Honors and Awards: Named Third-Team All-NE-10 (2011)...named to the NE-10 All-Tournament Team (2011)...named a Second-Team ECAC All-Star (2011)...named to the All-Met Division II Men[apos]s College Basketball First-Team (2011)...2008-09 East Coast Conference All-Tournament team selection.
2010-11: Played in 25 games with 22 starts...finished second on the team in scoring with 318 points (12.7 ppg)...led the team in rebounding (8.4 per game) and blocks with 36...also led the team with 170 defensive rebounds and 39 offensive rebounds...finished third on the team with 117 field goals made and second with 70 free throws made...finished second on the team with a 47.3 field goal percentage...shot 42.4-percent from behind the arc (14-33)...finished fifth on the team with 32 assists...grabbed a career-best 20 rebounds against Franklin Pierce (1/25)...scored a season-high 24 points against Merrimack (1/15) and also pulled down 15 boards in that game as well...ranked fourth in the NE-10 with 8.9 rebounds per game and 1.44 blocks per game during conference play.
2009-10: Played in 30 games with 17 starts...finished third on the team in scoring with 321 points (10.7)...led the team in rebounding (7.5 per game) and defensive rebounds (155)...finished second on the team in field goals made (114) and free throws made (91)...shot 45-percent from the field...had 23 assists and was fourth on the team with 26 steals...finished second on the team in blocked shots (28)...finished eighth in the NE-10 in rebounding during conference play (7.6 per game).
2008-09: Played in all 29 games, starting in three... finished the season with the second highest field goal percentage of .565 shooting perfect on three occasions against: Philadelphia (11/15), Caldwell College (12/13) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (01/12)... also ranked second in total rebounds for the year with 156 (31 offensive, 125 defensive)... season high of 11 rebounds and 15 points against Mercy (01/17).
2007-08: Saw time in 17 games, getting the start in three...averaged 14.6 minutes per game and shot .354 percent from the field...averaged 3.4 points per game for a total of 58 and also picked up 1.7 boards per game...had 28 assists and five steals on the season, and also picked up three blocked shots...scored a season best 11 points against Dominican (11/17)...had four assists on four different occasions and picked up a season best six rebounds against Nyack (11/16)...played a season high 31 minutes against STAC (11/26).
At Elmont Memorial High School: Played two years of varsity basketball....named to the all county team senior year as well a Co-Captain for his team.
Personal: Son of Samuel and Kemi Akinyooye...has a sister, Nancy and a brother, Samuel, Jr. ...majoring in communications.
Akinyooye[apos]s Career Bests
Points: 26, at Molloy, 11/20/09
Field Goals Made: 11, at Molloy, 11/20/09
3-Point Field Goals Made: 3, vs Bentley, 1/19/11
Free Throws Made: 11, vs Nyack, 11/16/07
Rebounds: 20, vs Franklin Pierce, 1/25/11
Assists: 4 - two times
Steals: 3, at Franklin Pierce, 1/3/09
Blocked Shots: 4, at Stonehill, 1/22/11
