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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Ernest Aflakpui
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-10 / 240
- Hometown:
- Accra, Ghana
- High School:
- Archbishop Carroll (Pa.)
Bio
2018-19: Team co-captain with Shizz Alston, Jr...Ranked sixth in the American Athletic Conference in rebounding with 7.1 rebounds per game...Came up with a career performance on the glass in the AAC quarterfinal game vs. Wichita State (3/15), grabbing 19 boards including 10 on the offensive glass, also scoring 16 points for his fourth double-double of the season...His 10 offensive rebounds were the most at Temple in a single game since Owl great Lavoy Allen recorded the same number on Feb. 6, 2010 at Richmond...Missed three games due to injury...Started in 27 of 30 games played...Averaged 5.9 points per game...Posted his third double-double of the season with a career-high 21 points along with 15 rebounds vs. Penn (1/9)...Notched his second double-double of the season with 12 rebounds to go with 12 points in a win at ECU (1/16)...Recorded his first double-double of the season in a win at Drexel (12/22), adding a game-high 11 rebounds to a 10 points...Led all players with 12 rebounds in a win at Missouri (11/27).
2017-18: Started in 32 games, playing in all 33 as a junior...Went 64-of-102 from the field (.627), leading the team in field goal percentage...Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in the final game of the year at Penn State in the NIT First Round, tying his career high with 32 minutes played...Scored 10 points (4-of-5 free throws) and grabbed seven boards in a win vs. ECU (2/7)...Tied for game-high honors with 10 rebounds along with eight points in a win at Tulane (2/4)...Led the Owls with seven rebounds in a win vs. #16/16 Wichita State (2/1)...Scored a season-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a win vs. UConn (1/28)...Pulled down 11 rebounds vs. Memphis (1/13), playing for 31 minutes and scoring six points...Scored nine points vs. Tulane in the first meeting between the teams (12/28), hitting 4-of-5 from the field...Hit 4-of-5 field goals for eight points vs. Drexel (12/16)...Scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a win vs. Saint Joseph's (12/9), also pulling down a season-high six rebounds.
2016-17: Played in all 32 games, making 21 starts as a sophomore...Averaged 4.3 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game...Made all three attempts from the field for six points in a win at Memphis (2/12)...Hit 4-of-6 FG's and 6-of-8 FT's en route to a career-high 14 points in a win vs. USF (2/5)...Scored 13 points and added 10 boards in a career-high 30 minutes for his third career double-double in a win vs. East Carolina (1/7)...Tied career-high with a game-high 11 rebounds vs. #23/23 Cincinnati (12/28), playing a career-high 28 minutes...Pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and scored six points in a win vs. NJIT (12/17)...Recorded second career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a win vs. Penn (12/3), hitting 5-of-8 from the field...Played only five minutes vs. Manhattan (11/20) due to an ankle injury suffered at UMass...Posted eight points and a team-high eight rebounds in 15 minutes of action at UMass (11/17)...Notched first career double-double, scoring 12 points (6-of-8 FG's) while grabbing 10 rebounds in a win vs. La Salle (11/11)...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2015-16: Played in 18 games, making six starts, all in a row from Jan. 13-31, averaging 4.2 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game in those contests...Scored a season-high eight points on 4-of-4 field goal shooting at East Carolina (1/27), while also pulling down a season-high 10 rebounds in a season-high 25 minutes of action...Made his third start in a row vs. La Salle (1/20), scoring six points and adding three rebounds...Played 20 minutes in a start vs. Cincinnati (1/16), scoring six points...Made first career start at Memphis (1/13), grabbing three rebounds and scoring a bucket in eight minutes of action...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
High School: Scored 16 points in each of his first three games of his senior season at Archbishop Carroll before suffering season-ending knee injury in practice...As a junior, helped lead his team to a 23-5 record and a berth in the quarterfinals of state tournament...Second Team All-State selection as junior where he averaged 10.3 points and 8.1 rebounds...Earned First Team all-Catholic League and third team all-Delco as junior.
Major: Marketing.
2017-18: Started in 32 games, playing in all 33 as a junior...Went 64-of-102 from the field (.627), leading the team in field goal percentage...Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in the final game of the year at Penn State in the NIT First Round, tying his career high with 32 minutes played...Scored 10 points (4-of-5 free throws) and grabbed seven boards in a win vs. ECU (2/7)...Tied for game-high honors with 10 rebounds along with eight points in a win at Tulane (2/4)...Led the Owls with seven rebounds in a win vs. #16/16 Wichita State (2/1)...Scored a season-high 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a win vs. UConn (1/28)...Pulled down 11 rebounds vs. Memphis (1/13), playing for 31 minutes and scoring six points...Scored nine points vs. Tulane in the first meeting between the teams (12/28), hitting 4-of-5 from the field...Hit 4-of-5 field goals for eight points vs. Drexel (12/16)...Scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a win vs. Saint Joseph's (12/9), also pulling down a season-high six rebounds.
2016-17: Played in all 32 games, making 21 starts as a sophomore...Averaged 4.3 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game...Made all three attempts from the field for six points in a win at Memphis (2/12)...Hit 4-of-6 FG's and 6-of-8 FT's en route to a career-high 14 points in a win vs. USF (2/5)...Scored 13 points and added 10 boards in a career-high 30 minutes for his third career double-double in a win vs. East Carolina (1/7)...Tied career-high with a game-high 11 rebounds vs. #23/23 Cincinnati (12/28), playing a career-high 28 minutes...Pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and scored six points in a win vs. NJIT (12/17)...Recorded second career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a win vs. Penn (12/3), hitting 5-of-8 from the field...Played only five minutes vs. Manhattan (11/20) due to an ankle injury suffered at UMass...Posted eight points and a team-high eight rebounds in 15 minutes of action at UMass (11/17)...Notched first career double-double, scoring 12 points (6-of-8 FG's) while grabbing 10 rebounds in a win vs. La Salle (11/11)...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2015-16: Played in 18 games, making six starts, all in a row from Jan. 13-31, averaging 4.2 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game in those contests...Scored a season-high eight points on 4-of-4 field goal shooting at East Carolina (1/27), while also pulling down a season-high 10 rebounds in a season-high 25 minutes of action...Made his third start in a row vs. La Salle (1/20), scoring six points and adding three rebounds...Played 20 minutes in a start vs. Cincinnati (1/16), scoring six points...Made first career start at Memphis (1/13), grabbing three rebounds and scoring a bucket in eight minutes of action...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
High School: Scored 16 points in each of his first three games of his senior season at Archbishop Carroll before suffering season-ending knee injury in practice...As a junior, helped lead his team to a 23-5 record and a berth in the quarterfinals of state tournament...Second Team All-State selection as junior where he averaged 10.3 points and 8.1 rebounds...Earned First Team all-Catholic League and third team all-Delco as junior.
Major: Marketing.
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