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2024-25 (Freshman): Played/started 32 of 35 games... 10.0 points (51st ACC), 6.2 rebounds (17th ACC), 1.0 blocks (15th ACC), 53.5% FG, 3 double-doubles (21st ACC)... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Added 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block in the NIT second round vs Oklahoma State 3/23... Totaled 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and a block in the win vs Pitt 2/11... Had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and a block in win vs Stanford 2/1... Game-high 20 points (8-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs, all FTs in last 2 minutes) with 7 rebounds, an assist and a block in win at NC State 1/25... Added 15 points (6-7 FG, 3-4 FT), 5 rebounds, and 2 assists in win at Miami 1/18... Had 10 points (5-6 FGs), 6 rebounds, a steals, and a block in win at Virginia 1/15... Added 7 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and an assist in win vs Georgia Tech 1/11... Had 16 points (7-8 FG) and 16 rebounds in AACC-opening win vs Virginia 12/7...First double-double with 12 points (6-9 FGs) and 11 rebounds in Acrisure Holiday Invitational Championship vs Washington State 11/27... Had 13 points (5-8 FG), 4 rebounds and an assist in SMU debut vs UNCG 11/11... SMU SEASON RECORDS: 53.5% (123-230) on FGs (4th-best for a freshman).

Prior to SMU: Averaged 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and shot 82.6% on FGs in four games with Sigortam Istanbul in Turkey in 2023-24… Sigortam finished tied for first at 28-6 in the Turkish second division…Played for Turkey in the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece, averaging 12.7 points and 8.6 rebounds while hitting 66.0% on FGs (33-50)... Played three seasons for Besiktas S.J. of Turkey’s first division; 2023-24 averaged 3.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and hitting 65.4% FGs in 56 games (Turkish League, Turkish Cup, Euroleague, VTB Supercup); 2022-23 averaged 2.3 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 55.6% in 15 games; 2021-22 averaged 1.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and hit 50.0% FGs in five games in his debut season… Also played for MZT Skopje in the North Macedonia Superleague and Adriatic League in 2022-23, averaging 6.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and hitting 55.5% FGs in 25 games… In 2021-22, he was selected to play for Next Generation Team Belgrade (9 points, 11.8 rebounds in 4 games) and U18 Next Generation Select (7.1 points, 8.5 rebounds in 4 games).