 
2007-08 • Finished the season averaging 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game • appeared in 26 games, starting 13 times (the final 13 games of the season) • shot an impressive .576 (49-85) from the field and was second on the team with 21 blocked shots • hit double digits in scoring 4 times on the year • had a career-high 15 points on March 6 vs. Cal Poly, adding 7 rebounds and 4 blocked shots • over the final 16 games of the season he averaged 6.4 points per game • at Cal State Fullerton (3/1) he had 8 points, a team-high 9 rebounds and 3 assists • at Cal State Bakersfield he had 12 points and 6 rebounds • he earned his first start of the season on January 31 at Cal State Fullerton, finishing with 8 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in 34 minutes of action. 2006-07 • Appeared in 13 games on the year, averaging 1.0 points and 0.9 rebounds per game • scored a season-best four points against Pacific and Cal State Fullerton, both in the Walter Pyramid • tallied three points at home against UC Riverside • shot .400 (4-10) from the field • season-best four rebounds in 12 minutes against UC Davis • in the home win over Cal State Fullerton he had four points, three rebounds and an assist in 10 minutes • season-best 14 minutes vs. Pacific, adding two assists to his four points • shot .444 (4-9) in Big West games where he averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds per game in 10 games (57 minutes). 2005-06 • Sat out the season as a redshirt. HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL • Lettered four years in basketball and volleyball • was a McDonald's All-America nominee his senior season and was a first team All-Sunset Six League pick • averaged 15.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game his senior year • team went 15-11 and finished third in the Sunset Six League (5-5) • finished second in the Los Angeles City Section in blocks with 94 • shot .458 (141-308) from the field as a senior and also dished out 3.0 assists per game • had 18 double figure scoring games as a senior, including five games over 20 points • had a career-best 29 points, and adding 16 rebounds, against Montclair Prep • career-best 21 rebounds, to go along with 18 points and five blocks, against Hamilton HS • recorded 10 blocks in a game twice (Inglewood, Rosamond) • had 14 double-double's on the year • as a junior he averaged 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game • as a sophomore he checked in at 14.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game. PERSONAL • Born on August 5, 1986 in Kaunas, Lithuania • was going to attend Genesis One Prep School in Mendenhall, Mississippi in 2005-06, but returned home due to Hurricane Katrina • family moved to the United States from Lithuania in the summer of 2001 • is an international studies major. |
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