Mayan Kiir

Photo by: HOU_TP

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
218
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Bradenton, Fla.
Prev School:
LSU
High School:
Victory Rock Prep

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Played in all 38 games and averaged 12.5 minutes per game…Averaged 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game…Shot 45.5 percent from the field…Scored four points and added three rebounds in his USF debut in a victory over Alabama A&M (Nov. 6)…Had 11 points and six rebounds in a win over Austin Peay (Nov. 12)…Scored 10 points and had four rebounds in a victory over Alcorn State (Dec. 21)…Had 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks in a win against ECU (Feb. 10)…Scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed a career-best eight rebounds in a victory over Florida College (Feb. 19)…Finished with 11 points, five rebounds, four blocks and made a career-high nine free throws against UConn in the American Athletic Conference Tournament (March 14).

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played his freshman season at LSU and appeared in eight games and averaged 1.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game…Scored a career-high nine points and went 3-for-4 from the field against North Florida (Dec. 22)…Scored three points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in a win over Sam Houston State (Dec. 19).

PRIOR TO USF: Played under Loren Jackson at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla....Helped Victory Rock to a 27-8 record as a senior…Led his team with 13.4 points and 8.2 rebounds during his senior season…Also averaged 2.3 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.2 steals…Shot 54.6 percent from the field and 71.1 percent from the free throw line…Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and was the 95th-best prospect in the nation.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 1, 1998…Native of South Sudan…Lived in Melbourne Australia before arriving in Florida...Has two brothers and three sisters...His cousin, Mangok Mathiang, played the 2017-18 season with the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA...Majoring in communication.