Cedric Kuakumensah

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-9
Weight:
245
Hometown:
Worcester, MA
High School:
St. Andrew's School

Kuakumensah Sets Ivy League Record For Career Blocked Shots

VIDEO - Kuakumensah congratulated by the Brown campus

Brown’s big man has grown in many ways (Providence Journal 12-20-15)

Three-year Team Captain...Pre-season All-Ivy selection by Athlon’s and Lindy’s…2014-15: Team Captain...His 235 career blocked shots are a Brown record and rank second in Ivy League Basketball history behind the 252 career blocks by Dartmouth’s Brian Gilpin from 1993-1997…Scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds against Bryant…Ranked fifth in the Ivy League with 7.4 rebounds per game…Led Brown’s win over Providence with 15 points and seven rebounds… Led the Ivy League with 2.5 blocked shots per game, 20^th best in the nation…Scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked three shots vs. Rhode Island…With 76 blocked shots, he ranks first (93), second (76) and third (66) in single season blocked shots at Brown… Scored 20 points at home vs. Columbia…Registered the game-winning basket at home vs. Cornell with 1.4 seconds remaining…Registered a double-double vs. Columbia (13 points, 11 rebounds).

2013-14: Team Captain...Selected the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season…Established a new Ivy League Record for single-season blocked shots with 93… Led the Ivy League and ranked sixth nationally with 3.2 blocked shots per game…Scored a career high 30 points against Cornell on 12-of-19 shooting from the field, while grabbing a career best 14 rebounds and blocking seven shots against the Big Red…Also pulled down 14 rebounds vs. Binghamton…Scored in double-figures 12 times…Grabbed double-digit rebounds 10 times, including Brown’s last six games…His 7 blocks vs. Cornell and Dartmouth tied the Brown single game record…Has 159 career blocked shots- 2^nd in Brown record book… His 7.2 rebounds per game ranked third in the Ivy League…Averaged 9.0 points per game, fourth on the Brown team…Blocked six shots against Binghamton, and Columbia…

Offseason: Named one of the Top Players To Watch in the Ivy League by NBCSports.com…2012-13: Named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year...Shattered the Brown record for blocked shots with 66, sixth best in Ivy League Basketball history...Tied the school record with seven blocked shots against Penn and Cornell, both on the road...Ranked second in the Ivy League in rebounding with 7.5 per game, just one rebound short of leading the league...Named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after scoring 13 points and pulling down 19 rebounds against Cornell...Netted a seasaon high 19 points against Columbia...Started 27 of 28 games for the Bears...Registered a season high five assists vs. Central Connecticut.

Secondary School Background: A graduate of St. Andrew’s School, where he lettered for twoyears…Also lettered for three years at North High School…All-NEPSAC AA second team selection as a junior and senior at St. Andrew’s…Scored 1,287 career points…Team captain for two years at St. Andrew’s… Averaged 14 points and 14 rebounds as a senior…Scored a career best 29 points twice in his career with a career high 17 rebounds…National Honor Society member…Personal: The son of Koblavi and Dope’ Kuakumensah…Born in Lome’, Togo…Has a brother, Selom, and a sister, Yayra…Enjoys table tennis, chess and billiards, and watching tennis, volleyball and soccer…Concentrating in Business Economics.