2017-18 – Senior (Stats)
Member of the team that won the 2017-18 CACC Championship, earning the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament…One of two Rams to start all 35 games…One of three Rams to appear in all 35 games…Averaged 11.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.4 steals, 1.3 blocks and 35.1 minutes per game…Shot 62.2% from the floor (171-for-275) and 52.9% from the free-throw line (64-for-121)…Led the team with 280 rebounds and 8.0 rebounds/game…Also led the team with seven double-doubles: 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Bridgeport on Nov. 26, 12 points and 11 rebounds vs. Chestnut Hill on Dec. 5, 14 points and 18 rebounds vs. Goldey-Beacom on Dec. 30, 18 points and 14 rebounds at Wilmington on Jan. 16, 11 points and 14 rebounds vs. Georgian Court on Jan. 30, 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. USciences in the CACC Semifinals on March 3 and 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Dominican in the CACC Championship Finals on March 4…Named to the 2018 CACC Championship All-Tournament Team…Named the CACC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 27 and Feb. 5 and to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 15 and Jan. 29…Named to the City of Basketball Love Honorable Mention Team…Made at least 10 field goals on three occasions: 11-for-14 at St. Thomas Aquinas on Nov. 15, 12-for-19 at Post on Jan. 13 and 10-for-12 at Dominican on Jan. 27…Blocked a season-best six shots vs. Georgian Court on Jan. 30, the highest total for the Rams in 2017-18…Scored 10+ points in 19 games, 15+ points in 10 games and 20+ points in three games with a season high of 26 at Post on Jan. 13… Played in the NCAA Tournament vs. Le Moyne on March 10.
2016-17 – Junior (at La Salle University) (Stats)
Played in 17 contests including a start against Texas Southern (11/19)… Went 3-for-3 from the field and had six points in 11 minutes against Georgetown (12/10)… Saw season-high 19 minutes of action at VCU (1/22).
2015-16 – Sophomore (at La Salle University) (Stats)
Appeared in 19 games off the bench...Averaged 6.1 ppg in just 13.5 minutes per game...Missed 12 games in December and January due to illness..Shot 50-for-79 (.649) from the field...Scored 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting in 15 minutes in season-opening win over Towson (11/14)...Had eight points at Rowan (11/28)...Also scored eight points on 4-for-4 shooting vs. Hofstra (12/2)...Scored six points vs. eventual national champion Villanova (12/13) and eight points vs. #13 Miami (12/22)...After missing previous 12 games, scored career-high 20 points at Davidson (2/10) on 9-for-11 shooting...Had six points in career-high 27 minutes at George Washington (2/21)...Had 13 points and set career-highs in rebounds (seven) and blocks (four) at UMass (3/5).
2014-15 – Freshman (at La Salle University)
Did not appear in any games…Served an NCAA mandated year in residence.
Background
Attended Kiev High School in the Ukraine, graduating in May 2012…Member of Ukranian U-16, U-18 and U-20 national teams…Averaged 16 ppg and 11 rpg in February against American high school teams while playing for his club squad, Get Better Academy…Averaged 10.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg, both team-highs in 2013 European U-18 Championships…Played in the 2013 FIBA Europe All-Star Game and participated in the dunk contest.
Personal
Son of Oksana and Oleksandr.
