Fifth-year senior big man with tremendous athleticism, extremely coachable … Made his return to the court 357 days after a devastating knee injury and scored 8 points on a career-high two threes vs. Tech (2/4) ...Honored as 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and named to Big 12 All-Defensive Team … Coaches refer to him as “Everyday Jon,” because they know he’s going to be the same energy-giving person every day … Transferred to Baylor after playing one year at UNLV, sat out 2019-20 season and participated on BU practice squad … Named to 2022 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 15 overall; 1 of 3 from Big 12 Conference) … Had surgery on 2/13 to repair multiple ligaments in left knee … Has 17 career double-figure scoring games (16 at BU; Bears are 16-0), 10 career double-figure rebounding games (eight at BU) … Has scored 41% of his field goals on dunks (68-of-164) over 54 games off bench during BU career … Had 11 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes of Final Four win vs. Houston (4/3/21), highest-scoring game since Dec. 29, 2020 … Played 31 games (11 starts) as freshman at UNLV, averaging 3.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 0.7 BPG in 13.3 MPG … Recorded career-first double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Colorado State (1/2/19) while at UNLV … Played 40 minutes in overtime win in first collegiate start vs. BYU (12/15/18) while at UNLV … Born in Cameroon, moved to Australia and played at NBA Global Academy for final two high school seasons.
2023-24 (Sr.): Knocked down his career-first three-point shot in the NCAA Tournament against Colgate (3/24/25) … Recorded his first double-figure scoring game of the season with 10 points against Mississippi Valley in the final game at the Ferrell center (12/22/23) ... Made his career-first start at Baylor against Auburn (11/7/23).
2022-23 (Redshirt Senior): Recorded first double-double in over a year with 11 points and 12 rebounds at Kansas State (2/21) ... Scored double-figures (11) for first time since Feb. 9, 2022, against WVU (2/13) ... Played a then season-high 21 minutes and tied a career-high with two three-pointers against Oklahoma (2/8) ... Made his return to the court 357 days after a devastating knee injury and scored 8 points on a career-high two threes vs. Tech (2/4) ... Made career-high free throw percentage of .846, going 11-of-13.
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior): Named the 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team … Scored in double-figures off bench in 10 of last 20 games; did so in 7 of previous 65 collegiate games … Opened season with 3-straight 10-rebound games; has eight career double-digit rebounding games (six at Baylor) … Led the team with seven rebounds to go along with nine points in a win over Stanford (11/20) … Had 13 points and eight rebounds to help list BU past VCU in the second round of the Battle ‘4’ Atlantis (11/25) … Had a team-leading nine rebounds to go along with his 10 points in a road win at Oregon (12/18) … Posted 3rd career double-double (2nd at BU) with career-highs of 14 points and 13 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. UAPB (12/4) … Then-career-high 16 points on perfect 6-of-6 from field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range, in win over Alcorn State (12/20) … Led the Bears with six rebounds to go along with his 12 points in the Big 12 home opener against Oklahoma (1/4) … Had a team-high 10 rebounds with four points against Texas Tech (1/11) … Pulled down a team-high eight rebounds against Oklahoma State (1/15) … Recorded fourth career double-double (3rd at BU) with 13 points and 12 rebounds in 22 minutes off bench vs. K-State (1/25) … Scored career-high 21 points on 9-of-10 FGs, added 6 rebounds in 25 minutes off bench at K-State (2/9) … Suffered season-ending injury in win over Texas (2/12/22) – had surgery on 2/13 to repair multiple ligaments in left knee.
2020-21 (Redshirt sophomore, Baylor): Appeared off bench in 29 games during Bears' 2021 National Championship season ... Scored nearly half of his field goals on dunks (36-of-74) … Nearly posted a double-double in his second game with the Bears as he logged 12 points and nine boards in 19 minutes off the bench against Washington (11/29) … Recorded nine points and nine rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench in the win over No. 5 Illinois (12/2) … Scored a career-high 13 points and added a team-high six rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench vs. SFA (12/9) … Matched his career high with 13 points (all in the first half), including three alley-oop dunks in 24 minutes off the bench at Kansas State (12/19) … Posted his second career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Central Arkansas (12/29) … Posted eight points, six rebounds and a block in 24 minutes of the elite Eight win against Arkansas (3/29) … Scored 11 points in 21 minutes in Final Four win over Houston (4/3).
2019-20 (Sophomore, Baylor): Sat out season and redshirted to retain eligibility ... Participated on team’s practice squad ... Named to Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Freshman, UNLV): Appeared in all 31 games and made 11 starts ... Averaged 3.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 13.3 minutes per game ... Led team with 14.9 offensive rebound percentage and ranked second with 5.3 block percentage ... Came off bench in first eight games, then joined starting lineup for next 11 games ... Team posted 7-4 record in his 11 starts ... After playing 70 minutes over first eight games, doubled that total by playing 40 and 30 minutes, respectively, in first two starts ... Played 40 minutes in overtime win against BYU in career-first start ... Posted first double-digit rebound game with 10 boards in 32 minutes against Indiana State ... Recorded first double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in just 16 minutes played of two-point win against Colorado State ... Blocked season-high three shots in 23 minutes of win against San Jose State.
High School: 2018 graduate of BA Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport through the NBA Global Academy program ... Lived in Canberra, Australia, for two years before moving to Las Vegas ... Invited to participate in prestigious Luc Mbah a Moute Basketball Camp in Cameroon and played in 2016 Basketball Without Borders Africa All-Star Game where he won the dunk contest ... Played in 2017 BWB Global at NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans and at 2017 Adidas Nations in Houston for Team Africa ... Also played soccer.
Personal: Born in Yaounde, Cameroon ... Son of Alvine and Roger ... Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies major.
