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Kwadzo Ahelegbe Class: Senior Hometown: Oakdale, Minn. High School: Tartan Height / Weight: 6-2 / 213 Position: G Birthdate: 07/11/1988

Kwadzo Ahelegbe Final Stats in PDF Format

Kwadzo Ahelegbe in action vs. Michigan State in the Sweet 16.

JUNIOR (2009-10): Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 State Farm MVC Tournament ... poured in 24 pts in leading UNI to a 67-52 win over Wichita State in MVC title game ... earned Honorable Mention All-MVC honors this year after second team honors last year ... tallied All-Defensive MVC honors for the second straight season ... scored 15 of 18 pts in second half of UNI's 59-56 win over Wichita State (2/3) ... dished out a season-high six assists in a 67-58 win at Indiana State (1/24) ... hit a jumper and a free throw in the final 30 seconds to lift UNI to a 52-50 win over Bradley (1/12) ... named MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 14) after avg. 17.0 ppg in wins over Iowa and Siena ... buried a team-high 20 points in leading UNI to a 67-50 win over Iowa (12/8) ... knocked down two free throws with 15.6 seconds left to give UNI a 63-60 lead over Iowa State (12/2) ... named MVC Player of the Week (Nov. 30) after averaging averaged 22.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, while shooting 73.9 percent from the field (17-of-23) in the two games vs. BC and NIU ... named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team, while averaging 16.7 ppg in three games ... poured in a career-high 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting, including 3-for-3 from 3-point land in an 81-69 win over Boston College (11/23) ... scored a team-high 18 points in a 71-65 win over Denver (11/13) ... led a charge at the end of the first half with the Panthers trailing 21-15, he scored six of the team's final eight points including a driving layup to put the Panthers on top, 22-21, with 1:03 remaining before halftime against the Pioneers.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Second-team all-MVC selection ... earned second-team NABC all-district honors ... captain of the MVC All-Improved squad ... named to the MVC All-Defensive team ... earned all-tournament accolades at the 2009 MVC Tournament ... started all 34 games as the Panthers' point guard ... averaged 11.8 points/game and led the squad with 106 assists (3.1 assists/game) ... scored in double figures on 22 occasions ... scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists against Iowa State (12/3) ... poured in 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a 69-49 win over North Dakota (12/6) ... scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting in a double-overtime contest against Indiana State (12/28) ... began a stretch of eight straight games of reaching double figures in scoring with 13 points in a 78-54 win over Wichita State (1/3) ... dished out a season-high seven assists in a 66-61 win at Bradley (1/21) ... scored 16 points with the help of 11-of-12 free throw shooting against Creighton (2/8) ... credited with 17 points and four assists in leading UNI to a 69-69 regular season title-clinching win over Evansville (2/28) ... scored 19 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists in UNI's MVC first-round tournament victory over Indiana State (3/6) ... tallied 21 points and buried all nine free throw attempts in UNI's 76-62 MVC semifinal triumph over Bradley (3/7) ... scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and tied a season-high with three triples in the MVC championship win against Illinois State (3/8) ... averaged 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in the MVC Tournament ... tallied 11 points in the NCAA Tournament against Purdue (3/19).

REDSHIRT (2007-08): Suffered season-ending shoulder injury during preseason practice and redshirted.

FRESHMAN (2006-07): True freshman point guard averaged 13 minutes per contest ... appeared in 30 games, starting the last four of the season ... made first career start at No. 11 Nevada (2/17) ... tied career-high with nine points and added three assists against the Wolf Pack ... had seven points, two assists and one steal in 18 minutes at Bradley (2/20) ... played 23 minutes against Bucknell (12/2), grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists ... had five points, three rebounds and career-best six assists against Wartburg (12/20) ... scored nine points (on 3-of-4 shooting) against Pepperdine (11/13), with two assists ... had seven points in 17 minutes versus South Dakota State (11/24) ... tallied five points in 11 minutes against Southern Illinois (1/23) ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from the line at Evansville (2/3) ... scored three points in three minutes against No. 17 Washington (11/14) ... saw 16 minutes of action against Iowa State (11/29) with two assists and three rebounds ... had five points and two assists vs. UMKC (12/9) ...dished out four assists in 14 minutes against Indiana State (1/20).

HIGH SCHOOL: A first-team all-state selection as a senior ... scored more than 1,000 points in his high school career ... two-time all-metro all-defensive team selection ... averaged more than 20 points per game as a senior ... was a four-year starter at point guard ... helped Tartan to more than 90 wins over four seasons ... attended same high school as former Panthers Eric Coleman and Erik Crawford and current Panther Marc Sonnen.

PERSONAL: Son of Kwami and Kafui Ahelegbe ... majoring in physical education ... born July 11, 1988 ... goes by the name "Ka-JOE" ... last name is pronounced "Uh-HELIG-buh" ... chose UNI because of the basketball program and it was close to home ... enjoys playing X-Box.