2025-26 FRESHMAN

• All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches & media) & Big Ten All-Freshman Team 
• Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 10 & Nov. 17)
• Played in all 33 games with 32 starts
• Averaging 13.8 points, a team-high 8.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists
• Has posted 26 games in double-figures scoring, nine games with 10+ rebounds, and eight double-doubles
• Has pulled down the second-most rebounds by an Illini freshman in program history with 265 boards entering the NCAA Tournament Second Round
• Set Illini rebounding record in NCAA Tournament game with 17 and set Illini freshman scoring record in tourney game with career-high 29 points in First Round win over Penn (3/19)
• Third freshman in NCAA Tournament history with a game of 25+ points and 15+ rebounds, joining Maryland's Joe Smith and Villanova's Tim Thomas
• 19 points, five rebounds and five assists in B1G Tournament vs. #23 Wisconsin (3/13)
• 19 points, five rebounds and five assists in B1G Tournament vs. #23 Wisconsin (3/13)
• 22 points (9-13 FG), 11 rebounds and three assists in win at Maryland (3/8)
• 19 points (8-15 FG), and seven rebounds in win vs. Oregon (3/3)
• Sixth double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. #3 Michigan (2/27)
• 14 points (4-5 FT), three rebounds, four assists, and one block in win at USC (2/18)
• 25 points (10-16 FG), seven rebounds, and three assists in win vs. Indiana (2/16)
• 12 points and six rebounds vs. Wisconsin (2/10)
• Team-high 18 points (7-8 FTs), and career-high six assists with six rebounds (3 offensive) at #10 Michigan State (2/7)
• 12 points (4-5 3FG) and seven rebounds (six defensive) in win vs. Northwestern (2/4)
• 10 points and game-high eight rebounds in win at #5 Nebraska (2/1)
• 19 points (3-8 3FG) and six rebounds (3 offensive) in win vs. Washington (1/29)
• 12 points (2-4 3FG) and game-high eight rebounds (3 offensive) in win at #4 Purdue (1/24)
• 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists in win vs. Maryland (1/21)
• 12 points (3-5 3FGs), eight rebounds, two assists and a block in win vs. Minnesota (1/17)
• Game-high 12 rebounds (3 offensive) with seven points and career-high-tying five assists in win at #19 Iowa (1/11) 
• Fifth double-double with 13 points (5-6 FT) and 10 rebounds (five offensive), to go with three assists, in win vs. Penn State (1/3) at The Palestra
• 22 points (4-5 3FG, 8-8 FT) and nine rebounds in win at Ohio State (12/9), joining Keaton Wagler (23 points) as first freshmen teammates to score 20+ in a Big Ten debut since at least 2011
• 10 points, six rebounds (5 offensive) and two assists in win vs. #13 Tennessee (12/6)
• 10-point, 10-rebound double-double with four assists and three steals vs. #11 Alabama (11/19)    
• Career-high 27 points, and Illini freshman record 21 rebounds (8 offensive) vs. Colgate (11/14), marking the first 20-20 game by an Illini since 1972
• 11 points, four rebounds and two steals in win over #11 Texas Tech (11/11)
• Second straight double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11/7)
• 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds vs. Jackson State (11/3), becoming first Illini freshman with a double-double in his collegiate debut since Kofi Cockburn (11 points, 10 rebounds) in 2019

CLUB

• In 50 career ABA games for SC Derby, averaged 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds.
• In 2024-25 saw his production increase across the board in his second ABA season, averaging 8.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.
• Posted 11 of his 16-career double-digit scoring games for SC Derby in 2024-25, with five games of 10+ rebounds and four double-double efforts.
• Competed for SC Derby in the U19 ABA League Championship over four seasons, averaging 23.3 points, 14.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 3.3 blocks, and 1.0 steals per contest, while knocking down 42.9% from 3-point range (9-21) in three appearance in 2024-25

INTERNATIONAL

• Represented Montenegro in FIBA youth tournaments in 2022 and 2023, and in 2024 made his debut for the Montenegro Senior National Team at the FIBA EuroBasket Qualifier.
• At the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship, averaged 22.1 points and 10.3 rebounds in seven contests.
• In 2023, averaged 8.9 points and 4.1 rebounds over seven games as the youngest player at the 2023 U20 European Championship
• Also posted 15.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game at the 2023 U18 European Championship Division B that same year
• Competed in the the NBA's Basketball Without Borders (BWB) and Adidas Next Gen showcases in 2023 and 2024
• Played for the World Select Team at the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit

PERSONAL

• Born Jan. 6, 2006
• Majoring in recreation, sport, & tourism at Illinois