Kevin Marfo

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Kevin Marfo
File:Kevin Marfo.jpg
Marfo with Quinnipiac in 2021
Fortitudo Agrigento
PositionPower forward
LeagueSerie A2
Personal information
Born (1997-05-26) May 26, 1997 (age 29)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Career history
2022–presentFortitudo Agrigento
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Kevin Marfo (born May 26, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Fortitudo Agrigento in Italy's Serie A2 league. He played college basketball at several universities, including Quinnipiac, George Washington and Texas A&M. He was the NCAA rebounding leader in 2019–20.

High school career

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Born in Brooklyn and raised in Bergenfield, New Jersey, 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

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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] As a sixth-year senior, Marfo averaged a MAAC-best 10.2 rebounds per game to go along with 9.4 points per game, earning a spot on the All-MAAC Second Team for the second time in his career.[12]

Professional career

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Marfo went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft. In July 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Fortitudo Agrigento in Italy's Serie A2 league.[13]

Career statistics

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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

College

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* Led NCAA Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 George Washington 23 0 8.9 .364 – .536 2.8 .2 .3 .3 2.7
2017–18 Quinnipiac Redshirt Redshirt
2018–19 Quinnipiac 25 11 18.5 .488 – .632 7.5 .9 .2 .5 5.4
2019–20 Quinnipiac 30 29 28.1 .484 .333 .710 13.3* 1.9 .6 1.2 10.2
2020–21 Texas A&M 17 8 12.8 .464 .000 .704 3.7 .3 .6 .4 2.6
2021–22 Quinnipiac 31 31 26.8 .467 .067 .715 10.2 3.9 .9 .7 9.4
Career 126 79 20.3 .467 .105 .676 8.2 1.7 .6 .7 6.7

Personal life

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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

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