (86 percent) from the free throw line.
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The 6-foot-11 junior helped Louisiana to a pair of victories during the opening stretch, beginning with a hard-fought 66-63 win at New Orleans where Akwuba scored 16 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in pacing the Ragin' Cajuns to their seventh straight win over the Privateers and third straight at Lakefront Arena.
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The Alabama native closed out the week with two perfect nights from the field, opening with a 9-for-9 performance against No. 1 Baylor before following up with a 6-for-6 showing in Louisiana's 84-73 win over NAIA nationally-ranked LSU Shreveport on Saturday, dropping 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsMBB), Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsMBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Men's Basketball.
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