University of California, Santa Barbara

2024-24: Big West Honorable Mention … started all 34 games for the Gauchos … averaged 11.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 62.2 percent from the field … scored a season-high 24 points against UC Riverside on 11 of 14 shooting (Feb. 15)… brought down ten boards in five different games with a season-high 11 rebounds against Westcliff (Dec. 28).

PRIOR TO UC SANTA BARBARA: Played three seasons at Wichita State University … played in all 34 games during the 2023-24 season, starting 14 of them … averaged 8.8 points and 5.9 rebounds … shot at 47.1 percent from the field … secured one of his best performances as a junior as he contributed a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Louis on Nov. 19 … also had another strong performance of 25 points and eight rebounds against Norfolk State on Nov. 25 … three-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honoree.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas … consensus three-star recruit and top-25 center in the Class of 2021 … No. 195 overall in 247Sports’ composite rankings … helped his team to a 21-4 record and a runner-up finish at GEICO Nationals … represented his home country of Sweden in the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Sarajevo and averaged 13.1 points and 11.6 rebounds over eight games …  helped Sweden win the U-20 Nordic Cup as he scored a game-high 21 points on 4-of-4 three-point shooting and grabbed eight rebounds in the championship game, securing MVP honors.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Eddie and Nette Pohto... Has a sister, Chantelle, and a brother, Casper.