University of California, Santa Barbara

2023-24: All-Big West Honorable Mention …  started in 30 of the team's 31 games this season … averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 58.3 percent from the field … one of the best shooters in the country, ranking 23rd in the NCAA and No. 1 in The Big West … was second on the team in points (417), field goal percentage (58.8%), rebounds (48) and blocks (13) … scored a season-high 25 points at UC Davis (Dec. 28) … grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against Cal State Fullerton (Jan 20). 

PRIOR TO UC SANTA BARBARA: Played one season of basketball at Auburn University … played in 25 games, averaging 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game … registered a career-high 11 points in 16 minutes of action off the bench against Winthrop (Nov. 15) … brought down a career-high five rebounds versus Colgate (Dec. 2) … turned in a conference career-best eight points at South Carolina (Jan. 21) … played nine minutes against Iowa in the Tigers’ NCAA First Round game (March 16).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the nation’s top prospects out of Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Ariz. … ranked eighth overall in the Class of 2022 by Rivals and Sports Illustrated and 15th by 247Sports … was the top-ranked player in the state of Arizona … previously starred at Prolific Prep of Napa Christian High School in Napa, Calif. … played AAU Basketball with Dream Vision, averaging 25 points and 14 rebounds per game as the team went on to win the adidas Boys 3SSB Championship in Summer of 2021 … member of the U15 and U16 French National Teams … received invitations to participate in the Nike Hoop Summit (2022), Allen Iverson Roundball Classic (2022), Pangos All-American Camp (2021) and NBPA Top 100 Camp (2021).
 
PERSONAL: Son of Mah Bana Traore … has three brothers, Marvynn, Aymerick and Christ Layvinn, and a sister, Yvanna.