Wanting a brighter future than what awaited him in Nigeria, Kareem Adekunle originally came to the United States through a high school program designed to position him for a college basketball scholarship. However, after graduating from Providence Christian Academy with an impressive record including being named Gwinnett County’s leading rebounder, no scholarship offer came. That was when his American host parents, Peter and Mary Hage, encouraged him to consider Georgia Gwinnett.