Charles Abouo Athlete Profile - MBKB

Charles Abouo

Guard Forward #1

Ht/Wt

215 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Abidjan,

Côte d’Ivoire

Last School

Brewster Academy

Roster Years

2008-2012

Parents are Ernest and Yvonne Abouo
Enjoys cooking, drawing, playing soccer, eating, sleeping and watching movies
Favorite food is his Mom's African cooking
Played for the Utah Pump and Run AAU team with BYU players Chris Collinsworth and Nick Martineau
Also recruited by San Diego State, Wichita State, Utah State, Loyola, Montana, Tulsa and Virginia Commonwealth
Played for the Cote d'Ivoire Senior National Team during the summer of 2009
Helped Cote d'Ivoire finish second at FIBA Afrobasket and earn a spot in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey
Played in the 2010 World Championships in Turkey with the Cote d'Ivoire National Team

Before BYU

Brewster Academy

Helped Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) set a school record with 31 wins while compiling a 31-4 overall record in 2007-08
Team won the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class A Championship and advanced to the National Prep School Championship Final Four where Abouo scored 19 points in a semifinal loss
Team also won the Maine Central Institute Invitational, Brewster Invitational and New Hampton School Invitational titles
Defeated the China Junior All-Star Team, 111-47
Coached by Jason Smith

Logan High School

2007 McDonalds High School All-America nominee
Three-time first-team all-state honoree under head coach Jeff Brimhall
LHS all-time leading scorer while also owning the school free throw record
Helped LHS win Region 11 titles in each of his three varsity seasons while earning all-region accolades all three years, including Region MVP in 2007
Named the 3A Player of the Year by the Deseret Morning News in 2007 after averaging 21.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game
Also earned All-Valley Player of the Year honors in 2005-06 when he averaged 15.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 1.1 bpg

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2008-2009

Received team Coaches Award
Averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds
Shot .400 from the field, .429 on threes and .643 from the free throw line
Had 2 double-figure scoring games
Posted season highs of 11 points, 2 threes, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block
Scored 11 points against Colorado State and added 2 threes and 6 boards
Scored 8 points on 3-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-3 on threes and added 4 rebounds at Colorado State
Posted 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist against Wake Forest
Scored 9 points in three-consecutive games (at Pepperdine, vs. North Florida, vs. Rice)

Sophmore Year 2009-2010

Received team award as Best Conditioned Perimeter Player
Averaged 4.6 points and 3.1 rebounds and shot .467 from the field, .407 from three and .709 from the free throw line
Scored in double figures 3 times, had 5-plus rebounds 9 times and led team in rebounding twice
Posted season highs of 22 points, 2 threes, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block
Scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting at TCU, adding 5 rebounds and 3 assists
Had 9 points, 3 boards and 1 steal at UNLV
Posted 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists against Colorado State
Had 11 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal in 17 minutes against Southern

Junior Year 2010-2011

Received the Sixth Man Award at the team banquet
Averaged 7.2 points and 4.8 boards while shooting .415 from the field and .756 from the free throw line
Scored in double figures 9 times, posted double-digit rebounds twice and had 1 double-double
Led the Cougars in rebounds 7 times
Posted season highs of 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals and 4 threes
Posted 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 8 boards and 2 steals vs. TCU in the MWC Tournament
Scored 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting while adding 7 rebounds and 2 steals against Wyoming
Hit 4 three-pointers, scoring 18 points and adding 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist and 1 block against San Diego State
Tied a career high with 22 points while recording 10 rebounds to post his first-career double double, adding 2 steals against Utah
Went 6-for-6 from the line en route to scoring 13 points and grabbing 4 rebounds against Utah State
Tallied 13 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line against Fresno State

Senior Year 2011-2012

A team captain in 2011-12 and received the Dale R. McCann Spirit of Sport Award at the Y Awards and Best Conditioned Perimeter Player and Competitive Spirit Awards at the team banquet
Named to the Chicago Invitational Challenge All-Tournament Team
Posted season highs of 22 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks
Was 8th in the WCC in rebounding, 12th in assists, 14th in free throw percentage, 9th in 3-point FG percentage, 12th in steals, 11th in offensive rebounds and 9th in defensive rebounds
Started every game, scored in double figures 20 times and averaged 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals
Led the team in scoring 3 times, rebounding 11 times and assists 6 times
Had 4 double-doubles on the season, vs. Longwood (19/16), vs. Pepperdine (23/12), at Gonzaga (10/10), vs. Gonzaga (12/10)
Set the BYU record for career games played and consecutive games played with 141 — never missed a game in his career
Played in more wins than any other BYU player in program history (113)
Shot .441 from the field, .372 from three and .739 from the free throw line