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    Nana Agyeman
    14 Nana Agyeman
    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Itasca, Ill.

    High School:
    Lake Park

    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 205

    Position:
    Cornerback

    Experience:
    2-1

    2001: Recorded two tackles as a member of the punt-block unit ... Saw time in nine contests ... Had a career-high two tackles at Purdue.

    2000: Played in 10 games at cornerback as a true-freshman for the Illini … Recorded stats in one game only, vs. Middle Tennessee, registering two tackles and an interception and return for 55 yards … Also had a pass deflection against the Blue Raiders … Was moved from receiver to cornerback in rookie camp.

    High School: Rushed for 223 yards and had four touchdowns, also threw for one touchdown his senior year … Named to the Arlington Heights Daily-Herald all-area team … High school coach was Andy Livingston … A Champaign News-Gazette special mention … Earned unanimous all-conference honors … Carried the ball 110 times for 672 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior … A member of the Lake Park varsity basketball team.

    Personal: Full given name is Nana O. Agyeman … Born Oct. 17, 1981 in East Point, Ga. … The son of Lloyd and Juaben B. Agyeman … Majoring in leisure studies and sports management … The name “Nana” means “born on Thursday” … Family migrated to the United States from Ghana … Has two brothers and two sisters.

    CAREER HIGHS
    Tackles: 2 vs. Purdue, 11/3/01
    Solos: 2 vs. Purdue, 11/3/01
    Interceptions: 1 vs. Middle Tenn., 9/2/00
    PBU: 1 vs. Middle Tenn., 9/2/00
    

    DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
    YEAR   G   ST   AT   TOT   TFL-YDS   INT-YDS   FF-FR
    2000  10    1    1    2      0-0       1-55     0-0
    2001   8    2    0    2      0-0       0-0      0-0
    TOTAL 18    3    1    4      0-0       1-55     0-0	
    

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