Received his BA in rhetorical studies in December, 2017...Will earn his master’s degree in public relations in the summer of 2018.
Finished career ranked first all-time in Hofstra’s NCAA Division I history with 1,305 rebounds...Rebounding total is second all-time in Colonial Athletic Association history to Hall of Famer David Robinson...Totaled 1,184 career points to rank 25th all-time in program history...Had 48 career double-doubles...Only the third player since 1996 to rank in the top five in the nation in rebounding in three straight seasons, joining Paul Millsap of Louisiana Tech (2003-06) and Kenneth Faried of Morehead State (2008-11) in that exclusive company.
At Hofstra:
2017-18: All-CAA Third Team selection...National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Second Team pick...Named to Karl Malone Award Watch List...Named a Senior CLASS Award candidate...Started all 31 games...Posted averages of 10.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game...Also had 40 assists, 26 steals and 11 blocked shots...Led Hofstra in rebounding and steals and ranked third in scoring and blocked shots...Ranked third nationally and second in the CAA in rebounds per game...Had 14 double-doubles...Notched a season-high 22 points versus William & Mary on Feb. 15...Had a season-high 23 rebounds against Elon on Jan. 7...Tallied double figures in scoring 19 times and double figures in rebounds 21 times...Led Hofstra in rebounds 28 times...Had first double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds against Kennesaw State (Nov. 13)...Closed the season with double-doubles in four of the Pride’s final six games...Had a season-high four steals against Auburn on Nov. 19...Tallied three blocked shots versus Delaware on January 18...Averaged 11.4 points and 13.1 rebounds per game during CAA play...Averaged 29.7 minutes per game to rank third on the team...2016-17: Named to CAA Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team…Played in and started 28 games…Averaged 9.2 points and a team and CAA-best 12.1 rebounds per game…Ranked fourth in the nation in rebounding…Recorded a team-high 25 steals and added 20 blocks…Posted 11 double-doubles…Scored a season-high 20 points versus St. Bonaventure (Dec. 6)…Pulled down a career-high 25 rebounds against South Dakota on Nov. 23…The 25 rebounds was the second-highest total in NCAA Division I basketball in 2016-17…Opened the season with a 10-point, 23-rebound outing against Coppin State (Nov. 11)…Had 10 or more rebounds 19 times…Had a four-steal game against St. Bonaventure (Dec. 6)…Averaged 8.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in conference play…Averaged 27.8 minutes per game…2015-16: All-CAA First Team selection…CAA All-Defensive Team and CAA All-Academic team selection…NABC All-District Second team pick…Second team All-Met Basketball choice…Named to All-CAA Championship Team…Started all 34 games…Averaged 13.5 points and a CAA-best 13.0 rebounds per game…Ranked second in the NCAA in rebounding…Ranked 11th in the CAA in scoring, first in field goal percentage (.660) and fifth in blocked shots (1.2 per game)...Posted 22 double-doubles...Had a career-high 25 points versus James Madison on Jan. 16 and at William & Mary on Feb. 11...Set a CAA Championship single game record with 23 rebounds against UNCW in the CAA title game on Mar. 7...Posted six games with 20 or more rebounds...Scored in double-figures in 25 games...Blocked four shots at Elon (Jan. 9) and versus UNCW (Feb. 4)...Notched three steals at La Salle on Dec. 2...Averaged 16.4 points and 15.1 rebounds per game in CAA action...Averaged 30.4 minutes per game...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient...2014-15: Played in 27 games with five starts…Averaged 5.2 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game…Led all CAA freshmen in rebounding and was 12th overall in the CAA…Shot .573 (59-103) from the field…Scored a season-high 13 points versus Northeastern (Feb. 12) and Vermont (Mar. 18)…Had a double-double versus Delaware on Jan. 5 with 11 points and a season-best 16 rebounds…Also added a personal-best five blocks in the game…Scored 11 points on 5-6 shooting versus James Madison in the CAA Quarterfinals on Mar. 7…Pulled down 12 rebounds at North Carolina State on Nov. 17 and at South Florida on Nov. 25…Had season-highs of five steals and four assists versus Stony Brook on Nov. 21…Averaged 4.6 points and 5.1 rebounds in CAA play…Averaged 16.5 minutes per game.
High School/Personal: Played for two years at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia...Helped lead Oak Hill to a 41-4 record and a number four ranking in the USA Today Sports Super 25 during the 2013-14 season…Averaged 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds per game for the Warriors as a senior…Shot a team-leading 62-percent from the field…Averaged 8.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a junior…Earned a three-star ranking from Scout.com…Member of the Lithuanian National Team that placed second in the 2012 U18 European Championship and third at the U19 World Championship…Has one brother…Lists Kevin Love and Karl Malone as his favorite athletes…Started playing basketball at age 5…Lists social media as his hobby…Nicknamed “The Rock”…Plans to play professionally…Rhetorical studies major (undergraduate) and public relations (graduate).
Career Highs:
PTS: 25, last at William & Mary, 2/11/16
REBS: 25 vs. South Dakota, 11/23/16
ASTS: 4, last vs. UNCW, 2/4/16
FGM: 12 at William & Mary, 2/11/16
FGA: 16 at William & Mary, 2/11/16
3FGM: None
3FGA: None
FTM: 7, last vs. Northeastern, 2/21/16
FTA: 14 vs. James Madison, 1/16/16
OR: 12 at Siena, 11/25/17
DR: 19 vs. UNCW, 3/7/16
TO: 4, several times, most recently vs. Kennesaw State, 11/13/17
ST: 5 vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/14
BS: 5 vs. Delaware, 1/5/15
MIN: 52 at Northeastern, 1/21/16
