Position: Center Height/Weight: 6-10 (2.08 m)/ 280 (127.0 kg) Birthdate: May 9, 1978 (Bend, Ore.) High School: Moscow HS (Moscow, Idaho), then Pullman HS (Pullman, Wash.) College: San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played final season of collegiate career at San Diego after starting career at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and routing through Oklahoma State. Sat out 2001-02 season at San Diego under NCAA transfer rules. Career Highlights: Runner-up to Gonzaga’s Blake Stepp for 2003 West Coast Conference Player of the Year. Earned 2003 WCC Tournament MVP honors. Earned all-tournament honors at the 2003 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after averaging 16.3 points and shooting 64.3% from the field (third-best in tourney). Senior (2002-03): Led WCC in rebounding (9.1 rpg) and field goal percentage and ranked second in scoring. Recorded nine double-doubles, including a 30-point, career-high 16-rebound effort vs. UCLA. Scored career-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds vs. Division II UC-San Diego. Registered 23 points and 15 rebounds vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.). Averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds and shot .577 from the field in the WCC Tournament. Junior (2000-01): At Oklahoma State, scored season-high 14 points vs. Missouri-Kansas City. Recorded 11 points and two blocked shots vs. Lamar. Grabbed season-high 10 rebounds in 12 minutes vs. Texas-San Antonio. Tallied nine points and seven rebounds in season-high 24 minutes at Wichita State. Sophomore (1999-00): At Oklahoma State, averaged 2.0 points in 6.1 minutes a contest. Scored season-high six points twice, vs. Langston and Nebraska. Tallied five points in five minutes vs. North Texas. Freshman (1999-00): At North Idaho College, averaged 13.9 points and 6.9 rebounds. Led team in blocked shots and field goal percentage, while ranking second in rebounding and third in scoring. Scored season-high 31 points on 14-for-17 shooting vs. the College of Southern Idaho. Strengths: Physically strong player who has soft shooting touch for big man. Personal: Majoring in Sociology. Married wife Sylina in the summer of 2000.
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