 Marfo withQuinnipiac in 2021 | |
| Fortitudo Agrigento | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Serie A2 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-05-26)May 26, 1997 (age 27) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2022:undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | Fortitudo Agrigento |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kevin Marfo (born May 26, 1997) is an American professionalbasketball player forFortitudo Agrigento in Italy'sSerie A2 league. He played college basketball at several universities, includingQuinnipiac,George Washington andTexas A&M. He was theNCAA rebounding leader in 2019–20.
Born inBrooklyn and raised inBergenfield, New Jersey, Marfo played forBergen Catholic High School inOradell, New Jersey, before transferring toWorcester Academy inWorcester, Massachusetts, for his final two high school years. In his senior season, he was teamcaptain and averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds per game.[1] Marfo played for The City AAU team alongsideDonovan Mitchell.[2] On October 9, 2015, he committed toGeorge Washington over offers fromProvidence andBoston College.[3]
As a freshman, Marfo came off the bench forGeorge Washington and averaged 2.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game. He scored a season-high 18 points on December 4, 2016 in a loss toFlorida State. On March 23, 2017, Marfo requested his release from George Washington.[4] He sat out his next season to transfer toQuinnipiac.[5]
As a redshirt sophomore, Marfo averaged 5.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.[6] On January 13, 2020, as a junior, Marfo was namedMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week after recording a career-high 21 rebounds, along with 13 points and five assists, in a win overMonmouth.[7] He finished the season averaging 13.3 rebounds per game, whichled all NCAA Division I players, as well as 10.2 points, 1.9 assists and 1.2 blocks per game. He grabbed at least 10 rebounds in all but one of 30 games.[2] Marfo earned second-team All-MAAC honors.[8]
After his junior season, Marfo announced that was transferring from Quinnipiac.[9] On March 28, 2020, he committed to play forTexas A&M as a senior. He was immediately eligible as a graduate transfer.[10] After the season, Marfo announced that he would return to Quinnipiac.[11] As a sixth-year senior, Marfo averaged a MAAC-best 10.2 rebounds per game to go along with 9.4 points per game, earning a spot on the All-MAAC Second Team for the second time in his career.[12]
Marfo went undrafted in the2022 NBA draft. In July 2022, he signed his first professional contract withFortitudo Agrigento in Italy'sSerie A2 league.[13]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led NCAA Division I |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | George Washington | 23 | 0 | 8.9 | .364 | – | .536 | 2.8 | .2 | .3 | .3 | 2.7 |
| 2017–18 | Quinnipiac |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Quinnipiac | 25 | 11 | 18.5 | .488 | – | .632 | 7.5 | .9 | .2 | .5 | 5.4 |
| 2019–20 | Quinnipiac | 30 | 29 | 28.1 | .484 | .333 | .710 | 13.3* | 1.9 | .6 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 2020–21 | Texas A&M | 17 | 8 | 12.8 | .464 | .000 | .704 | 3.7 | .3 | .6 | .4 | 2.6 |
| 2021–22 | Quinnipiac | 31 | 31 | 26.8 | .467 | .067 | .715 | 10.2 | 3.9 | .9 | .7 | 9.4 |
| Career | 126 | 79 | 20.3 | .467 | .105 | .676 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .6 | .7 | 6.7 | |
Both of Marfo's parents are originally fromGhana. His father Joseph and mother Sandra are from the cities ofAccra andKumasi, respectively. Marfo has two older sisters, Ashley and Mikita.[2]