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Jersey Number 99
Achor Achor
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
- High School/Previous School:
- Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy – Ga./Kansas State
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
2023-24 NABC • National Association of Basketball Coaches All- District 21 First Team • Samford
2023-24 Lou Henson Award Finalist • Samford
2023-24 All-Southern Conference First Team • Samford
2024 Southern Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player • Samford
2024 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team • Samford
2021-22 All-Panhandle Conference Second Team • Chipola College
CAREER
Achor has played in 112 games between his stops at Chipola College (2020-21 • 2021-22), Samford (2022-23 • 2023-24) and Kansas State (2024-25) … Secured 1,015 points, 506 rebounds, 103 blocks, 83 assists and 67 steals … Converted on 56.7 percent from the field (370-of-652), 39.3 percent of his three-point attempts (35-of-89) and 67.6 percent at the charity stripe (240-of-355) … Teams have been to three national tournaments: two NJCAA Final Fours (2020-21 • 2021-22 • Chipola) and one NCAA Tournament (2023-24 • Samford) … Amassed 44 games with 10+ points fueled by 14 efforts of 20 or more points.
BEFORE STATE
2024-25: Achor garnered 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game over his seven non-conference appearances off the bench at Kansas State where he was coached by Jerome Tang … Hit on 54.1 percent of his field goal attempts (20-of-37), 33.3 percent of his three-pointers (3-of-9) and 66.7 percent at the foul line (8-of-12) … Tucked away three games with 10 or more points.
2023-24: Achor dialed up 16.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.5 assists per game while starting all 33 games … Samford secured a 29-6 record, won the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships and captured the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2000 under Bucky McMillan … The Bulldogs nearly pulled the 4-13 upset over No. 17 Kansas at March Madness … Garnered All-Southern Conference First-Team honors and named the SoCon Championship Most Outstanding Player … A Lou Henson Award Finalist which is awarded to college basketball’s top mid-major player … Sank 58.6 percent from the field (191-of-326), 43.5 percent of his three-pointers (27-of-62) and 71.2 percent at the foul line (121-of-170) … Ranked inside the league’s top 15 in four categories: field goal percentage (58.6 – 3rd), blocks (1.8 – 3rd), points (16.1 – 6th) and rebounds (6.1 – 12th) … Poured in 10+ points in 26 of 33 games headlined by 12 outings of 20 or more points … Tallied a trio of double-doubles.
2022-23: Achor tucked away 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while making 30 appearances and one start … Samford posted a 21-11 record and tied for the Southern Conference regular season title led by Bucky McMillan … Converted on 57.7 percent from the field (71-of-123) and 64.9 percent at the free throw line (37-of-57) … All five of his scoring efforts in double figures came against non-conference opponents.
2021-22: Achor secured 8.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game over his 19 appearances … Chipola finished with a 30-6 mark and earned a trip the 2022 NJCAA Final Four where he was coached by Donny Tyndall … Sank 54.5 percent of his field goal attempts (55-of-101) and 62.8 percent at the charity stripe (49-of-78) … Seven outings with double-digit points.
2020-21: Achor averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his 23 outings … Chipola finished with a 23-5 record and made a run to the 2021 NJCAA Final Four under Donnie Tyndall … Shot 50.8 percent from the floor (33-of-65) and 65.8 percent at the free throw line (25-of-38) … Three performances with 10 or more points.
