Ra Kpedi

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Photo by: Mark Black

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Position:
F
Ht./Wt.:
6-9 / 245
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Lawrence North
Prev School:
Vermont

• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
• 2022-23 Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention
• NABC Honors Court (2020-21, 2021-22)

2022-23: Started in all 32 games ... Scored double-digits in seven games ... Recorded 13 games of nine or more rebounds ... Ranked fifth in the Horizon League in rebounds per game (8.1) ... Scored a season-high 14 points with 12 rebounds vs. Oakland (Dec. 3) ... Recorded three double-doubles throughout the season ... Achieved a career high of 15 rebounds at Robert Morris (Dec. 29) ... Recorded two blocks at Oakland (Feb. 2) and vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 12).

2021-22: Played in all 33 games with 32 starts ... Scored double-digits in 11 games ... Led team with 29 dunks ... Recorded 14 games of seven or more rebounds ... Led the Horizon League in two-point field goal percentage at 64.2 percent ... Scored a season-high 17 points with four rebounds, two blocks, and a steal vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 16) ... Recorded a double-double against Florida Gulf Coast with 15 points and 12 rebounds (Nov 28) ... Added 16 points and nine rebounds vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 26) ... Grabbed 10 rebounds vs Detroit Mercy (Jan. 13) and Michigan Dearborn (Jan. 17) ... Recorded three steals vs. IUPUI (Feb. 10) and Cleveland State (Feb. 14).

2020-21: Played in all 23 games ... Scored a season-high nine points vs. Robert Morris (Dec. 27) ... Also had a season-high nine points while adding a season-high seven rebounds vs. Cleveland State (Feb. 19) ... Added eight points vs. Cleveland State in the Horizon League Championship (March 2).

2019-20: Used season as a redshirt campaign.

2018-2019 (at Vermont): Appeared in 27 games with six starts ... Scored 16 points against NVU-Lyndon ... Totaled 41 rebounds on the season ... Shot 57.5% from the floor in his sophomore year ... Helped his team to the NCAA Tournament.

2017-2018 (at Vermont): Played in 12 games for the Catamounts ... Tallied a season high six points and five rebounds in a victory at Hartford ... Played in a season high 15 minutes against New Hampshire.

High School: At Lawrence North, he averaged a double-double ... Earned Second Team IndyStar Super Team honors ... Led his team to the Sectional Championship game ... Selected to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State Supreme 15 team and was invited to the North/South All-Star Classic.

Personal: Father Andy played basketball at Illinois from 1989-91 ... Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in December 2020 ... Pursuing a Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Business Finance and Business Analytics.