Northern Illinois University Athletics

2014-15: Appeared in 23 games, including six starts, playing 15.1 minutes per game ... Averaged 3.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... Shot 78.3 percent (18-of-23) from the free-throw line and 42 percent (34-of-81) from the field ... Also recorded 12 assists (0.5 pg), 11 blocks (0.5 pg) and five steals (0.2 pg) ... Scored in double figures twice: 12 at Ohio (Jan. 7) and 10 at Notre Dame (Dec. 22) ... Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against Aurora (Nov. 15) ... Brought down the rim with a dunk against Central Michigan (Feb. 28) that was featured on Good Morning America, the CBS Evening News, the NBC Nightly News and SportsCenter, among others ... Played a season-high 30 minutes at Ohio ... Went 6-of-11 from the field with 12 points and seven rebounds in NIU's win at Ohio (Jan. 7).

2013-14: Appeared in 31 games, making six starts ... Averaged 3.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Shot 44.3 percent (39-of-88) from the field and 63.6 percent (21-of-33) from the free-throw line ... Scored a season-best 10 points in a victory over Dartmouth (Dec. 5) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Bethune-Cookman (Jan. 3) ... Tied for second on the team with 18 blocked shots including a season-best three against UC Riverside (Dec. 22) and Miami (Feb. 4) ... Scored eight points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field against Central Michigan (Feb. 12) ... Played a season-high 29 minutes against UMass (Dec. 14), scoring nine points with four rebounds.

2012-13: Redshirted following transfer from Sacramento State.

2011-12 (at Sacramento State): Appeared in 16 games, including three starts...averaged 1.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 5.1 minutes per game...started the first three games of the season...had a season-high four points and two rebounds in 13 minutes at Washington State...had five blocked shots, including two against Cal Maritime...shot .714 (5-7) from the free throw line.

2010-11 (at Sacramento State): Appeared in 17 games, including one start...posted season averages of 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per game...shot 46.2 percent (12-26) from the field...picked up his lone start of the season at Washington State...season high of 12 points came against Bethany, and season-high six rebounds came against William Jessup.

Prior to College: A 2009 graduate of Saint Laurence High School in Burbank, Ill...also played one season (2009-10) for Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass., a one-year, postgraduate private school...was a third team all-Western New England Conference selection after averaging 12.1 points and 8.2 rebounds for a Wilbraham & Monson team that posted a 15-7 record in 2009-10...played four years for Saint Laurence High School...as a senior in 2008-09, he was a first team all-area, all-Chicago Catholic League and team MVP after averaging 18.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game...that season, he averaged 6.2 trips to the free throw line per game, and converted on 111 of those 167 opportunities...scored in double figures in 22 of 27 games, including five games with at least 20 points...also had eight double-doubles, and blocked at least three shots on 16 occasions.

Personal: Born Sept. 15, 1991 in Chicago, Ill. ... Parents are Momo and Denise Rakocevic ... Majoring in General Studies.