Freshman guard Dexter Akanno competes in the Marquette Madness dunk contest Oct. 4 at the Al McGuire Center.
Freshman guard Dexter Akanno will redshirt the 2019-’20 season, head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski announced Tuesday.
“For me philosophy-wise, you only redshirt a guy that you believe can be a long-term impact player,” Wojciechowski said. “Dexter’s going to be a hell of a basketball player at Marquette.”
A prominent recruiting site, 247Sports, ranked Akanno as the No. 42 combo guard in the country and as ninth best player in New Jersey. The Valencia, California, native chose Marquette over New Mexico, Virginia Tech, Northeastern, Santa Clara, University of Texas and University of Southern California.