University of California, Santa Barbara

PRIOR TO UC SANTA BARBARA: Spent the 2025-26 season at Florida International ... Had one of the best freshman seasons in program history, appearing in 30 games, starting all of them and averaging 9.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, assists and steals ... Became the only player in FIU history to be named All-Freshman and All-Defense during a season ... Was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week three times during the season ... Among freshmen in program history, ranked third in double-doubles with eight which led the team ... also finished third in rebounds, fourth in blocks, steals and assists and seventh in appearances in FIU freshman history.

HIGH SCHOOL / PREP: Attended ABF Academy and Miami Prep (FL), graduating in 2025 … dominant presence at power forward/center … averaged 14.8 points and 12.0 rebounds per game … named MVP of the Big Shot Post Grad National Tournament, MVP of the SIAA Regional Conference, and MVP of the Miami-Dade All-Star Game … also earned First Team honors in the Florida Sun Basketball Conference … helped lead his team to a state championship in the SIAA Regional Conference and a national championship at the post-grad level … also played for Metropolitan 92.

PERSONAL: Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon … son of Tomou Bertin Bayard and Njdonko Dibami Esther Hermione … has seven siblings, Joyce, Raphaël, Yvette, Royal, Chelsea, Fiona, and Lenny … father, Tomou Bertin Bayard, played professional soccer … fluent in multiple languages.