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I wanted to start a thread for Jude because he seems to be in line for significant minutes as a freshman next year. It seems like we are going to need 20+ minutes per game out of him right away.

I started searching to find some stats this year.

The first article that came up kind of put him in a better light than was reasonable but it sure makes him sound good.

"The Golden Tornado strategy paid off for 3 quarters. What was the strategy? To play physical and get 6′9 Jude Akabueze into early foul trouble. Last year the North Marion Huskies center averaged 18.9 points per game while pulling down 17.6 rebounds per game. After receiving offers from West Virginia, Baylor, Virginia Tech and others, one month ago Jude Akabueze signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the UAB Blazers."

I do NOT believe he had firm offers from all those schools but he still sounds like a good signee for us.

He is a recent game...
"Dec 29, 2017
FAIRMONT — Any time you take on North Marion, you have to accept the fact that Jude Akabuze is going to get his. Akabueze, a 6-foot-9 junior, did just that, leading the Huskies (4-3) with 28 points and 24 rebounds,..."

I hope to update this post later with some of his stats/highlights for this year if I can find them.