COLLEGE CAREER: Played two seasons at North Carolina State and was named to the ACC All-Defensive team and as a Honorable Mention All-ACC selection as a sophomore…his 115 career blocks rank seventh best in school history…is the first player in school history to block at least five shots and dish out seven assists in the same game…averaged 11.8 points in 32 games (31 starts) as a sophomore…blocked 80 shots (second most in school history in one season) and finished second in the ACC in blocks per game (2.5)…scored in double figures 22 times…shot .587 from the field and posted three double-doubles…had a career-high 28 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks and a career-high three steals versus Duke…totaled 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in two NCAA Tournament games…recorded 13 points, 13 rebounds and a career-best eight blocks against Iowa…had seven blocks in a game twice against Miami and Duke…averaged 3.5 points on .506 shooting as a freshman…recorded 35 blocks – the second highest total for a N.C. state freshman…blocked two or more shots in a game 10 times and finished 10th in the ACC in blocks…posted a season-high 16 points and six rebounds in his first career start against Virginia…finished with 11 points and six rebounds against North Carolina.
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