JAMES AKINJO NEWS

Leads Bears to another good win Akinjo chipped in 16 points (6-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, five assists and two steals over 35 minutes during Sunday's 57-36 win over Villanova.

Impact Akinjo was the best player on the floor in the this one. He was able to lead the defending champs to their ninth straight win to start the 2021-22 campaign. Akinjo is averaging 10.6 points, 6.0 assists, and 2.2 steals per game. He should see his scoring rise as Baylor starts to get into conference play, as the Bears have played in a ton of blowouts this season.

DECEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

No. 2 Baylor poised for top after win over No. 6 Villanova James Akinjo had 16 points with seven rebounds and second-ranked Baylor defensively dominated No. 6 Villanova 57-36 on Sunday, a victory tha...

DECEMBER 12, 2021 • SACBEE.COM

No. 2 Baylor primed for top after 57-36 win over No. 6 Nova

James Akinjo had 16 points with seven rebounds and second-ranked Baylor defensively dominated No. 6 Villanova 57-36

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga and Baylor sit atop Andy Katz's Tiers

Did Duke's loss to Ohio State drop the Blue Devils out of tier one? Is Baylor a legit title contender? Andy Katz has the answers.

DECEMBER 2, 2021

NCAA champ Baylor among teams thriving with retooled rosters

Baylor coach Scott Drew knew his sixth-ranked Bears might need time to blend a changed roster after losing four starters from a national-championship run

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Leads Baylor to Battle 4 Atlantis title Akinjo registered 15 points (5-14 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 4-5 FT), one rebound, five assists and three steals across 33 minutes during Friday's 75-58 win over Michigan State.

Impact This was just the second time in six games this season that Akinjo has scored more than 11 points. Despite the lack of scoring, Akinjo has been great distributing the ball and turning teams over, averaging 6.8 assists and 2.3 steals per contest. Baylor will face Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a week's time.

NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

11 assists in dominant win Akinjo closed Saturday's 86-48 victory over Stanford with 11 points (5-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt), one rebound, 11 assists and four steals over 32 minutes.

Impact Akinjo was excellent as a distributor in what was really a dominant showing even without Adam Flagler (hand). LJ Cryer has been a terrific guard option off the bench to go alongside Kendall Brown and Flagler. Baylor's rotation is pretty deep at the moment, but as conference play approaches Akinjo should see a more high volume of minutes and scoring opportunities.

NOVEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

10 points in Baylor debut Akinjo racked up 10 points (4-9 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), two rebounds, six assists and one steal in 29 minutes during Friday's 87-60 win over Incarnate Word.

Impact Akinjo had a decent day by his standards. He wasn't needed to score much in the rout, but did a nice job running the offense in his first outing as a Baylor Bear. The prized Arizona transfer should continue to get more comfortable as the season goes on. Akinjo will face more easy tests against Nicholls State on Monday and Central Arkansas on Wednesday.

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

College Basketball: Top 12 nonconference matchups this season

Duke and Kentucky will meet in the Champions Classic, marking one of Andy Katz's top nonconference matchups this season.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

College basketball 2021-22: 36 takeaways heading into a new (normal) season

Andy Katz offers 36 takeaways for the 2021-22 men's college hoops season, including the teams, players and coaches to watch.

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Tipoff: In era of rampant transfers, Texas stands out

New Texas coach Chris Beard has assembled a virtual all-star team of transfers from across the country

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Very different No. 8 Baylor sees chance to repeat as champs

Baylor's roster has changed drastically since the team won the national championship in April

OCTOBER 21, 2021

National champ Baylor adds 2nd transfer guard in Bonner

National champion Baylor is adding another transfer guard

MAY 5, 2021

National champ Baylor signs transfer G Akinjo from Arizona

National champion Baylor is adding transfer guard James Akinjo, who was Arizona's leading scorer last season

APRIL 29, 2021

Baylor Basketball: Examining the impact of landing Arizona G James Akinjo After cutting down the nets 18 days ago, Baylor Basketball is looking to reload during the off-season. One of the glaring differences for t...

APRIL 24, 2021 • BUSTINGBRACKETS.COM

Former Arizona point guard James Akinjo transferring to Baylor So far, Akinjo is the only returning starter the Wildcats will lose.

APRIL 23, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Matt Fortuna: James Akinjo is in the transfer portal, The... - The Athletic James Akinjo is in the transfer portal, The Athletic has learned. Akinjo, who was first-team All-Pac-12 this season as a junior, led Arizona...

APRIL 17, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Arizona taps Gonzaga's Lloyd to lead men's basketball team

Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its men’s basketball coach

APRIL 15, 2021

Pac-12 honors Arizona's Jordan Brown (sixth man), James Akinjo (first team) and Azuolas Tubelis (all-freshman) Brown shot 51.5% in conference play while coming off the bench in 14 of 20 Pac-12 games.

MARCH 9, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Duarte voted Pac-12 player of year, Mobley is the newcomer

Oregon’s Chris Duarte is The Associated Press player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference and Southern California’s Evan Mobley is the newcomer of the year

MARCH 9, 2021

Arizona’s Akinjo forged toughness through early difficulties James Akinjo has made a name for himself as one of college basketball’s toughest guards, first at Georgetown, now at Arizona

MARCH 6, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Arizona’s Akinjo forged toughness through early difficulties James Akinjo was 4 when his mother died of leukemia. He was 13 when his brother died. He’s known of friends getting murdered, seen family me...

MARCH 5, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Arizona’s Akinjo forged toughness through early difficulties James Akinjo has made a name for himself as one of college basketball’s toughest guards, first at Georgetown, now at Arizona

MARCH 5, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Arizona's Akinjo forged toughness through early difficulties Arizona guard James Akinjo (13) gets manhandled splitting the lane between Washington guard Marcus Tsohonis (0), left, and guard Quade Green...

MARCH 5, 2021 • TUCSON.COM

Arizona's Akinjo forged toughness through early difficulties TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — James Akinjo was 4 when his mother died of leukemia. He was 13 when his brother died. He's known of friends getting mur...

MARCH 5, 2021 • TUCSON.COM