Babatunde Akingbola
Year: 2019
Position: C
Height: 6-10
Hometown: Ogun, Nigeria
High School: John McEachern HS (Powder Springs, GA)
AAU Team: Athletes of Tomorrow (GA)

Offers (out of high school): Auburn, Georgia Tech, NC State, Rutgers, South Florida, Tulane

Eligibility: Immediately eligible, two years to play* ([url=https://247sports.com/college/princeton/Article/babatunde-akingbola-auburn-basketball-transfer-207958138/#:~:text=Babatunde%20%22Stretch%22%20Akingbola%20will%20enter,eligible%20at%20his%20next%20stop.]based on this 247Sports article[/url])

Statistics:
(from Senior year at Auburn) - 0.3 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.3 spg, 0.3 bpg; 50% FT per 3.8 mpg with 4 GP
(from Junior year at Auburn) - 0.3 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.2 apg, 0.5 bpg; 17% FG per 3.3 mpg with 6 GP
(from Sophomore year at Auburn) - 1.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.2 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.9 bpg; 48% FG, 25% 3-PT, 35% FT per 10.9 mpg with 27 GP
(from Freshman year at Auburn) - 0.2 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.2 apg, 0.4 bpg; 25% FG per 2.5 mpg with 13 GP

Notable Performances (against D1 competition):
11/12/19 vs. South Alabama: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 blocks; 0-1 FG in 4 minutes (freshman year at Auburn)
11/25/19 vs. New Mexico: 2 rebounds, 2 blocks in 4 minutes (freshman year at Auburn)
11/26/20 vs. St. Joe's: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 blocks; 2-3 FG, 1-1 3-PT, 2-5 FT in 26 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
11/27/20 vs. #1 Gonzaga: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block; 2-3 FG, 0-1 3-PT, 0-1 FT in 18 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
12/12/20 vs. Memphis: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block; 1-2 FG, 0-1 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 16 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
12/19/20 vs. Troy: 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 block; 2-3 FG, 1-2 FT in 12 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
12/30/20 vs. Arkansas: 2 points, 1 rebound, 3 blocks; 1-1 FG in 12 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
1/13/21 @ Georgia: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks; 2-3 FG, 0-1 3-PT in 16 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
1/20/21 @ Arkansas: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks; 1-1 FG in 10 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
1/26/21 vs. #21 Missouri: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 5 blocks; 1-1 FG in 8 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
2/27/21 vs. #25 Tennessee: 7 rebounds, 1 assist; 0-4 FG in 8 minutes (sophomore year at Auburn)
12/4/21 vs. Yale: 2 rebounds, 3 blocks; 0-2 FG, 0-2 3-PT in 8 minutes (junior year at Auburn)

This seems like a high-upside pickup from a defensive perspective. While Akingbola has played sparingly as a career backup at Auburn, he has posted some impressive stat lines. As can be seen in the "notable performances" section above, he's had eight games with at least two blocks in his career. Coincidentally, his best game came against an A10 opponent in St. Joe's to begin his sophomore year.

Akingbola's nickname is "Stretch" and has on occasion let it fly from distance. While he's clearly still somewhat raw offensively, I don't think he'll be necessarily asked to play a massive role at GW. I could see him starting and playing spot minutes here and there, or playing more given the matchup. I don't doubt that CC will opt to play smaller at times to maximize the offensive potential that we have from the number of players we have between 6'7" and 6'8* on the roster.

I'm excited to see Stretch in Buff and Blue! I have to say CC has done a good job finding good fits for the school this offseason. Akingbola was a business major at Auburn.

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