East Division Player of the Week
Emmanuel Olojakpoke, Akron
Forward, Sophomore, Houston, Texas (Cypress High School)
Sophomore frontcourt player Emmanuel Olojakpoke (Houston, Texas) led Akron to a pair of wins over Fort Wayne and Appalachian State as the Zips improved to 5-2 on the season. For the week, Olojakpoke poured in 39 points (19.5 pts/g) in 42 minutes played. He scored at 77.3 percent rate on 17-of-22 shooting from the field. He connected with 5-of-8 free throws en route to a 62.5 percent performance and grabbed 11 rebounds (5.