Josh Akognon

Joshua Emmanuel Akognon (an Haifa Fabrairu 10, 1986) Ba’amurke ɗan Najeriya ne tsohon kwararren ɗan wasan ƙwallon kwando. Ya buga wasan kwando na kwaleji don Cougars na Jihar Washington da Cal State Fullerton Titans. Yana tsaye a 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), ya yi wasa a wurin gadi

Rayuwar farko

An haifi Akognon a Petaluma, California, ga mahaifin ɗan Najeriya kuma mahaifiyar Ba’amurke. Mahaifinsa ma'aikacin Baptist ne kuma mahaifiyarsa ta yi hidima a matsayin ministar kiɗa a Cocin Baptist Baptist a Marin City, California. Akognon ya halarci makarantar sakandare ta Casa Grande a Petaluma inda ya buga wasan ƙwallon kwando a karon farko a lokacin sabon kakarsa. Akognon ya samu maki 30 a wasa daya a lokacin babban kakarsa.

Jihar Washington (2004-2006)

Akognon ya yi gwagwarmaya a lokacin sabon kakarsa tare da Cougars na Jihar Washington kuma ya sami maki 3.9 a kowane wasa. Akognon ya fara kakar sa ta biyu a matsayin dan wasa amma ba da jimawa ba aka sake shi zuwa wani matsayi daga benci. Raunin idon sawu ga mai farawa Derrick Low ya tilasta Akognon ya kara buga wasa, kuma ya amsa ta hanyar zira kwallaye 27, gami da wasan da ya ci maki uku da jefa kuri'a kyauta, a cikin fushin 78–71 na Brandon Roy da Washington ke jagoranta. Akognon ya sami Pac-10 dan wasan mako na girmamawa kuma ya bi wannan wasan tare da maki 25 a kan UCLA Bruins a Pauley Pavilion; yawancin maki sun zo ne da Arron Aflalo. Ya sami lambar yabo ta Pontiac Pac-10 saboda nasarar da ya yi a rabin na biyu a kan USC Trojans. An kuma zaɓi Josh a matsayin Pac-10's "Mafi Ƙarƙashin Ƙwararru" a cikin labarin da ke gudana a cikin Wasannin Wasanni. Akognon ya jagoranci kungiyar wajen zura kwallo a raga duk da ya tashi daga benci a mafi yawan shekara. Akognon ya koma Cal State Fullerton inda ya cancanci yin wasa na tsawon shekaru biyu a farkon kakar 2007 – 08.