Kevin Marfo

Kevin Marfo (born May 26, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Quinnipiac Bobcats of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). He previously played for the George Washington Colonials and the Texas A&M Aggies, and was the NCAA season rebounds leader during his first stint at Quinnipiac.

Kevin Marfo
Marfo with Quinnipiac in 2021
No. 0 – Quinnipiac Bobcats
PositionPower forward
LeagueMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-05-26) May 26, 1997
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Marfo played for Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey before transferring to Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts for his final two high school years. In his senior season, he was team captain and averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds per game.[1] Marfo played for The City AAU team alongside Donovan Mitchell.[2] On October 9, 2015, he committed to George Washington over offers from Providence and Boston College.[3]

College career

As a freshman, Marfo came off the bench for George Washington and averaged 2.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game. He scored a season-high 18 points on December 4, 2016 in a loss to Florida State. On March 23, 2017, Marfo requested his release from George Washington.[4] He sat out his next season to transfer to Quinnipiac.[5]

As a redshirt sophomore, Marfo averaged 5.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.[6] On January 13, 2020, as a junior, Marfo was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week after recording a career-high 21 rebounds, along with 13 points and five assists, in a win over Monmouth.[7] He finished the season averaging 13.3 rebounds per game, which led all NCAA Division I players, as well as 10.2 points, 1.9 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. He grabbed at least 10 rebounds in all but one of 30 games.[2] Marfo earned second-team All-MAAC honors.[8]

After his junior season, Marfo announced that was transferring from Quinnipiac.[9] On March 28, 2020, he committed to play for Texas A&M as a senior. He was immediately eligible as a graduate transfer.[10] After the season, Marfo announced that he would return to Quinnipiac.[11]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
* Led NCAA Division I

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 George Washington 2308.9.364–.5362.8.2.3.32.7
2017–18 Quinnipiac
Redshirt
2018–19 Quinnipiac 251118.5.488–.6327.5.9.2.55.4
2019–20 Quinnipiac 302928.1.484.333.71013.3*1.9.61.210.2
2020–21 Texas A&M 17812.8.464.000.7043.7.3.6.42.6
Career 954818.2.468.250.6627.5.9.5.75.8

Personal life

Both of Marfo's parents are originally from Ghana. His father Joseph and mother Sandra are from the cities of Accra and Kumasi, respectively. Marfo has two older sisters, Ashley and Mikita.[2]

References
  1. "Kevin Marfo". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. Jacobs, Jeff (February 20, 2020). "Rebound after rebound, Quinnipiac's Kevin Marfo embraces his craft". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. Novak, Christopher (October 9, 2015). "Kevin Marfo commits to George Washington over Providence, Boston College". Big East Coast Bias. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. Eisenhauer, Mark (March 23, 2017). "Marfo requests transfer out of men's basketball program". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  5. Schwartz, Bryan (October 17, 2017). "Kevin Marfo gets a new start with the Quinnipiac men's basketball team". Q30 Television. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  6. McGavic, Matthew (March 16, 2020). "Report: Louisville In Contact With Quinnipiac Grad Transfer Kevin Marfo". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. "Kevin Marfo Named MAAC Player of the Week". Quinnipiac University Athletics. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  8. Schwartz, Bryan (March 9, 2020). "Marfo, Kelly all-MAAC second team, Bobcats well represented in award announcement". Q30 Television. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  9. Schwartz, Bryan (March 14, 2020). "Nation's leading rebounder Kevin Marfo to transfer from Quinnipiac". Q30 Television. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  10. Swinton, Elizabeth (March 28, 2020). "Nation's Leading Rebounder Kevin Marfo Transfers to Texas A&M". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  11. Surratt, Jon (March 18, 2021). "Kevin Marfo is Coming Back to Hamden — Here's What it Means for the Bobcats". Q30 Television. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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