Career Highs

* Indicates School Record
 

Senior (2024-25)

Earned an honorable mention to the All-UAA Team following his senior season… Started all 25 games during the season and led the team with 8.7 rebounds (74^th among Division III players) and 1.7 blocks per game (57^th in DIII)… Was second among CWRU players with a career-high 15.5 points per game, shooting 41.6% overall, 31.6% from behind the three-point line, and 75.0% from the free throw line… Added 1.8 assists per game and 27 steals during the year… Totaled 10 double-doubles during the campaign, the 34^th-most among Division III players in 2024-25… Scored in double figures 18 times and had 10 or more rebounds on 10 occasions… Scored at least 20 points in a game seven times, including a career-high 32 points with nine rebounds against NYU on January 26…  Blocked at least one shot in all but six of the team’s games… Led the team in scoring on four occasions, in rebounds 17 times, and in assists three times… His 42 blocks during the year were the sixth-most ever by a Spartan while his 137 career blocks ranked second all-time in team history… Totaled eight games of three or more blocks during the year… Finished his career with 1,007 points and became the 22^nd player in program history to notch 1,000 or more career points, surpassing the milestone against NYU on February 23… Set a career high with 16 rebounds (tied for the ninth-most in a game in team history) and scored 12 points against SUNY Brockport on November 9… Also hit the game-winning shot in double overtime against Brockport while blocking a season-high five shots and was named to the Bill Sudeck All-Tournament Team for the effort… Scored 23 points with 14 rebounds against both Wooster on December 7 and Pitt.-Bradford on December 30… Received UAA Winter All-Academic honors… Selected to the NABC Honors Court… Ended his career averaging 10.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists over 96 total games played and 61 games started… Was eighth in program history with 162 career made three-point shots, ninth with 564 rebounds, and 20^th with a 35.4% mark from three-point range.

Junior (2023-24)

Played in all 28 games and made 27 starts for the Spartans during his junior season… Averaged 8.9 points on 40.6% shooting overall, including 34.1% from three-point range and 71.2% from the free throw line… Added 7.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game… His 41 blocked shots were tied for the seventh-most in a season in program history and led all UAA players during the year while ranking 75^th among Division III players… He was also second in the UAA, 89^th in Division III, and 10^th in program history with 1.5 blocks per game… Added 13 steals during the campaign… Scored in double figures on 14 occasions during the season, including a season-high 16 points against both Eastern on November 11 and Kalamazoo on December 2… Recorded double-doubles against Eastern (16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds), Earlham on December 17 (15 points, 13 rebounds), Carnegie Mellon on January 6 (10 points, 10 rebounds), Rochester on January 21 (14 points, 12 rebounds), and WashU on February 4 (13 points, 10 rebounds)… Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team for his athletics and academic achievements… Notched a season-high four blocks against both Eastern and Earlham… Recorded career-bests with five assists against Capital on November 29 and four steals against Rochester on January 21… Received UAA Winter All-Academic honors and was named to the NABC Honors Court… Will enter his senior season ranked sixth in program history with 95 career blocks and third with 1.3 blocks per game.

Sophomore (2022-23)

Emerged as a key player for the Spartans during his sophomore campaign, appearing in all 26 of the team’s games and starting nine contests… Was third on the team with 12.9 points per game, shooting 50.7% overall, 41.2% from three-point range, and 75.4% from the free throw line… Added 5.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game… Led all UAA players with 45 blocks (50^th in DIII) and 1.7 blocks per game (52^nd in DIII)… Recorded the third-most blocks and fifth-most blocks per game in a season in program history… Connected on a team-high 56 three-point shots during the year, the 11^th-most in a season in team history… Tallied 23 steals and 0.9 steals per game… Set a program record with nine blocks in a game against WashU on January 20, breaking the previous mark of seven, set by David Thompson in 2013… Scored in double figures 19 times during the year… Recorded a career-high 26 points during the Spartans’ win over Chicago on February 19, connecting on a career-high seven-of-10 three-point shots during the game to help the Spartans clinch their first-ever UAA Championship… Later named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week for the effort… Had 21 points in a win over Emory on February 12, making six three-point shots… Also scored 21 points against Adrian on December 3… Had a career-best 10 rebounds against Rochester on January 13… Scored 18 points off the bench during the team’s NCAA Tournament Second Round game against Wisconsin-Whitewater… Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team… Received UAA All-Academic honors… Ranks fifth in program history with 1.3 blocks per game and 13^th with 54 career blocks at the end of his sophomore year.

First-year (2021-22)

Appeared in 17 games off the bench for the Spartans during the 2021-22 season… Averaged 2.0 points per game on 42.3% shooting overall, including 36.8% from behind the three-point line… Added an 83.3% mark on free throw attempts… Recorded career-highs with 16 points and four rebounds against John Carroll on November 27, making six-of-seven shots overall and four-of-five three-point attempts.

Prior to CWRU

Was a four-year member of the Creekview High School basketball team, serving as a captain during his senior year... Coached by Casey Gramling... Named to the all-region team as a senior... Set a school single-season record for field goal percentage, while averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks per game as a senior.

Personal

Born July 11... Son of Zahid and Rajwatie.