Josh Akognon will bring two years of Pac-10 experience and an explosive shooting touch to the Titans' lineup this season after a redshirt year in the program... He led a deliberate Washington State offense in scoring in 2005-06 and was among conference leaders in 3-point field goal shooting... WSU averaged 58 points in an 11-17 (4-14) season while the Titans averaged 79 points in a 16-13 campaign in 2005-06 and 82.1 points in a 20-10 season a year ago... Josh represented Nigeria in the 2006 World Championships in Japan and was one win away from facing the United States team.

WASHINGTON STATE: Shooting guard who averaged 10.3 points to lead the Cougars in scoring in 2005-06, playing in all 28 games and starting 13 times... Shot 37 percent (55 of 148) from the 3-point line and 80 percent (35 of 44) from the free-throw line... Ranked eighth in the Pac-10 in 3-point field goals made (55 in 28 games, 1.96 per game)... He scored 27 points including a 3-pointer with 16 seconds to play to beat No. 10-ranked Washington on Jan. 7 and had 25 points - all in the second half - in a 63-61 loss to No. 11-ranked UCLA on Jan. 12... Scored 16 points in a 3-minute span of the second half in a 60-47 victory over Southern California on Feb. 11 to earn the first 2006 "Pontiac Pac-10 Game Changing Performance"... Scored 25 points on Nov. 19 vs. Big West Conference member UC Riverside... Also averaged 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists playing about 24 minutes per game... Tabbed "most underrated player in the Pac-10" by Sports Illustrated... As a freshman in 2004-05 he appeared in 27 games off the bench and averaged 3.9 points for a team that went 12-16 (7-11)... Had a high of 15 points vs. UCLA on Jan. 26... Scored 12 points against No. 25-ranked Gonzaga.

WORLD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Averaged 11 minutes per game off the bench for Nigeria, which went 2-4 (beat Serbia & Montenegro and Lebanon; lost to Venezuela, France, Argentina and Germany) in Tokyo in August of 2006 ... Scored a total of 13 points with a high of 5 vs. Argentina... Had 5 assists in an 82-75 win over Serbia & Montenegro.

CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL: Selected most valuable player of both the Sonoma County League and the Redwood Empire Section in 2004 for Coach Jeremy Russotti.... Played point guard... Named Northern California Div. II Player of the Year... First-team Div. II all-state selection... Led the Bay Area and ranked fifth in California in scoring with 30 points per game... Had six games with 40 or more points including a 54-point effort in his next to last game... Also averaged 7.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists... Nominated for the McDonald's All-America team... As a junior was first-team all-league and second-team All-Bay Area... Didn't play organized basketball until his freshman year in high school.

PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 10, 1986, in Greenbrae, California... Parents are Emmanuel and Alfreda Akognon of Petaluma... Has an older brother, Shola (25) and a younger sister, Shonte (18)... Sports management major who hopes to become a coach... Also played for the Oakland Soldiers and NorCal Elite travel teams... Chose Fullerton because of the players, coaches and style of play... Most memorable sports thrill was playing against Manu Ginobli and Dirk Nowitzki in the World Championships... Full name is Joshua Emmanuel Akognon.