USF Athletics

2006-07: Enrolled at USF in the fall of 2006 ... had surgery on left arm (upper humerus) on July 13, 2006 to correct range of motion disability that he was born with ... surgery was done by Boston surgeon Dr. Peter Waters, one of two doctors world-wide known to do this type of procedure ... joined basketball team when school started in August of 2007 as a walk-on ... was required to sit out the 2006-07 season after transferring from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne ... is in his final year of eligibilty.

IPFW: Appeared in 10 games for IPFW ... averaged 1.6 rebounds per game and 0.4 points in 5.3 minutes of action.

Junior College: Spent two years at Hillsborough (Fla.) Community College ... played in 28 games his final season at Hillsborough, starting 24 ... averaged eight points and six rebounds per game.
 
High School:  Attended Sarasota Christian High School and averaged 15 points per game and eight rebounds his senior season.
 
Personal: Criminology major ... scheduled to graduate in May, 2008 ... born January 11, 1985 in Algiers, Algeria ... son of Aicha Esseghir ...  has two sisters, Mounira and Feriel ... Feriel played tennis at Northwestern ... moved to the United States and Sarasota, Fla., in 1996 with his family.