2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Franck Kepnang
- Position:
- Center
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- YaoundΓ©, Cameroon
- High School:
- Westtown HS (Pa.)
- Prev School:
- Oregon
2024-25 (REDSHIRT-SENIOR)
β’ Appeared in 14 games with eight starts, averaging 19.9 minutes per game
β’ Started final six games of the season
β’ Led team shooting 53.3 percent from the field
β’ Shot 80.0 percent from the free throw line, making 16-of-20 attempts
β’ Blocked 1.9 shots per game, posting multiple rejections eight times
β’ Averaged 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds
β’ Posted 10 points on 5-10 from the field in the season opener vs. UC Davis (11/5)
β’ Returned from 19-game absence due to injury against UCLA (1/24), posting seven points and eight rebounds
β’ locked a career-high five shots and four steals, adding 14 points and five rebounds at Penn State (2/15)
β’ Made 6-of-7 shots for 12 points, matching his season-high with eight rebounds at Iowa (2/22)
β’ Posted 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks vs. Indiana (3/1)
β’ Scored 12 points on 4-6 shooting, making all four free throws and pulling down seven boards vs. Oregon (3/9)
2023-24 (SENIOR)
β’ Nine points in season opener against Bellarmine (11/6)
β’ Career-high 12 rebounds in win over Xavier (11/17)
β’ Recorded his second career double-double with 16 points (7-11) and 11 rebounds against Montana State (12/5), adding three blocks
β’ Career-high five blocks to go along with 14 points and seven rebounds in upset win over No. 7 Gonzaga (12/09)
β’ Came off the bench in eight games with one startΒ before suffering a season-ending injury
β’ Career day against North Florida (11/11/22), setting new personal bests for rebounds (11), field goals made (8) and field goal attempts (13) in 16-point effortΒ
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE - OREGON)
β’ One of five Ducks to play in all 35 games, making five starts
β’ Averaged 4.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 14.5 minutes
β’ Career-high 17 points (7-9 FG) on 12/5 vs. ASU
β’ Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds twice on 2/24 in the win over UCLA, and in the first round NIT win over Utah State
β’ Blocked a season-high four shots three times, including the road win over No. 5 ranked USC
β’ Had at least one block in 23 games and one or more steal in eight games
2020-21 (FRESHMAN β OREGON)
β’ Saw action in 17 games after joining the team at the end of the fall term
β’ Shot 67.9 percent from the field (19-of-28)
β’ Led Oregon in blocks nine times
β’ Best offensive game of the season came in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen game against USC, where he had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting
β’ Led Oregon with two blocks to go with four points in the NCAA Second Round win against Iowa
β’ Reclassified to join the 2020-21 team and enrolled in classes following the fall term
HIGH SCHOOL
β’ Prior to reclassifying, was ranked in the top 50 overall and among the top 10 for centers in the class of 2021
β’ Rated No. 22 in the nation by ESPN (88 grade), No. 28 by Rivals and No. 42 by 247Sports (95 grade)
β’ Among centers, was ranked fourth nationally ESPN, fifth by Rivals and eighth by 247Sports
β’ Rated as the No. 3 player in Pennsylvania by 247Sports and No. 4 by ESPN
β’ Averaged 11 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game for Westtown High School (West Chester, Pa.) in 2019-20
β’ Played for PSA Cardinals on the grassroots circuit.
PERSONAL
β’ Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon
β’ Mother is Hortense Tchuisseu
