College Career: Finished his four years at Pittsburgh with averages of 9.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.3 apg and 1.15 bpg in 113 games (68 starts) … shot .550 from the field and .595 from the line with the Panthers … concluded his college career ranked 10th in school history in rebounds (790), fifth in blocks (130), sixth in double-doubles (33) and fifth in double-figure rebounding games (39) … selected All-Big East First Team honors as a junior and senior … named Third-Team All America by The Associated Press his senior season … led the team in scoring (13.9 ppg), rebounds (9.5 rpg), field goal percentage (.565) and blocked shots (62) … named the 2006-07 Big East/Aeropostale Scholar-Athlete of the Year and All-Big East First Team … posted 15 double-doubles … averaged 13.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 1.8 apg in 33 games his junior season … became the first Pitt player since 1987-88 to average a double-double for a season … led the Big East in double-doubles with 18 … named Big East Most Improved Player for the 2005-06 season … led the conference in rebounding … scored a career-high 25 points against Notre Dame … claimed Big-East All-Tournament Team accolades in 2006, when he recorded three double-doubles in four games and set the Tournament record for rebounds with 47 … posted averages of 4.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 29 games his sophomore season … played in 15 games his freshman year and averaged 1.7 ppg and 1.5 rpg.

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