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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

10 Simon Akena

10 Simon Akena

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Prev School:
    McCook CC
  • High School:
    Tibble Gymnasium
  • Instagram:
    simonakena
  • Twitter:
    SimonAkena112

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Biography

BEFORE UTAH VALLEY
Played the 2022-23 season at McCook Community College where he was a First Team All-Region XI and All-Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference honoree ... led MCC in scoring, averaging 15.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game ... shot an impressive 46.1 percent from the field ... also played a season at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. 
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Tibble Gymnasium ... was a member of the Swedish National U18 Team, playing in the European A Division Championships for his country where his team finished 12th—the best finish ever for a Swedish youth national team ... his Swedish National Team also won the Nordic Championships in 2016. 

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 8, 2000 in Högalid, Stockholm, Sweden ... his father competed as a boxer for Ugandas National team when he was younger.
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