NBA Transactions: Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on June 26, 2024… Signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies on July 6, 2024.

Played four seasons (2020-24) at Purdue, where as a junior and senior he became the first player to sweep every major National Player of the Year award (six total) in consecutive seasons since UCLA’s Bill Walton (1971-72, 1972-73)… His 12 major National Player of the Year trophies rank second in NCAA history behind only Ralph Sampson’s 14… Started all 39 appearances as a senior and averaged 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.2 blocks in 32.0 minutes while shooting 62.3% from the field and 71.1% from the free throw line to lead the Boilermakers to the NCAA Tournament championship game… His 37 points in the tournament final were the most since 1978… As a senior, became the first player to lead the nation in both total points and total rebounds since Hank Gathers in 1988-89 and the first player to lead the nation in scoring and make a Final Four since Oscar Robertson in 1959-60… Tied the second-most free throw attempts in a season in NCAA history (436)… During his four-year collegiate career, competed in 138 games (108 starts) and averaged 18.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.7 blocks in 24.9 minutes while shooting 62.1% from the field… Left Purdue ranked third in Big Ten history in points (2,516) and second in rebounds (1,321)… Individual honors include: Naismith College Player of the Year (2023, 2024); John R. Wooden Award (2023, 2024); AP Player of the Year (2023, 2024); NABC Player of the Year (2023, 2024); USBWA Player of the Year (2023, 2024); Sporting News Player of the Year (2023, 2024); NCAA Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player (2024); NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2024); Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2023, 2024); Pete Newell Big Man Award (2023, 2024); Lute Olsen Award (2024); The Wooden Award All-American Team (2023, 2024); consensus All-American First Team (2023, 2024); Maui Invitational MVP (2024); consensus Big Ten Player of the Year (2023, 2024); consensus All-Big Ten First Team (2023, 2024); Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2023, 2024); Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2023, 2024); Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2023); consensus All-Big Ten Second Team (2022); conference-record 12-time Big Ten Player of the Week. NATIONAL CAREER A member of the Canadian senior men’s national team… Represented Canada at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia and averaged 15.1 points, a tournament-high 14.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 23.7 minutes to help guide the team to the bronze medal… Selected as Team Canada’s lone collegian to play in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and helped the team earn the bronze medal – the country’s first-ever World Cup medal – and qualify for the 2024 Olympics.

Born May 14, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada… As a member of the Canadian senior men’s national team, helped Canada win the bronze medal in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Canada’s first-ever World Cup medal and first medal at a major global tournament since the 1936 Summer Olympics… Competed at IMG Academy (Fla), helping IMG to the UnderArmour Rise Championship as a senior.. Played hockey and baseball growing up before picking up basketball during his sophomore year of high school.