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