Akognon was a McDonald\'s All-American Team nominee at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, California. Akognon along with European standout Angelo Tsagarakis led Casa Grande to the best season in school history in 2003, forming one of the best duos in Northern California basketball history. He was recruited to play for the Cougars of Washington State University, who were then coached by Dick Bennett.\n', '

Akognon began the season as a starter but was soon relegated to a role off the bench.\n', '

An ankle injury to starter Derrick Low forced Akognon to play more, and he responded by scoring 27 points, including the game-winning three-pointer and clinching free throws, in a 78–71 upset of Brandon Roy-led Washington. Akognon earned Pac-10 player of the week honors and followed that game with 25 points against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion; most of the points came against Arron Afflalo.\n', '

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