2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Ameka Akaya
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hagerstown, MD
- High School:
- Saint Maria Goretti
- Position:
- Guard
- 349 points in 78 career games.
- Career .502 shooting percentage.
2020-21 (Senior):
- Started 12 of 25 games.
- Fourth on team in scoring at 6.2 ppg and third with nine blocked shots.
- Led bench in scoring 10 times and 8 in a row before returning to starting lineup.
- Shot .439 from field and averaged 2.2 rebounds.
- 14 pts in career-high 35 minutes in game 1 vs. San Jose State.
- Career-high’s of 15 pts, 6 reb and 4 steals vs. Wyoming.
- Seven points, to go with 5 reb , 2 assists and 2 steals in 22 min vs. Lamar. Tied career-high for rebounds and set career-high for steals.
- Four points and two rebounds in career-high 24 minutes against CSUN.
- Scored three points on a three-point basket with one rebound against Seattle.
2019-20 (Junior):
- Played in 17 games, averaging 3.8 ppg.
- Shot .532 from the field and .500 from three-point range.
- 10 pts and four rebounds, both season-high’s vs. San Jose St.
- 8 pts and 4 rebounds against San Diego State.
- 6 pts and 2 reb in 8 mins against Colorado State.
- 6 pts in 11 minutes vs. Johnson & Wales.
2018-19 (Sophomore):
- Played in 29 games, making four starts.
- Missed three games, two due to injury.
- Led team with .588 field goal percentage and .450 percentage from three-point range.
- Averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.8 rpg.
- Eight points vs. Boise State. 4 for 4 from the line.
- Seven points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists against Nevada.
- 10 points in nine minutes vs. UNLV, shooting 4 of 5 from field.
- Career-high 14 pts in start vs. Missouri State. Went 5 of 6 from the field.
- Eight points and game-high and career-high five rebounds against Colorado. 4 of 5 from the field vs. CU.
- First-career start vs. JWU, scoring eight points in 21 mins. Made 2 three's.
2017-18 (Freshman):
- Played in seven games.
- Scored five points and had four rebounds.
- One assist in three minutes vs. San Jose State.
- Career-high three points and a steal at SDSU.
- Matched his career high with two rebounds at Utah State.
- Two points and career highs of two rebounds, two assists vs. JWU.
- Played first-career game at UCR, no statistics in two minutes.
- Three points, one rebound, two assists in exhibition vs. CCU.
Before Air Force
Lettered four years in basketball at Saint Maria Goretti High School … earned 2016 Round Ball Classic most valuable player honors … earned first-team all-conference honors … helped his team to back-to-back first place finishes in the MAIT … high school basketball coach was Matthew Miller … member of the French Honor Society … attended the Academy’s prep school and played basketball.
Personal
Member of cadet squadron 30 ... son of Walker Akaya and Sheila Ambe … first of five children … social sciences major … nickname is Meek ... during the summer prior to sophomore year, completed Expeditionary Skills Training (EST) and completed a summer chemistry class ... hobbies are spending time with family & friends and video games ... began playing basketball at age seven ... credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... dream vacation spot is Dubai ... favorite athlete is LeBron James ... enjoys listening to rap, hip hop and R&B ... favorite TV show is Power.
