Georgia Tech Center Ebenezer Dowuona Enter the Transfer Portal

Jackson Caudell | Mar 25, 2024

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Georgia Tech Center Ebenezer Dowuona has opted to enter the transfer portal. Dowuona came to Georgia Tech last offseason after transferring from NC State. Dowuona played in 18 games this season and averaged 1.0 PPG and 1.4 RPG.

From his bio at Georgia Tech Athletic:

2022-23 (junior at NC State)

Played in 30 games and made three starts against Duke, Virginia Tech and Miami in early January … Averaged 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds while hitting 45.7 percent of his shots from the floor and blocking 26 shots … His best game of the season came in the ACC Tournament against Virginia Tech when he scored 11 points (5-of-7 FG) with five rebounds and two blocks, matching his season high in minutes (24) … Averaged 10.9 minutes per game overall, 12.5 in ACC games … Averaged 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds, hitting 46.9 percent of his field goals in 19 conference games … Led the team with 20 blocks in conference games.

2021-22 (sophomore at NC State) 

Appeared in 31 games and made 27 starts … Averaged 4.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game … Shot 55.9 percent from the field … Led team with 54 blocked shots and second on the team with 63 offensive rebounds … Ranked fourth in the ACC in blocks per game (1.74) and 14th in the league in offensive rebounding per game (2.0) … Posted eight blocks in four overtime win over Nebraska on 12/1 which tied for the most by an ACC player in the 21-22 season and are the fourth-most in a single game in program history … 54 blocks tied for the 11th-most in a single season in program history … Had nine offensive rebounds at Duke on 1/15, tied for fourth-most in a single game in program history … Registered first double-digit scoring game of career with 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting and added six blocks in win over Louisiana Tech on 11/27 … Had season-high three steals vs. Oklahoma State on 11/17 … Was a rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds at Duke on 1/15.

2020-21 (freshman at NC State)

Appeared in nine games … Averaged 0.6 points and 0.9 rebounds per game … Made program debut in season-opener against Charleston Southern, playing a season-high 10 minutes and finishing with two points and one rebound … Had a blocked shot against North Florida and Pitt.

High School

Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN … ranked as the No. 20 center in the 2020 class by ESPN … Played on varsity team at The Heritage School in Newnan, Ga., since eighth grade, where he was a teammate of Yellow Jacket guard Lance Terry … Led Heritage School to its second consecutive Georgia Independent School Association Class AAA State Championships as a senior … Earned GISA Boys Basketball All-State honors as a junior, averaging eight points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots per game as a junior … Scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in state championship game to lead Heritage School to GISA Class AAA State Championship … Earned GISA Boys Basketball All-State honors and First-Team All-County honors … Named to GISA Class AAA Boys Basketball All-State team as a sophomore after helping lead Heritage School to runner-up finish in GISA Class AAA state tournament … Named to GISA All-Region team and GISA Class AAA All-State team as a freshman after helping guide Heritage School to runner-up finish in GISA Class AAA state tournament … Only eighth grader to be named to GISA All-Region 1AAA team in 2016 … Played AAU Basketball for 2020 Game Elite Gold.