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VILLANOVA
A gifted forward with a throwback approach to the game ... Is an effective post-up performer and relentless rebounder ... Possesses an uncanny feel for the sport despite having played it competitively in the United States for two years ... Good hands and shooting touch.
2009-10 Season: Saved his best work for last, scoring 17 points in a 73-70 victory over Robert Morris in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Appeared in 21 games after a seven week absence owed to Hepatitis B ... Averaged 4.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest over the course of the campaign.
2009-10 Big East Regular Season: Appeared in 16 games, with three starting assignments ... Added 10 points, two rebounds and two blocked shots in a 77-73 win at Cincinnati on March 2 ... Drew his first starting assignment since November on Feb. 27 at Syracuse and responded with a season-high 13 points to go with eight rebounds in 22 minutes ... Logged a season-high 24 minutes, adding four points , six rebounds and three steals in a 74-49 win over USF on Feb. 24 ... Contributed six points and five rebounds in 13 minutes of a 84-75 loss to Connecticut on Feb. 15 ... Added two points and five rebounds in an 81-71 win over Seton Hall on Feb. 2 ... Picked up a season high nine rebounds to go with six points in 18 minutes of a 94-68 win at Rutgers on Jan. 20 ... Contributed four points and three rebounds in 14 minutes of action in a 92-84 win at Louisville on Jan. 11 ... Returned to game action on Jan. 6 in a 99-72 win over DePaul ... Logged 14 minutes, scoring four points, grabbing two rebounds and picking up one blocked shot ... Was cleared by physicians to resume all basketball activities on Dec. 31 and was in uniform on Jan. 2 at Marquette .
2009-10 Postseason: Started all three postseason games, averaging 8.3 ppg in them ... Dropped in a season-high 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field in a 73-70 overtime victory over Robert Morris on March 18 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Was a perfect 7-of-7 from the line, including 4-of-4 in overtime.
2009-10 Highlights: Appeared in two games before being sideline by Hepatitis B virus ... Supplied six points and three rebounds while drawing a starting assignment in VU's 84-61 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 13.
MONTROSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Helped lead the national powerhouse to 22 victories and the semifinals of the ESPN Rise National Invitational Tournament in April ... Averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots per outing while playing for coach Stu Vetter ... Spent his junior year at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodbridge, Va., after arriving in the United States from Benin in West Africa ... Ranked among the top 30 players in the nation by ESPNU ... Selected to play in the Jordan Brand All-Star game at New York's Madison Square Garden following his senior season ...Named MVP of the Capitol Classic.
PERSONAL
Parents are Louis and Awaou Bawa Yarou ... His father is an agricultural engineer and his mother operates a clothing store in Benin ... Born June 26, 1990 ... Emigrated to the United States in 2007 ... Siblings include Kader, Aziz, Fali, Amina, Madina, Salek, and Emma ... Speaks five languages, including English, French and three African dialects ... Spent most of his youth playing soccer and only began to play basketball in 2004.
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