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2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

2 Akeem Springs

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Waukegan, Ill.
  • Highschool Waukegan / Northern Illinois

Biography

2015-16: A season-long starter for the Panthers, appearing in 32 games while setting career-highs with his per-game averages of 13.2 points and 5.3 rebounds ... shot 49.0 percent from the floor and 71.0 percent from the free throw line ... finished 11th in the Horizon League in scoring, 17th in rebounding and 12th in field goal percentage ... posted second double-double of Milwaukee career in win over Santa Clara Nov. 15, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds ... also tied career-best with three steals ... tied his career-high with a 21-point effort at #18 Notre Dame Nov. 17 ... made all four of his 3PT attempts ... 16 points and six boards against Duquesne Nov. 24 ... netted 15 more points the next day against Central Michigan ... finished with eight points against Wisconsin Dec. 9, including making all four of his FT attempts in the final 64 seconds to help put it away ... set a career high with 22 points in the win over Judson Dec. 13, making 9-of-11 FG and adding four assists and four rebounds ... just missed a double-double against South Dakota Dec. 17, finsihing with 13 points and nine rebounds ... 15 points and seven boards in UWM’s win over Minnesota Dec. 23 ... contributed 19 points and eight rebounds against Wright State Jan. 2 ... one of five players in double figures in the win over Northern Kentucky Jan. 4, finishing with 12 while adding seven boards ... his 33 points against YSU Jan. 7 were a career-high and the most for a Panther in over three years ... added seven boards and was 14-18 from the floor, marking the fourth-highest FG% (.778) in a game (min. 10 made FG) in school history ... his 14 made FG’s was also tied for second all-time ... chipped in 13 points at Valparaiso Jan. 14 ... chipped in 17 points in the win over UIC Jan. 16 ... 12 points and seven rebounds against Detroit Jan. 23 ... missed his first game of the season with a leg injury Jan. 25 against Oakland ... right back in the starting lineup against Green Bay Jan. 29, scoring 16 points and grabbing a team-high seven boards ... also came up with the final rebound on a missed UWM FT to run out the clock ... rolled up 21 points on 7-10 shooting at Wright State Feb. 4, adding six boards ... chipped in 14 points, seven boards and four assists in the win at Oakland Feb. 11 ... just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds against Youngstown State Feb. 22 ... limited in first half with foul trouble against UIC Feb. 28, but finished with 13 points and three assists ... just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine boards against Green Bay in the league tournament March 6.

• 2015-16 game-by-game in PDF Format

2014-15: Had an impressive first season at Milwaukee, putting up 10.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game … started 22 of the 28 games in which he appeared … ranked second on the team in rebounding and third in scoring … stepped up his game in Horizon League action, producing 12.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.1 apg, while shooting 47.1 percent (74-for-157) from the field … accounted for 12.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg and shot 35.1 percent (13-for-37) from three-point distance in Milwaukee’s wins … burst onto the scene by collecting 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the season opener at Auburn … over the next month, battled a hand injury that affected his production and sidelined him for a pair of contests … corralled nine boards and pitched in seven points versus IUPUI … came off the bench to register 14 points in a victory over Montana … scored in double figures in 12 of Milwaukee’s final 17 games of the season … returned to the starting lineup at Detroit and responded with 11 points and five boards and from there accounted for 13.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.0 apg and shot 47.7 percent (73-for-153) from the field over the final 15 outings … posted 18 points in consecutive home games versus Green Bay and Youngstown State in early January … just missed out on a double-double with nine points and a career-high 13 rebounds in a home victory over Wright State … came close to recording double-doubles with in home wins versus UIC (13 points, eight boards) and Detroit (21 points, eight rebounds) … had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Green Bay and then registered his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds to go with a career-high five assists and two steals in a win over Oakland … went for 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the field, in a road win against UIC … contributed 14 points, nine boards and three assists in a victory over Cleveland State … wrapped up the year by matching a season high with 21 points at Youngstown State … over the final four games of the season, shot 55.3 percent (21-for-38) from the field and 46.2 percent (6-for-13) from three-point range.

• 2014-15 game-by-game in PDF Format
 
2013-14: Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
 
2012-13 (At Northern Illinois): Appeared in 18 games and earned the starting nod on eight occasions … averaged 7.7 ppg and 2.9 rpg … scored in double figures on five occasions … averaged 11.0 ppg over the first nine games of the season … tossed in 16 points in the home opener versus Judson and followed that up with 15 points against Loyola Chicago … narrowly missed out on recording his first career double double when he tallied season highs of 21 points and nine rebounds at Milwaukee … pumped in 11 points at DePaul and also went for 10 points versus Massachusetts … hit 17 of 20 tries from the foul line (.850).
 
High School: Named to the 2012 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 3A/4A All-State Third Team … helped Waukegan Township reach the state finals in 2009 and 2010, a first for the Bulldogs since 1975 … averaged 16.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg as a senior … during his junior campaign, put up 22 points and seven boards per contest.
 
Personal: Son of Dwayne Springs and Areka Watkins … majoring in communications.
 
Career Highs
Highs ... 2015-16 ... Career
Points    33 at YSU, 1/7 ... Same
Rebounds    10 at SC, 11/15 ... 13 vs. WSU, 1/20/15
Assists    4, five times ... 5 vs. OAK, 2/10/15
Steals    3, two times ... Same
Blocks    1, two times ... 1, seven times
Field Goals    14 at YSU, 1/7 ... 9, two times
Three’s    4, two times ... Same
Free Throws    6, two times ... 9 vs. Detroit, 1/31/15
Minutes    43 vs. SD, 12/17 ... Same

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Sophomore

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    2014-15Sophomore

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    2015-16Junior

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