Welcome Emmanuel Kanga

[BraddockBeach]

i enjoy watching kanga, just a freshman but looks great

 

[tblack33]

Once he can learn to play without fouling he’s gonna be a real problem. Has all the athleticism in the world but still getting adjusted to the speed of the college game which is you are seeing play out in his fouls.

 

[Pablo]

Montgomery, Hinton Earn Under Armour Player of the Week Honors; Argabright Named

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton junior De’Shayne Montgomery and Rhode Island redshirt junior Jonah Hinton as the Under Armour Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week. Richmond freshman Aiden Argabright was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards were...

atlantic10.com

HONOR ROLL
"George Mason freshman Emmanuel Kanga Kanga tallied a career-best nine points, with five rebounds, an assist and a steal in the Jacksonville win"

 

[Pablo]

Jones Selected as A-10 Under Armour Player of the Week; Argabright Nets Second Rookie Honor

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Saint Louis junior Quentin Jones the Under Armour Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Richmond freshman Aiden Argabright was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played Dec. 1-7.

atlantic10.com

HONOR ROLL
"GM freshman Emmanuel Kanga averaged 7.5 rebounds last week, and had 10 points on 4-of-5 (.800) shooting in a win over Cornell"

 

[Pablo]

Williams, Kerr Secure A-10 Under Armour Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Duquesne junior Jimmie Williams the Under Armour Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Saint Louis freshman Jax Kerr was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played Dec. 22-28.

atlantic10.com

HONOR ROLL
"Patriot freshman Emmanuel Kanga also grabbed double-digit rebounds versus Penn, with 10 board and two blocks while finishing with four points "

 

[Pablo]

Emmanuel Kanga Named A-10 Rookie of the Week - George Mason University Athletics

George Mason University men's basketball freshman forward Emmanuel Kanga has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

gomason.com

"It's the first time Kanga has garnered the weekly accolade and the first time a Patriot has earned the honor since Baraka Okojie on Jan. 29, 2024.

Kanga put together a strong week for George Mason while averaging 12.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and shooting 90 percent in two wins.

The Libreville, Gabon, product, began the week by dropping a career-best 17 points (7-8 FG) to go along with eight rebounds in a 80-75 win at La Salle. He followed that up by tallying all eight of his points in the second half and grabbing four rebounds in a 61-50 win over Rhode Island. Overall, he pulled down 12 rebounds in 33 total minutes of action.

On the season, he leads the Patriots in offensive rebounds (27) and is second in overall rebounding (72). He also is second on the team in blocks (11).

Kanga's offensive rebounding percentage of 22.6 percent and defensive percentage of 31.1 percent are tops in the A-10 by a significant margin."

 

[Stoolguy]

Returning!

 

[Ben Chwarmer]

Returning!

Promise?!? Haha

 

[Stoolguy]

Promise?!? Haha

Promise! Signed today- from what I understand is he verbally agreed awhile ago!

 

[Old Man]

Promise! Signed today- from what I understand is he verbally agreed awhile ago!

Either way, it's music to my ears.

 

[JPgmuswim]

I thought he had a great freshmen year, I think coach Curran could help him make a big jump next season. Glad to see he’s sticking around.

 

[Where's the party?]

I am going to love watching Emmanuel Kanga terrorize the A10 next year.

Own the paint big guy!!

So happy you are coming back.

 

[daveshac]

His freshman year was clearly not mistake-free, but I thought EK consistently played with a level of energy, speed and athleticism that shows he can take big leaps forward. Just the eye-test... he did things on the court that moved at a different speed at a different level. (Granted - sometimes that led to 3 fouls before the Under8 timeout in the first half...)

Kanga, O'Conner & Pendergrass could be a sneaky-awesome core for next year.

 

[Ben Chwarmer]

I thought he had a great freshmen year, I think coach Curran could help him make a big jump next season. Glad to see he’s sticking around.

By the end of the year Kanga was playing better than Riley. If I remember correctly, Mason cut Liberty’s lead when Riley was sent to the bench. I think an argument could be made that Mason wins that game if that substitution was made sooner.

 

[99 Patriot]

For what it's worth I had a current D1 head coach who we all know and love tell me that if he had our roster the player he would work the hardest to retain for next season is Kanga. Gives me some confidence our guys know what they're doing.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

I hope Kanga is a millionaire several times over after next year.

That would mean the staff hit yet another home run.

“Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, Emmanuel!"

—Isaiah 8:8

 

[gmujim92]

I hope Kanga is a millionaire several times over after next year.

That would mean the staff hit yet another home run.

“Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, Emmanuel!"

—Isaiah 8:8

He has all the tools. After a summer of lifting and skill work, he’s gonna be a handful next season.

 

[gmutom]

He has all the tools. After a summer of lifting and skill work, he’s gonna be a handful next season.

Indeed. Lamar and Tony should break out some old Will Thomas videos for Kanga to watch this summer, because they have similar games in the post. Every opponent we played knew exactly what Will's range and moves were in the paint, but they still had trouble containing him. The sky is the limit for this team if Emmanuel can make a similar jump that Will made from his freshman to sophomore year.

 

[Verdad]

For what it's worth I had a current D1 head coach who we all know and love tell me that if he had our roster the player he would work the hardest to retain for next season is Kanga. Gives me some confidence our guys know what they're doing.

And that Coach knows a thing or two about developing bigs.

 

[GunstonsGhost]

Out of everyone on last year's roster I'm most excited to see Kanga run it back. He seems like the player that most embodies Patriot Pressure. When he put the SLAM in the Sunshine tournament and rolled that jackass I knew he was 100% Tony's ride or die. LFG!