Wasatch Academy's Emmanuel Akot (14), right, in action against IMG Academy during a high school basketball game at the 2017 Hoophall Classic on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) 

Position: Small forward 

Height: 6-7

Weight: 190 

Hometown (high school): Mount Pleasant, Utah (Wasatch Academy) 

Commitment date: March 9, 2017 

Chose Arizona over: Louisville, NC State, Oregon, Utah, Utah State, Virginia Tech 

Class of: 2018 

What he said: "Arizona has great basketball coaches and they fit my style," Akot said. "They have great bigs. They do a lot of pick-and-roll and I'm really good at that. I want to win a national championship."


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