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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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12 Kelvin Tamakloe

12 Kelvin Tamakloe

  • Position:
    F
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    238
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Accra, Ghana
  • High School:
    Spring Creek Academy (Blinn College)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 28 games in first season with the Green and Gold ... Link to Career WSU Statistics.

2024-25:  Recognized as a member of the NABC Honors Court for work in the classroom ... dressed for all 29 games, appearing in 28 contests, 22 of which were as a starter ... recorded two points in Warrior debut at Lincoln (Mo.) ... did not play at UIndy ... tallied two points, two assists and three rebounds vs. Findlay ... totaled six points against Tiffin with four rebounds, and an assist in just nine minutes ... notched first two blocks and first steal of the campaign at Lewis, along with three defensive rebounds ... made first two starts as a Warrior to begin GLIAC play ... finished with three points, one assist and a block vs. Davenport ... brought down seven rebounds against Grand Valley State, along with two points and a steal ... scored two points against Michigan-Dearborn ... credited with three defensive rebounds at Northwood, and a career-high four steals against Redeemer ... also had four defensive rebounds, two assist and a block vs. the Royals ... matched season-best with two blocks at Lake Superior State, along with one assist and a steal ... hit a two-pointer at Ferris State ... registered 10 points against both Parkside (5-5 FG) and Purdue Northwest, while hauling down four rebounds and eight boards, respectively ... accounted for four points and a pair of steals at Northern Michigan ... secured four rebounds and one takeaway at Michigan Tech ... responsible for 11 points and five boards vs. Saginaw Valley State ... contributed four points, three rebounds and a pair of assists against Roosevelt ... equaled a season-best with two assists at PNW ... grabbed six boards vs. MTU ... produced four points, four rebounds and two steals at SVSU ... saw 20+ minutes of action in six consecutive efforts (2/13-3/1) ... chipped in with nine points, six boards, one assist and a steal at RU ... swiped multiple steals for the fourth time with three at GVSU joined by two points, three rebounds and one assist ... one board shy of a double-double at DU with 10 points (4-of-4 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and nine rebounds, along with one takeaway ... snagged five boards and two steals vs. FSU ... connected on all six field goal attempts vs. LSSU in scoring a career-high 13 points, while grabbing eight rebounds ... credited with two points, two rebounds and a block in the GLIAC Quarterfinal contest at FSU ... saw 19 minutes of action in the exhibition win at Detroit Mercy, accounting for four points, five rebounds, one block and a steal ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season/Career-Highs
Pts. – 13 vs. Lake Superior State, 3/1 (CAREER HIGH)
FGM – 6 vs. Lake Superior State, 3/1 (CAREER HIGH)
3FG – NA
FTM – 3 at Roosevelt, 2/17 (CAREER HIGH)
Reb. – 9 at Davenport, 2/22 (CAREER HIGH)
Ast. – 2 (4x) Most Recently at Purdue Northwest, 1/30 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Stl. – 4 vs. Redeemer, 12/21 (CAREER HIGH)
Blk. – 2 (2x) Most Recently at Lake Superior State, 1/2 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Min. – 25 vs. Ferris State, 2/27 (CAREER HIGH)
Double Figures – Five Times; 20+ point games – NA
Double-Doubles – NA

Pre-WSU:  Concluded junior college career with 141 points on 57 percent shooting (63-of-110), including 1-of-10 from three-point range ... sank 14-of-27 foul shots (52 percent), while grabbing 122 rebounds (33-89) ... dished out 30 assists, notched 11 steals and blocked 16 shots.

2023-24:  Helped the Blinn College Buccaneers to a 23-8 record ... appeared in 25 contests making one start ... shot 55 percent (29-of-53) from the floor ... grabbed 55 rebounds (15-40) and dished out 22 assists to just eight turnovers ... recorded six steals and blocked four shots ... scored a season-best 16 points vs. Paris Junior College (1/17) ... tallied six points on five occasions ... totaled a season-high nine rebounds against Jacksonville College ... credited with a season-best five assists twice (1/20 vs. Houston Gladiators and 2/7 against Jacksonville College).

2022-23:  Played in 26 contests, making one start as BC recorded a 23-8 mark ... tallied 11 points in the season-opener against Lone Star College-Tomball ... grabbed eight rebounds against McLennan C.C. (11/15) ... made four soul shots vs. New Mexico Junior College (11/18)posted another double-digit scoring performance with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Coastal Bend College (2/11). had three blocks each in back-to-back games vs. Jacksonville College (1/28) and Houston Gladiators (2/2) ... finished the year shooting 60 percent (34-of-57) from the field ... grabbed 67 rebounds (18-49) ... totaled 12 blocks, eight assists and five steals.

Blinn Bio

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas ... was a four-year letterwinner for coach Mounir Benzegala ... earned Second Team All-SWAC honors as a senior ... averaged 9.1 points, six rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior ... tallied 28 points in a SWAC tournament contest ... served as class President ... received Academic accolades ... played summer ball for TRT basketball academy/abucketandadream team.

Personal:  Full name -- Kelvin Tamakloe ... born on April 24, 2003, in Accra, Ghana ... son of Beatrice Kottoh and the late Peter Tamakloe ... is majoring in Finance ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 ... last name is pronounced TA-me-chloe.
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  • 12

    2024-25Junior

    F
    6'6" 238 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2025-26Senior

    F
    6'6" 238 lbs
    12