Flashback: Inside Akoy Agau's journey from war-torn Sudan to SMU

Editor's note: This story was originally published on November 9, 2017, before Akoy Agau's first game with SMU. Last year, Agau played in 27 games for the Mustangs, averaging 5.0 points per game and 3.6 rebounds.

UNIVERSITY PARK -- When Akoy Agau transferred to SMU in May, it wasn't simply for "basketball reasons."

Sure, the 6-8 power forward saw the opportunity for playing time under Tim Jankovich. And he was impressed with how former Duke transfer Semi Ojeleye had flourished into a second-round pick on the Hilltop.

Agau, however, had just graduated from Georgetown in two years with a double major in English and anthropology. At SMU, he wanted to expand his horizons.

So he took advantage of…