One of Oregon’s toughest post players is headed south down the west coast to play college basketball.
On Monday evening, South Medford’s Mayenabasi Akpan announced on social media that she is verbally committing to San Diego State.
A 6-foot-2 post, Akpan has become one of the state’s most feared players in the paint over the past couple of years.
Akpan may have been the breakout player of the year in the 2023-24 basketball season, helping lead South Medford to a 26-3 record and the Class 6A state championship as a sophomore.
In Akpan’s first game in the Chiles Center (a 56-24 win against Southridge in the state quarterfinals) Akpan recorded a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds. Through the 2024 state championships, she averaged 17 rebounds per game.
In the 2024-25 season, Akpan helped lead the Panthers to a 22-6 record. In the state quarterfinals (a 47-37 loss to eventual state champion Tualatin) Akpan recorded a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
Akpan was an all-state honorable mention as a sophomore and a first team all-state selection as a junior.
She also had offers from Utah and Santa Clara.
Akpan is also a standout volleyball player. She was a first team all-state selection last fall as a middle blocker and outside hitter.
San Diego State’s women’s basketball team went 25-10 in the 2024-25 school year. The Aztecs went 11-7 in Mountain West play and fell in triple overtime to Wyoming in the conference championship game.
The Aztecs lost to No. 3 LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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