2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Junior Etou
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Republic of Congo
- High School:
- Rutgers
CAREER AT TULSA –– Two-year letterwinner who sat out the 2015-16 season after transferring from Rutgers … started all 63 games of his career at TU and totaled 867 points (13.8 ppg) and 459 rebounds (7.3 rpg) ... led TU in both scoring and rebounding in each of his two seasons ... recorded 13 double-doubles and scored in double figures 45 times ... earned second-team American Athletic Conference and second-team NABC All-District 25 honors in 2017-18.
2017-18 — Named second-team American Athletic Conference and second-team NABC All-District 25 after he was the only TU player to start all 31 games and led the team in scoring (15.0 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg) ... ranked among the top-10 in the conference for both scoring (6th) and rebounding (2nd) ... shot 46.6-percent from the floor and 35.0-percent from behind the arc ... scored in double-figures 27 times with seven games of at least 20 points, highlighted by a 30-point outing in the team’s win over ORU (Nov. 13) ... had nine double-doubles, a conference-leading seven of which came during league play ... was named The American Player of the Week twice (Jan. 2, Feb. 5) and to the league’s weekly honor roll four times (Dec. 11, Dec. 18, Feb. 12, Feb. 25) ... led TU in scoring 14 times and rebounding 19 times ... pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds against Temple (Jan. 17) and SMU (Feb. 1) ... hit five 3-pointers en route to 22 points and a win at Kansas State (Dec. 9), while he also scored 25 points against Iowa State (Nov.17) ... averaged 13.1 points and a conference-leading 8.6 rebounds during AAC play
2016-17 — Was the only TU player to start all 32 games and his 12.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game led the squad … shot 49-percent from the floor and 42.7-percent behind the 3-point line … during conference action he averaged 13.4 points and 6.9 boards per game, while he shot 47.4-percent from the field and 45.6-percent behind the arc … was twice named to The American’s weekly honor roll … led the team in scoring 12 times and rebounding 16 times … scored a career-high 31 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-6 behind the arc, to go along with 11 free throws at East Carolina (Jan. 25) … also grabbed 12 rebounds against the Pirates for one of his team-high four double-doubles during the season … scored in double-figures 18 times and posted six games of at least 20 points … pulled down a season-best 13 rebounds in a win over Memphis (Jan. 11) … hit a season-high six 3-pointers en route to 22 points at No. 18 Cincinnati (Feb. 18).
PRIOR TO TULSA –– Averaged 6.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 58 games with 51 starts at Rutgers … averaged 7.4 points and 6.6 rebounds and started 31 games as a sophomore … recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Ohio State (Feb. 8), and scored a season-high 20 points with five rebounds against Clemson (Dec. 1) … averaged 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds as a freshman in 2013-14.
HIGH SCHOOL –– Attended Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Va., where he played for head coach Joe Wootten … averaged 14.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a senior to earn third-team All-MET honors from the Washington Post … helped the Knights to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Alhambra Invitational titles … ranked as the nation’s No. 20 center and No. 139 overall player by Rivals.com, while Scout.com and ESPN.com tabbed him as the No. 29 and No. 31 power forward in the nation, respectively.
PERSONAL –– Full name is Luc Junior Tselan-Tsiene Etou … began playing basketball at age 15 … favorite professional basketball player is Carmelo Anthony … favorite movie is Baby Boy and favorite TV show is “Prison Break” … parents are Jean-Luc Tselan-Tsiene Etou and Julie Tselan-Tsiene Etou … has one brother and three sisters … born June 4, 1994, in the Republic of Congo … cousin is Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka … graduated with a degree in organizational studies.