BEST GAMES
2024-25: Achor fired in a season-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting versus Arkansas • Pine Bluff (Dec. 1) … Added 10 points against George Washington (Nov. 22) followed by 10 points and five rebounds versus Liberty (Nov. 24) at the US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
2023-24: Achor began a stretch with 17 of 18 games in double figures (Nov. 14-Jan. 24) by scoring 17 points versus Mississippi College (Nov. 14) … Collected his first of three double-doubles with 17 points, 14 rebounds and a season-high five blocks against South Carolina State (Nov. 17) … Turned in non-conference season’s best of 26 points versus North Carolina A&T (Nov. 25) followed by 25 points against Louisiana • Lafayette (Nov. 30) … Provided 20 points versus Chattanooga (Jan. 3) in SoCon opener … Fired in a career-high 35 points on 12-of-22 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds at Western Carolina (Jan. 16) … Wrapped season on a tear with four of five March outings with 20+ points (March 2-21) … Memorable Southern Conference Tournament with 28 points and 14 rebounds in semifinal win over Furman (March 10) … Amassed 25 points fueled by an 11-of-14 effort at the free throw line to go along with nine rebounds and four blocks against East Tennessee State (March 14) in finals … Capped season with 23 points and eight rebounds versus No. 17 Kansas (March 21) at NCAA Tournament.
2022-23: Achor opened his season with three consecutive games in double figures: 11 points against Belhaven (Nov. 12), 18 points and eight rebounds at Alabama A&M (Nov. 17) and 10 points versus Texas Southern (Nov. 20) … Drained 14-of-18 from the field over the three-game run … Secured a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at South Carolina State (Dec. 17) … Scored a Southern Conference season’s best nine points versus East Tennessee State (Feb. 4), UNC Greensboro (Feb. 15) and at Virginia Military Institute (Feb. 18).
2021-22: Achor’s top scoring performances were 22 points and 16 rebounds against Hutchinson CC (March 16) followed by 20 points versus Salt Lake CC (March 18) in the NJCAA Final Four … Added another double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds against Harcum College (March 17).
2020-21: Achor’s best scoring efforts were 15 points at Northwest Florida State College (March 27), 14 points versus Manatee-Sarasota State College (Jan. 20) and 10 points at Gulf Coast State College (Feb. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL
Achor prepped at Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy in Decatur, Georgia which is the same program as State teammate Gai Chol … Helped the Eagles to 41 wins over his final two seasons sparked by consecutive trips to the GHSA A Private State Tournament … Team earned a runner-up finish in 2019-20 during his senior season.
PERSONAL
Born on January 13 … Graduated in Spring 2025 with a degree in sociology from Kansas State.
2023-24 NABC • National Association of Basketball Coaches All- District 21 First Team • Samford
2023-24 Lou Henson Award Finalist • Samford
2023-24 All-Southern Conference First Team • Samford
2024 Southern Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player • Samford
2024 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team • Samford
2021-22 All-Panhandle Conference Second Team • Chipola College
CAREER
Achor has played in 112 games between his stops at Chipola College (2020-21 • 2021-22), Samford (2022-23 • 2023-24) and Kansas State (2024-25) … Secured 1,015 points, 506 rebounds, 103 blocks, 83 assists and 67 steals … Converted on 56.7 percent from the field (370-of-652), 39.3 percent of his three-point attempts (35-of-89) and 67.6 percent at the charity stripe (240-of-355) … Teams have been to three national tournaments: two NJCAA Final Fours (2020-21 • 2021-22 • Chipola) and one NCAA Tournament (2023-24 • Samford) … Amassed 44 games with 10+ points fueled by 14 efforts of 20 or more points.
BEFORE STATE
2024-25: Achor garnered 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game over his seven non-conference appearances off the bench at Kansas State where he was coached by Jerome Tang … Hit on 54.1 percent of his field goal attempts (20-of-37), 33.3 percent of his three-pointers (3-of-9) and 66.7 percent at the foul line (8-of-12) … Tucked away three games with 10 or more points.
2023-24: Achor dialed up 16.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.5 assists per game while starting all 33 games … Samford secured a 29-6 record, won the Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships and captured the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2000 under Bucky McMillan … The Bulldogs nearly pulled the 4-13 upset over No. 17 Kansas at March Madness … Garnered All-Southern Conference First-Team honors and named the SoCon Championship Most Outstanding Player … A Lou Henson Award Finalist which is awarded to college basketball’s top mid-major player … Sank 58.6 percent from the field (191-of-326), 43.5 percent of his three-pointers (27-of-62) and 71.2 percent at the foul line (121-of-170) … Ranked inside the league’s top 15 in four categories: field goal percentage (58.6 – 3rd), blocks (1.8 – 3rd), points (16.1 – 6th) and rebounds (6.1 – 12th) … Poured in 10+ points in 26 of 33 games headlined by 12 outings of 20 or more points … Tallied a trio of double-doubles.
