AKILI EVANS FINISHED HIS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON FOR THE GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE CHARGERS IN ROME, GEORGIA IN THE GEORGIA COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION IN THE NJCAA IN JUCO BASKETBALL COACHED BY JJ MERRITT. IN THE 2022-23 CAMPAIGN FOR THE CHARGERS, AKILI AVERAGED 13.4 POINTS, 3.7 REBOUNDS, 2.4 ASSISTS, 1.2 STEALS, 0.2 BLOCKS AND 1.1 THREES WHILE SHOOTING 49.7% FROM THE FIELD, 31.5% FROM DEEP AND 70.1% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE PER GAME. HE SCORED 443 POINTS, GRABBED 123 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 80 ASSISTS, HAD 39 STEALS, BLOCKED 6 SHOTS AND MADE 35 THREES. HIS GAME HIGH IN POINTS WAS 25, HIS GAME HIGH IN REBOUNDS WAS 8, HIS GAME HIGH IN ASSISTS WAS 5, HIS GAME HIGH IN STEALS WAS 4, HIS GAME HIGH IN BLOCKS WAS 2 AND HIS GAME HIGH IN MADE THREES WAS 3.