Charles Bediako

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Career Accolades

SEC All-Tournament Team (2023)

SEC All-Defensive Team (2023)

SEC All-Freshman Team (2022)

SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022)

One of three players (Brandon Miller and Mark Sears) that started all 37 games this season
Averaged 6.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.8 blocks per game
Ranked No. 22 in the country in total blocks (67) and No. 36 in blocks per game (1.81)
Bediako’s 1.70 bpg for his career ranks No. 7 for most in program
Named SEC All-Tournament after averaging 11.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game
Posted three double-doubles this season, including one against Maryland in the NCAA Round of 32
Posted a double-double against No. 1 North Carolina scoring a season-high 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds
Scored double figures in nine games

Earned SEC All-Freshman Team accolades
Finished with a team-leading 51 blocked shots on the year while his 1.6 blocks per game average was fifth-best in the SEC
Also topped the team in field goal percentage (.692) and was fourth in rebounds (4.3) and total steals (21)
Led Alabama in total dunks for the season (43)
Ended the year with four games of five or more blocks including a career-best six blocks in a game on two separate occasions
Ended the season by shooting 77.8 percent from the floor (42-of-54) over the Tide’s final 14 contests
Had a season-best 15 points to go along with six blocks and five rebounds in the win over Mississippi State (2/16)
Led the Tide in scoring and rebounding against then- No.5 Kentucky (2/5), finished the contests with 12 points and eight rebounds
Recorded five blocks to go along with eight points and five rebounds against South Alabama (11/16), becoming the first Tide player to swat five shots in a game since Donta Hall on Jan. 27, 2018
Recorded a career-high six blocks in the Tide’s win over then-No. 3 Gonzaga, while also adding eight rebounds and seven points
Scored 12 points and six boards against South Dakota State (11/26), shooting 6-of-7 from the floor
Contributed seven points, seven rebounds and five blocks in the Tide’s win over Jacksonville State (12/18)

Rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports, who has him ranked No. 26 overall and the No. 4 player at his position
An athletic player with a 7-2 wingspan and the ability to run the floor at the power forward and center positions
Holds a four-star rating with Rivals, who has him ranked as the No. 29 overall player and the No. 4 center in the country, while ESPN has him ranked as the No. 29 player in the nation and the No. 7 player at his position
Rated by North Pole Hoops as the No. 2 player in the nation in the 2021 class
Competed for Team Canada at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup where he was teammates with former Alabama standout Joshua Primo
Finished that event averaging 8.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while scoring in double figures in four of his final five contests
Had a 19-point, 12-rebound performance to highlight the stretch vs. Latvia
Competed for UPLAY Canada under head coach Dwayne Washington where he was teammates with Alabama freshmen Keon Ambrose-Hylton and Joshua Primo
Also played alongside Ambrose-Hilton at Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio during the 2018-19 season before transferring to IMG Academy
Competed alongside Primo at the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp which was held in Chicago during All-Star Weekend in February of 2020, where he impressed numerous NBA Scouts with his raw athleticism and high motor
Chose Alabama over the likes of Duke, Texas, Ohio State, Michigan and Baylor, among many others