2022-23: Achor tucked away 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while making 30 appearances and one start … Samford posted a 21-11 record and tied for the Southern Conference regular season title led by Bucky McMillan … Converted on 57.7 percent from the field (71-of-123) and 64.9 percent at the free throw line (37-of-57) … All five of his scoring efforts in double figures came against non-conference opponents.
2021-22: Achor secured 8.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game over his 19 appearances … Chipola finished with a 30-6 mark and earned a trip the 2022 NJCAA Final Four where he was coached by Donny Tyndall … Sank 54.5 percent of his field goal attempts (55-of-101) and 62.8 percent at the charity stripe (49-of-78) … Seven outings with double-digit points.
2020-21: Achor averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his 23 outings … Chipola finished with a 23-5 record and made a run to the 2021 NJCAA Final Four under Donnie Tyndall … Shot 50.8 percent from the floor (33-of-65) and 65.8 percent at the free throw line (25-of-38) … Three performances with 10 or more points.
BEST GAMES
2024-25: Achor fired in a season-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting versus Arkansas • Pine Bluff (Dec. 1) … Added 10 points against George Washington (Nov. 22) followed by 10 points and five rebounds versus Liberty (Nov. 24) at the US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
2023-24: Achor began a stretch with 17 of 18 games in double figures (Nov. 14-Jan. 24) by scoring 17 points versus Mississippi College (Nov. 14) … Collected his first of three double-doubles with 17 points, 14 rebounds and a season-high five blocks against South Carolina State (Nov. 17) … Turned in non-conference season’s best of 26 points versus North Carolina A&T (Nov. 25) followed by 25 points against Louisiana • Lafayette (Nov. 30) … Provided 20 points versus Chattanooga (Jan. 3) in SoCon opener … Fired in a career-high 35 points on 12-of-22 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds at Western Carolina (Jan. 16) … Wrapped season on a tear with four of five March outings with 20+ points (March 2-21) … Memorable Southern Conference Tournament with 28 points and 14 rebounds in semifinal win over Furman (March 10) … Amassed 25 points fueled by an 11-of-14 effort at the free throw line to go along with nine rebounds and four blocks against East Tennessee State (March 14) in finals … Capped season with 23 points and eight rebounds versus No. 17 Kansas (March 21) at NCAA Tournament.
2022-23: Achor opened his season with three consecutive games in double figures: 11 points against Belhaven (Nov. 12), 18 points and eight rebounds at Alabama A&M (Nov. 17) and 10 points versus Texas Southern (Nov. 20) … Drained 14-of-18 from the field over the three-game run … Secured a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at South Carolina State (Dec. 17) … Scored a Southern Conference season’s best nine points versus East Tennessee State (Feb. 4), UNC Greensboro (Feb. 15) and at Virginia Military Institute (Feb. 18).
2021-22: Achor’s top scoring performances were 22 points and 16 rebounds against Hutchinson CC (March 16) followed by 20 points versus Salt Lake CC (March 18) in the NJCAA Final Four … Added another double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds against Harcum College (March 17).
2020-21: Achor’s best scoring efforts were 15 points at Northwest Florida State College (March 27), 14 points versus Manatee-Sarasota State College (Jan. 20) and 10 points at Gulf Coast State College (Feb. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL
Achor prepped at Greenforest Mccalep Christian Academy in Decatur, Georgia which is the same program as State teammate Gai Chol … Helped the Eagles to 41 wins over his final two seasons sparked by consecutive trips to the GHSA A Private State Tournament … Team earned a runner-up finish in 2019-20 during his senior season.
PERSONAL
Born on January 13 … Graduated in Spring 2025 with a degree in sociology from Kansas State.
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