2016-17 Basketball Roster
Biography
FRESHMAN (2016-17): Finished his freshman campaign with 197 points, 118 rebounds and a 53 percent average from the floor in 32 games … recorded five games with at least eight rebounds and posted his first-career double-double against Furman on Feb. 4 with 19 points and 11 rebounds … his 53 percent shooting average from the floor ranks sixth in program history and was seventh in the SoCon during 2016-17 while his 80 defensive rebounds ranks 14th among freshman … tied for 12th in program history with 14 blocks in his freshman campaign … after playing in a reserve role for the majority of the season, started three of the last four games for the Bulldogs … saw 10 minutes of action in first collegiate appearance, grabbing three rebounds at College of Charleston ... scored first points of his career in 146-84 win over Johnson University (Fla.) with a tough putback and then threw down a monstrous dunk, finishing with nine points ... made first two three-pointers of his career at Stetson, bringing down three rebounds in the win ... went three-of-three from the field including a three-pointer against Colgate in the Holy City Hoops Classic ... had a monster swat against Campbell, marking his third consecutive game with a block ... had a breakout performance against Toccoa Falls, dropping 15 points on five-of-eight shooting from the floor, including four dunks, and finished one rebound shy of a double-double ... had a solid performance at Chattanooga, going four-of-six from the floor and grabbing six boards ... scored 12 straight points in a three-minute span for the Bulldogs against Samford, hitting two treys and recording two blocks during that time ... finished with seven points and five boards at Western Carolina ... made his first-career start on Jan. 21 at UNCG, scoring three points and grabbing one rebound ... led the team with 16 points and eight rebounds at Mercer, draining two three-pointers ... posted his first-career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds against Furman, going eight-of-13 from the floor ... finished four-of-six from the free throw line and brought down five rebounds at VMI ... shot six-of-10 from the floor and poured in 15 points against Western Carolina ... had an efficient nine-for-11 outing at Samford, finishing with 21 points and four rebounds ... went six-for-nine from the floor and made six free throws, scoring 18 points and grabbing eight boards in win over Chattanooga ... continued his hot streak in first round of SoCon Tournament, chipping in 10 points and grabbing five rebounds in the win ... secured 10 rebounds and scored seven points against UNCG in SoCon Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished his career at nationally-ranked Hamilton Heights with 1,096 points, 624 rebounds, 161 steals 128 assists and 95 blocked shots… Helped steer Hamilton Heights and coach Zach Farrell to a 105-28 record during his four-year career… Started all 33 games for Hamilton Heights as a junior, averaging a team-high 11.7 points per game while shooting 48.1 percent from floor and grabbing 4.8 rebounds per game… Physical forward with a 6-foot-11 wingspan and a 36-inch vertical.
PERSONAL: Son of Mark Balogun… Undecided on major.
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