Isaiah Maurice

Height:
6-10
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Bull City Prep School

Summer 2017

• Traveled with Athletes in Action for 13 days from May 23-June 5 through Czech Republic and Poland… Helped the team to a 3-2 record against various National teams… Scoring 8, 13, 13 in the last three contests… Played alongside Baylor’s Tyson Jolly and Wendell Mitchell.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2016-17)
• Saw action in 30 games, all off the bench… Registered double-digit minutes in 9 games with a season-high 20 minutes in the semifinal loss to No. 11/11 West Virginia (3/10/17) at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
• Played in each of the last 9 games, posting double-digit minutes in 4 of 6 games.
• Averaged 3.0 points on 58.6 percent shooting (41-of-70) with 2.0 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 8.8 minutes per game… Connected on 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from the free throw line.
• 41 of his 91 points were scored in the last 7 games, where he averaged 5.9 points on 64.3 percent shooting (18-of-28) and 1.7 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game.
• Scored in 20 games, including 14 times in Big 12 play… Tallied a season-high 11 points at Oklahoma (2/25/17) on 4-of-7 shooting to go with 3 rebounds in 9 minutes… Posted 8 points in the quarterfinal win over No. 9/10 Baylor (3/9/17) on 4-of-6 field goals… Had 5 points vs. No. 18/16 Cincinnati (3/17/17) in the NCAA Tournament in 15 minutes.
• Ranked second on the team in field goal percentage and third in blocked shots (17).
• Grabbed 2 or more rebounds in 18 games (11 times in Big 12), including a season-high 6 boards vs. Robert Morris (11/22/16).
• Notched a season-best 2 blocks 5 times, including vs. No. 11/11 West Virginia (3/10/17) in the Big 12 Championship and vs. No. 18/16 Cincinnati (3/17/17) in the NCAA Tournament.
• Played in 15 Big 12 contests… Averaged 3.1 points on 63.6 percent shooting (21-of-33) in Big 12 play with 1.7 rebounds in 7.0 minutes per game… Went 5-of-10 from the free throw line.

European Tour (Summer 2016)

• Helped the Wildcats to a 3-2 record during their 10-day tour of Italy and Switzerland (August 8-19)… Saw action in all 5 games with 1 start… Averaged 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game… Connected on 53.9 percent (14-of-26) from the field… Scored a tour-high 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the win over BC Silute to go with 6 rebounds.

As A Freshman (2015-16)

• Was denied clearance through the NCAA Eligibility Center and was ineligible to compete or travel with the team… Was allowed to practice with the team while redshirting.

High School

• Played two seasons at Bull City Prep in Durham, N.C., for head coach Darryl Harris.

• Listed among the Top 25 North Carolina prep basketball seniors by the Charlotte Observer.

• Averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds as a senior in 2014-15 after posting averages of 19 points and 9 rebounds as a junior in 2013-14.

• Also played one season at Southern High School in Durham, N.C., where he averaged 7.4 points as a junior for head coach Kendrick Hall in 2012-13.

Personal

• Isaiah H. Maurice was born April 1, 1996 in Richmond, Va. ... Fathers is Jimmy Maurice.

• Major is human ecology and family studies human development.