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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.
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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