College: Syracuse

Class: Junior

Position: F

Height/Weight: 6-7/205

DOB: 7/11/87

Player Information: 2009-10: Transferred from Iowa State after sophomore season… Started all 35 games as a junior at Syracuse… Was one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy awarded to the men's college basketball player of the year... Named Big East Player of the Year and was voted by the conference's head coaches to the All-Big East Conference First Team… Named a First Team All-American by Fox Sports, the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association... Named the ECAC Division l Player of the Year, earned Big East Player of the Week honors and was named the 2K Sports Classic MVP after averaging 21.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in SU’s wins over California (11/19) and North Carolina (11/20)… Averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds on the season leading the Orange in both categories… Registered his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 boards versus California on 11/19… Against the Tar Heels, he tallied a game-high 25 points… Was named a midseason All-American by ESPN.com's Jay Bilas on 1/12 and by the Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy on 1/14... Recorded his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds versus Cornell on 11/24… Scored 26 points and also tied his season best with four 3-point field goals against Columbia on 11/27… Recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds versus Florida on 12/10... Against Seton Hall on 12/29, scored 20 points while adding a career-high 19 rebounds... Finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds in a win against South Florida on 1/10 for his seventh double-double of the season... Tallied his ninth double-double of the year, leading the Orange with 22 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Marquette on 1/23… In the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Gonzaga, tallied a career-high 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds leading the Orange to the win.