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AKEEM AT A GLANCE: Extremely strong and athletic inside player who is a tenacious rebounder and defensive player ... dominant in the paint and a great rim protector.

RED-SHIRT (2022-23 ASA-Brooklyn): Avengers canceled their basketball program ... Did not participate.

FRESHMAN (2021-22 ASA-Brooklyn): In his one season at ASA-Brooklyn, helped the Avengers go 12-10 in their last season of play ... Averaged 12.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game while playing in 22 games and starting 14 ... Shot 48.9 percent from the floor and chipped in 1.3 blocked shots per game ... Scored in double figures 15 times, including a high of 25 points in an 82-72 win over Mount Saint Vincent JV on Feb. 11 ... Had 13 double-digit rebound games, including a season-high 23 at Suffolk County CC on Dec. 16 ... Named to the First-Team All-NJCAA Region 15 team ... Earned Dean's List and President's List honors.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB: Graduated from President's College in Guyana ... Played for coach Wilon Cameron ... Averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for the Royals as a seniors ... MVP of the regional championship ... Has been a member of the national team there in seven international tournaments, including in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers.

PERSONAL: Son of Raymond Crandon and Vanessa Bastiani ... Has two siblings, Aqueema and Neeshana ... Majoring in clinical biology.