UConn men’s basketball big man Akok Akok has entered the transfer portal, according to the Twitter account @VerbalCommits. Akok will have two years of eligibility remaining and will be able to play right away due to the NCAA’s new transfer rules.
Akok, a 6-foot-9 junior from New Hampshire, committed to the Huskies during Dan Hurley’s first season in Storrs and enrolled early in the spring 2019 semester. After practicing with the team to close out the 2018-19 season, Akok showed incredible promise as a shot-blocker and scorer as a freshman, averaging 5.