CAREER HONORS
• Two-Time SEC Basketball Leadership Council (2021-22 and 2022-23)
• 2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
SENIOR (2022-23)
Played in four games of the season versus George Mason (11/7/22), Winthrop (11/15/22) and Bradley (11/22/22) … Saw eight minutes of action with one blocked shot against Texas Southern (11/18/22).
JUNIOR (2021-22)
Saw action in six games of the season with limited minutes off the bench ... Scored two points against Nebraska (12/11/21) ... Checked into the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament First Round win over Jacksonville State (3/18/22) after not having played since December ... Represented Auburn as a member of the 2021-22 Southeastern Conference Basketball Leadership Council.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Averaged 1.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 11.0 minutes per game … Appeared in all 27 games off the bench … Blocked a shot in 15 games including five games with two-or-more blocked shots … Set career highs in points (7), rebounds (8) and minutes played (26) in the season opener versus Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20) … Also made his first career 3-pointer in that game … Swatted a career-high five shots in only eight minutes against Missouri (1/26/21) … The only player in the country to have at least five blocks in eight-or-fewer minutes during the 2020-21 campaign and one of just five players to accomplish the feat in the last decade … Grabbed multiple rebounds in 12 of his last 15 games … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Appeared in 13 games of the bench including five in SEC play… Averaged 0.2 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 2.3 minutes per game … Blocked a pair of shots in the first minute of his career at South Alabama (11/12/19) ... Pulled down a pair of rebounds in five minutes of action versus New Mexico (11/25/19) … Scored his first career points with a dunk against Lipscomb (11/29/19) … Saw a career-high six minutes in the team’s regular-season finale at Tennessee (3/7/20) and blocked a shot … Honored on the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Tabbed a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star by 247Sports and ESPN … The No. 15-ranked player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports and ESPN … Played at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga. … Two-time all-state selection … Team reached the Final Four in the state playoffs … Averaged 6.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.1 assists per game … Competed with Athletes of Tomorrow on the Nike EYBL circuit … Tallied 70 rebounds, 27 blocks and shot 56 percent from the floor in 10 games for AOT on the Nike 17U circuit … Led team to a third-place finish at the 45th annual City of Palms Classic.
PERSONAL
Son of Akintayo and Temitayo Akingbola … Has four sisters: Yinka, Laide, Kemi and Lola … Goes by the nickname, “Stretch” … Enrolled in the Harbert College of Business.
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 7 vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20)
Field Goals Made: 2 (five times)
Field Goals Attempted: 4 vs. Tennessee (2/27/21), at UCF (11/30/20)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 1 vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 2 vs. Yale (12/4/21)
Free Throws Made: 2 (three times)
Free Throws Attempted: 5 vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20)
Rebounds: 8 vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20)
Assists: 2 vs. Appalachian State (12/22/20)
Blocks: 5 vs. Missouri (1/26/21)
Steals: 2 vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20), vs. Memphis (12/12/10)
Minutes Played: 26 vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20)
Double-Figure Games: None
20-Point Games: None
10-Rebound Games: None
Double-Doubles: None
Dunks: 11
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Babatunde Akingbola Season 2022-23
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Babatunde Akingbola Season 2022-23
PositionC
Weight245 lbs
Height6-10
ClassSenior
HometownOgun, Nigeria
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