Agua had a triple double in the state semis.
LINCOLN — Omaha Central, with sophomore center Akoy Agau, again outmatched Norfolk and now is a victory away from its fifth Class A championship in six years.
Agau's triple double of 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots was the glittery statistic Friday of the Eagles' 70-59 win at the Devaney Center. A year ago in a 71-58 finals win over the Panthers, as a 6-foot-8 freshman, he had 18 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocked shots.
“(Agau)'s the best recruit in Nebraska since (Erick) Strickland and (Andre) Woolridge,” said Markowski, an Ord, Neb., native.
“If he continues to work, he'll be a top-50 recruit in the country.
Agau, whose list of offers includes Nebraska, Creighton and Marquette, is 6-foot-8, 220 pounds. Markowski projects him at 6-10, 240 when he hits college. Agau has great timing, great hands. He can run and jump.
He can dominate, but sometimes Agau disappears. His numbers — 10 points and 6 rebounds per game — don't jump off the stat sheet.
“If he averaged 10 and 6 and got 40 touches a game, I'd be concerned,” Markowski said. “But the way Central plays, they press, they get a lot of turnovers and a lot of fast breaks. They see a lot of zone. ... If he gets the ball on the block, Akoy's going to score.”
Central coach Eric Behrens sees Agau playing like Doug McDermott at the college level. Inside-outside. Agau could do it in a BCS league, though.