Biography
2021-22 (Senior): Started all 15 games he played in for the Trojans, averaging a team-best 13.3 points and 6.1 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game ... Shot 52.8% from the floor, 27.3% from three point range and 66.7% from the free throw line ... Scored in double figures 11 times, leading the team in scoring four times ... Scored a season-high 24 points in back-to-back games against Georgia Southern (Dec. 30) and at ULM (Jan. 6), pulling down eight rebounds against the Eagles and six against the Warhawks ... Registered a double-double against Arkansas Baptist (Nov. 14), scoring 14 points with 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks ... Led the team with 18 points and nine rebounds against Troy in the Sun Belt tournament quarterfinal (Mar. 5) ... Scored 16 points with four rebounds against Sam Houston State (Nov. 21) ... Finished with 15 points at Loyola Marymount (Nov. 17), against Northern Illinois (Nov. 22) and against Jacksonville State (Dec. 21) ... Finished with 13 points and nine rebounds at Coastal Carolina (Jan. 27) ... Ended the season with 38 assists, 12 steals and seven blocks.Â
2020-21 (Junior): Started all 26 games for Little Rock, one of three players to do so ... Averaged 14.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 31.2 minutes per game ... Shot 53.5% from the floor, 15.4% from three point range and 72.0% from the free throw line ... Led the team with 364 points on the year and ranked second with 145 rebounds ... Scored in double figures in 22 of 26 games on the year, surpassing 20 or more points on three occasions ... Scored a season-high 24 points with six rebounds and four assists, going 8-for-13 from the floor at ULM (Feb. 21) ... Tallied 21 points with a pair of rebounds against UNC Greensboro (Nov. 27) in Louisville ... Registered a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds against Winthrop (Dec. 3) in Louisville, shooting 9-of-13 from the floor ... Tallied his second double-double with an 18-point, 11-rebound performance against ULM (Jan. 30) ... Came up one or two rebounds short of a double-double on seven different occasions, including a 17-point, nine-rebounds performance against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 25) in the season opener ... Finished with 17 points and nine rebounds with a pair of blocks against ULM (Jan. 29) ... Posted 16 points and eight rebounds against Duquesne (Nov. 30) ... Tallied 12 points and eight boards against UT Arlington (Jan. 2) with a season-high six assists ... Tallied 13 points and eight rebounds against Texas State (Jan. 15), then had back-to-back games of 14 and 13 points with eight rebounds each at UT Arlington (Jan. 22-23) ... Posted a season-high four blocks with 15 points against UT Arlington (Jan. 1) ... Ended the year with 43 assists, 23 blocks and 16 steals.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Played in 15 games for the Trojans over the second half of the season, averaging 8.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 21.2 minutes per game ... Shot 50.5% from the floor, 35.3% from three point range and 64.0% from the free throw line ... Scored in double figures six times for the Trojans, led by season-high 17 points with five rebounds and three assists in the win at Appalachian State (Jan. 18) ... Scored 14 points with eight rebounds, going 5-of-7 from the floor, in the win over Arkansas State (Feb. 8) ... Finished with 13 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocks at Coastal Carolina (Jan. 16) ... Added 13 points with rive rebounds and three assists at UT Arlington (Feb. 15) ... Posted 10 points with eight rebounds and a pair of blocks in the win over Louisiana (Feb. 29) ... Finished the season with eight points and three rebounds at Georgia State (Mar. 3) ... Ended the year with 72 rebounds, 22 assists, nine blocks and four steals.Â
2018-19 (Freshman): Only Trojan to play in all 31 games, making 30 starts as a true freshman ... Averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 24.4 minutes per game, shooting 51.7% from the floor ... Scored in double figures in 19 games, led by his career-high 27-point, eight-rebound performance at Georgetown (Dec. 22) ... Registered his first career double-double against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 24), finishing with 20 points and a season-high 12 rebounds ... Posted his second double-double against Louisiana (Mar. 7), registering 24 points and 10 rebounds ... Notched 18 points with eight rebounds at Georgia Southern (Feb. 28) ... Scored 17 points each against Howard (Nov. 23) and Texas State (Feb. 16) ... Finished with 16 points against Miles College (Dec. 11) and again at Arkansas State (Feb. 23) ... Ended the year logging 756 minutes, including a season-high 38 against Texas State (Feb. 16) ... Logged 37 minutes against UT Arlington (Feb. 14) and Louisiana (Mar. 7) ... Finished with 139 rebounds, 52 assists and 20 blocks ... Notched three blocks against UAPB (Nov. 24).
Prior to Little Rock: Competed with Joventud Badalona in Spain during high school years ... Member of Bosnia-Herzegovina U-18 national team ... Competed at 2016 European U-18 Championship ... Played for MoraBanc Andorra of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Personal: Birthday is December 19 ... Born in Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina ... Son of Petar and Svetlana Maric ... Has one brother, Andrija, and one sister, Sara ... Collegiate major is undecided.