It’s been a few years since University of Colorado basketball has had an X-factor freshman, but Thomas Akyazili may just change that trend this year.
The 6’2” shooting guard with a three-star ESPN scout rating hails from Belgium, where he played at the club level for the Antwerp Giants. At just 18 years old, he’s already played for the Under-16 and Under-18 European championship teams and was the leading scorer on both.
When he played for Belgium’s U-18 team last summer, Akyazili excelled in all areas, averaging 15.6 points, 4.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds. Thanks to that and many other outstanding performances, he was rated one of the two best European guards eligible to play college ball in the United States.