EvelynAkhator

• SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 29, 2016)
• SEC Player of the Week by CollegSportsMadness.com (Feb. 29, 2016)
• NCAA Starting Five (March 1, 2016)
• All-SEC Second Team by league coaches, AP (2016, 2017)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017)
• Preseason All-America Third Team by The Sporting News (2017)
• Naismith Trophy Top 50 Watch List (2017)
• Candidate for Senior CLASS Award (2017)
• National Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com (Nov. 14, 2017)
• SEC Player of the Week by league office (Nov. 15, 2017)
• SEC Player of the Week by league office (Dec. 27, 2017)
• SEC Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com (Dec. 27, 2017)
• SEC Player of the Week by league office (Jan. 17, 2017)
• First-Team All-SEC by league coaches (2017)
• SEC All-Tournament Team (2017)
• Fourth-Team All-America selection by CollegeSportsMadness.com (2017)
• All-America Honorable Mention by AP (2017)

2016-17 (Senior)
An All-America season for the Wildcats, earning Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors … Finished the season averaging 15.9 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game with a team-best 29 blocks … Also ranked second on the team with 45 steals, while her 56.8 percent from the field was a team-best … Started in all 33 games, averaging 31.5 minutes per game … Posted 18 double-doubles during the season which was the fourth most in a single season in program history and the most ever by a player not named Valerie Still … Ended her career with 31 double-doubles, which ranked tied for third all-time with former UK All-American Victoria Dunlap … Although she was only on campus for two years, she ended her career second all-time in rebounding averaging (10.1), eighth all-time in scoring average (13.7) and fourth in field-goal percentage (54.1) … Scored in double figures 28 times on the year with 16 games of 15 or more points and 11 games of 20 or more points … Had double-figure rebounds in 20 games and led Kentucky in rebounds 26 times … Paced the Wildcats in scoring 10 times and in blocks 13 times … Became the second different Kentucky player in school history to have consecutive games of at least 24 points and at least 15 rebounds in the same season … Became one of three players in school history to have three straight games of at least 20 points and at least 10 rebounds … Ended the season with 29.7 percent of the team’s total rebounds and 33.1 percent of the team’s total offensive rebounds … Her 10.8 rebounding average was the best for a UK player since 1982-83 … Her 358 total rebounds were the fourth most in a season in program history … Ranked high in several national categories, including 20th in defensive rebounds per game, 10th in double-doubles, 22nd in field-goal percentage, 22nd in offensive rebounds per game, eighth in total rebounds, 11th in rebounds per game … Was brilliant in Kentucky’s two games in the SEC Tournament, averaging 23.5 points with 10.0 rebounds per game to be named to the SEC All-Tournament Team … In the quarterfinals against Alabama, had 23 points with nine rebounds and three assists, going 7-of-13 from the field and 9-of-12 from the free-throw line … Followed that performance with 24 points and 11 rebounds – including seven offensive boards – against No. 5 South Carolina … Had a double-double in each of UK’s NCAA Tournament games with 22 points and 10 rebounds vs. Belmont and 14 points and a UK NCAA Tournament game record 23 rebounds against Ohio State … The 23 rebounds against Ohio State were also a career high and tied for the third most in program history in a game … Posted a career-high 29 points with 15 rebounds and three assists against Alabama and followed that with 24 points and 16 rebounds against Georgia and 20 points and 11 rebounds against LSU … Had 28 points and 13 rebounds at Missouri before posting 27 points and 16 rebounds in Kentucky’s win over top-three ranked Mississippi State on Senior Night. 
 
2015-16 (Junior)
Showed early and often that her transition from junior college would not be an issue as she started all 33 games, leading Kentucky in rebounds and blocks and finishing third in steals and points … All-SEC Second Team by league coaches and the Associated Press … Named the SEC Player of the Week by the league office and CollegeSportsMadness.com on Feb. 29 after averaging 15.0 points and 13.5 rebounds to help UK end the regular season on a six-game winning streak with victories over No. 24 Missouri and No. 11 Texas A&M … Her performances against Missouri and Texas A&M also led her to be named in the NCAA Starting Five on March 1 … Finished the year with 13 double-doubles, ranking her 12th all-time in school history in career double-doubles … Ended the season averaging 11.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 0.9 blocks per game, hitting a team-best 156-for-306 (.510) from the field … Had 316 total rebounds on the year, which was the seventh most in a season in UK history, while her 9.3 rebounding average ranked eighth in a single season … Had the fifth-best scoring performance by a UK player in a varsity debut with 16 against Rice … Posted a three-game double-double streak (Texas A&M, LSU, Florida), which tied for the ninth-longest streak of consecutive double-doubles in program history … Scored 10+ points in 24 games, including seven 15+ point games … Led Kentucky in scoring six times, rebounding 21 times, steals eight times and blocks 11 times … Had a stretch of five straight games with double-figure scoring, including an incredible performance against Texas A&M, where she scored 15 points with 18 total rebounds, including 10 on the offensive glass … In her first ever SEC Tournament, she recorded two double-doubles with 15 points and 13 rebounds against LSU and 12 points and 11 rebounds against Florida.

at Chiploa College
Two seasons at Chipola Community College in Marianna, Fla., where she led the Indians in scoring and rebounding each year … Her strong play led Chipola to a national championship her second season … Started all 35 games her sophomore season, averaging 16.7 rebounds and 21.2 points per game … Also had 110 steals and 103 blocks last season … Her 743 points and 584 total rebounds set single-season records last year for the Indians … Best game against Spring Hill with 40 points and 18 rebounds … Had 11 games of 20+ rebounds … Played in 31 games her first season at Chipola with 14 starts … Averaged 12 rebounds per game and 14.7 points per game during her rookie campaign … Was named the 2015 Neal Sportsmanship Award winner at the school’s award ceremony, which is an award that honors unwavering leadership contributions.

Personal
Place of Birth: Nigeria … Parent(s): James Akhator … Siblings: One brother (Friday), four sisters (Maris, Grace, Fidelia, Sandra) … Major: Community Leadership and Development … Shooting Hand: Right

The Cats’ Cause
Volunteered to pack and deliver food for God’s Pantry BackPack program … Volunteered at Richmond Place retirement home.