University of New Haven Athletics

Career: Set a single season school record with 85 blocked shots in 2021-22 and surpassed his own record the next year finishing with 105 blocks in 2022-23 … Closed out his two seasons at New Haven third all-time in total blocks with 190. 

2022-23: Named the Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season … Led the team and the Northeast-10 with 105 blocks, closing out the season second in the nation in total blocks and third in the nation in blocks per game (3.09) … Also led the team, the Northeast-10 and all of NCAA Division II with 408 total blocks, averaging 12.0 per game which was the second-best average in the country … Also led the nation in defensive rebounds per game with an average of 9.74 … Started all 34 gams on the season, one of three players to do so … Closed out the year fifth on the team in scoring with 6.9 points per game, shooting a team-best 62.3 percent from the field (96-of-154) … Also added 16 assists and 19 steals … Closed out 10 games with double figures in the scoring column and added to that 24 games with double figure rebounds, combining them for eight double doubles … Had a streak of seven-straight games with double figure rebounds in the middle of the season, kicking off that streak with a career-high 19 boards on New Year’s Eve against Le Moyne … Closed out the season with another seven-game streak of double figure boards, wrapping up his collegiate career with a game-high 18 rebounds in the NCAA Elite Eight match-up versus West Liberty (Mar. 21).

2021-22: Named the Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year … Led the team and the Northeast-10 with 85 blocks on the season, with his 3.1 blocks per game average the best among all NCAA Division II players … Appeared in all 27 games, starting in 26 … Finished the season averaging 6.1 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game … Shot a team-high 60.4 percent from the field (67-of-11) and was 32-of-39 from the free throw line … Scored in double figures in six games, finishing all but two of those with a double double … First collegiate double double came against Saint Rose (Dec. 4) with 12 points and 10 rebounds … Season-high in the scoring column also came against Saint Rose (Feb. 8) where he finished with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 4-of-4 at the free throw line … Finished with at least one blocked shot in all but two of the 27 games … Set a season-high with nine blocks against Adelphi (Feb. 19) as he finished one shy of a triple double adding 12 points and 12 rebounds against the Panthers … Also finished the first Saint Rose game with eight blocks, while stuffing five or more shots in five games … Set a career-high with 17 rebounds against Saint Anselm (Jan. 19).

Prior to New Haven: Transferred to New Haven from Saint Peter’s where he played two seasons for the Peacocks … Scored 41 points and shot a team-best 58.3 percent from the field in 2019-20 … As a rookie in 2018-19, scored 20 points and pulled down 26 boards while also blocking 13 shots.

Personal: Son of Akon and Mabior, also has a sister, Ayen, and a brother, Maker ... Majoring in business management with a concentration in Esports management.