Liberty Men’s Basketball Adds Aquino
4/17/2024 5:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty men's basketball program has added Owen Aquino for the 2024-25 academic year.
Aquino is a 6-8 forward who played for Eastern Florida State College for the past two years and has two years of eligibility remaining.
"Owen comes from a terrific junior college program. It's been a long time since I recruited a junior college player," said Liberty Men's Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay. "From the moment I first saw him, I thought his game would really fit for the way we play. I think he impacts winning in so many different ways, and we really look forward to his presence in our program."
Aquino hails from Madrid, Spain. While at Eastern Florida State in Cocoa, Fla., Aquino was named a NJCAA Division I All-America first team honoree and Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Citrus Conference Player of the Year this past season after averaging 14.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Aquino and the Titans finished with a 27-5 record and won the Citrus Conference title. He started all 31 games and shot 60.7 percent from the floor while earning All-Citrus Conference first team honors for a Titans squad which was ranked No. 13 in the nation in the NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Poll.
Aquino scored over 20 points five times on the year and scored 29 points on two occasions. He scored at least 15 points in 16 games and had one triple-double and nine double-doubles.
During his freshman year with the Titans, Aquino appeared in 29 games with 26 starts. He averaged 4.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 3.1 apg while shooting 53.1 percent from the field.
Aquino was ranked as a top 50 national JUCO prospect. He was invited to play with the Spain Under-20 National Team at the European Championship in Greece. Aquino averaged 4.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg in seven contests for Spain. He previously played for the Spain U16 National Team in the European Championships in 2019.
Aquino is a 6-8 forward who played for Eastern Florida State College for the past two years and has two years of eligibility remaining.
"Owen comes from a terrific junior college program. It's been a long time since I recruited a junior college player," said Liberty Men's Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay. "From the moment I first saw him, I thought his game would really fit for the way we play. I think he impacts winning in so many different ways, and we really look forward to his presence in our program."
Aquino hails from Madrid, Spain. While at Eastern Florida State in Cocoa, Fla., Aquino was named a NJCAA Division I All-America first team honoree and Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Citrus Conference Player of the Year this past season after averaging 14.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Aquino and the Titans finished with a 27-5 record and won the Citrus Conference title. He started all 31 games and shot 60.7 percent from the floor while earning All-Citrus Conference first team honors for a Titans squad which was ranked No. 13 in the nation in the NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Poll.
Aquino scored over 20 points five times on the year and scored 29 points on two occasions. He scored at least 15 points in 16 games and had one triple-double and nine double-doubles.
During his freshman year with the Titans, Aquino appeared in 29 games with 26 starts. He averaged 4.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 3.1 apg while shooting 53.1 percent from the field.
Aquino was ranked as a top 50 national JUCO prospect. He was invited to play with the Spain Under-20 National Team at the European Championship in Greece. Aquino averaged 4.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg in seven contests for Spain. He previously played for the Spain U16 National Team in the European Championships in 2019.
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