AS A FRESHMAN – 2025-26
Season: Appeared in 30 games with 26 starts during stellar true freshman campaign…Averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 57.7 percent (109-189) from the field…Added 24 assists, 12 steals and seven blocks…Scored in double figures in 15 games and led Penn State in rebounding in 13 contests…Tallied four double-digit rebound games and two double-doubles.
Fairfield (11/3): Opened season with 13 points and four rebounds on perfect 5-for-5 shooting. vs. La Salle (11/15): Finished with 11 points, six rebounds, two assists and a block. Boston U. (11/25): Scored 15 points on 4-of-4 shooting while going 7-for-10 from the free throw line. Sacred Heart (11/29): Posted 14 points and nine rebounds. Campbell (12/2): Tallied 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and added two rebounds and a block. #9 Michigan State (12/13): Finished with 10 points, five rebounds and a block. #2 Michigan (1/6): Scored 20 points on 6-of-13 shooting while adding four rebounds and a steal. at #5 Purdue (1/10): Had first double-digit rebounding performance with 10 boards and nine points. UCLA (1/14): Had nine points and nine rebounds in 35 minutes. Wisconsin (1/22): Grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with five points. at Ohio State (1/26): Tallied 14 points and a career-best 14 rebounds for first-career double-double. at Northwestern (1/29): Posted 14 points, six rebounds and four assists on 5-of-7 shooting. USC (2/8): Finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals. at #9 Nebraska (2/21): Registered 13 points and 10 rebounds for second-career double-double. Ohio State (3/4): Scored 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. at Rutgers (3/8): Finished with 16 points and six rebounds. vs. Northwestern – Big Ten Tournament (3/10): Poured in career-high 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting while adding six rebounds and three assists.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as a three-star prospect, the No. 20 center in the class, and No. 3 player in the state of Kansas per On3…Averaged 14.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game at the 2024 FIBA U18 Eurobasket tournament while playing for his native country of Croatia while shooting 50 percent (7-for-14) from 3-point range through seven games…Played the 2024-25 season at Sunrise Christian Academy under head coach Kyle Lindsted in Wichita, Kansas…Averaged 14.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks per game while shooting 51 percent from the field, 43 percent from 3-point range and 69 percent from the free throw line…Averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while shooting 58.6 percent from two-point range during the 2023-24 season while playing for BC Dubrava in the Croatian Premier League.
PERSONAL
Son of Duro and Andelka Jurić…Has two younger brothers, Josip and Ante.