Biography
Honors and Awards
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2017-18)
As a Senior (2020-21)
Served as a team captain for the second straight season...Started all 25 games in his senior campaign, averaging 13.0 points, 3.6 rebounds. 2.9 assists and 0.9 steals per contest...Shot 45.6% (41-of-90) from long range and 87.1% (61-of-70) at the free throw line...Scored in double figures in 15 games, including four with 20+ points...Ranked ninth in the league for assists and 3-pointers made and 13th for scoring…Had back-to-back double-figure efforts with 14 points at Drake (Dec. 3) and 16 points at SIUE (Dec. 6)...Had a three-game double-figure streak with 14 points at Wyoming (Dec. 17), 19 at Kansas State (Dec. 29) and 10 vs. Oral Roberts (Jan. 2)...Hit 7-of-9 from the field at K-State...Capped the year on a nine-game double-figure scoring spurt, which lasted Feb. 5 to March 6...Averaged 24.0 ppg in a weekend series with Western Illinois, finishing with 27 (Feb. 5) and 21 (Feb. 6)...Tallied a double-double with 15 points, a career-best 10 rebounds, a season-high six assists and two steals vs. North Dakota (Feb. 19)...Posted a career-high 32 points at Denver (Feb. 26), hitting 10-of-16 from the floor with a career-high six 3-pointers and a 6-of-6 effort at the stripe...Also grabbed eight rebounds against the Pioneers...Followed with 17 points and a season-high-tying six helpers at Denver (Feb. 27)...In his final game as a Maverick, finished with 26 points on six threes vs. South Dakota State (March 6)… Capped the year on a 24-of-24 streak at the free throw line.
As a Junior (2019-20)
Served as team captain...Played in all 32 games, starting 21...Averaged 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game...Had a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio...Had 11 double-figure scoring games...Debuted with 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block at Wichita State (Nov. 5)...Followed with his first career double-double on 8-of-8 shooting for 17 points, a career-best 10 assists and a season-high nine rebounds vs. Midland (Nov. 7)...Started a streak of three straight games in double figures with 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists in Omaha's upset of Washington State (Nov. 21)...Finished with 10 points, eight boards and five assists vs. UTRGV (Dec. 15)...Went without a turnover in 10 games, including each of the final four games of the year.
As a Sophomore (2018-19)
Played in all 32 games, starting three...Averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 steals over 19.4 minutes per game...Scored in double figures four times...Posted a season-high 20 points on flawless 8-of-8 shooting -- including 4-of-4 from distance -- with four rebounds and season bests of six assists and three steals in a start against Montana State (Nov. 24)...Had 13 points at Idaho (Dec. 15), adding three assists and two steals...Put up 10 points with three assists vs. Denver (Dec. 28)...Hit 9-of-10 at the line en route to 11 points and five rebounds vs. South Dakota (Feb. 7)...Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds and dished out four assists vs. Western Illinois (Feb. 20).
As a Freshman (2017-18)
Played in all 31 games, starting four...Averaged 3.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.7 steals per game...Totaled 15.5 minutes per contest...Ranked third in the Summit League for assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4)...Had eight points, two assists and a steal at Oklahoma (Nov. 12)...Posted six points, a rebound, two assists and a season-high-tying three steals at No. 18 Louisville (Nov. 17)...Put up eight points at No. 13 Kansas (Dec. 18)...Had season highs of 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists vs. Doane (Jan. 2)...Followed with eight points, two boards, two assists and a steal vs. South Dakota State (Jan. 6)...Notched seven points and five caroms vs. Denver (Jan. 18)...Had six points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Fort Wayne (Feb. 10).
Papillion-La Vista High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach Dan Moore...Two-time All-Nebraska and three-time All-Metro selection...Honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald's All-Nebraska team and the Lincoln Journal Star's Super State Team after averaging 17.2 points and 5.2 assists per game as a senior...Also named state player of the year by Nebraska High School Hoops...As a junior, averaged 14.6 points and 5.5 assists per game...All-state honorable mention pick as a sophomore after averaging 10.5 points and 4.0 assists per game...Shot a school-record 52 percent from 3-point range...Also lettered two years in tennis...Member of the honor roll...Played AAU ball for coach Thomas Liechti of Omaha Elite.
Personal
Born Dec. 16, 1998 in San Francisco, Calif....Parents are Akin Akinwole and Helen Baker...Stepfather is Larry Baker...Has two brothers, Tre and Ethan, and two sisters, Victoria and Sienna...Hobbies include playing tennis, listening to music and watching TV...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Graduated with his bachelor's degree in communication studies in May 2021.
