CAREER HONORS
• 2011-12 Lindy’s College Basketball Annual Preseason Southern Conference Newcomer of the Year
• 2011-12 Preseason Southern Conference Newcomer of the Year by Rivals.com
• 2011-12 Preseason All-Southern Conference Second Team by Rivals.com
• 2011-12 All-Southern Conference Freshman Team (coaches and media)

FRESHMAN (2011-12)
Played in 29 games of the season with 28 starts…Averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game…Led the team in rebounding on nine occasions…Ranked ninth in the Southern Conference in rebounding (lone freshman in the top 10) and seventh in blocked shots (0.7 bpg)…Went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line at No. 4-ranked Louisville (12/20/11)…Recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 18 points and 12 rebounds versus Elon (1/14/12)…Also made a personal-best three blocks against the Phoenix…Brought down a career-best 17 rebounds versus Western Carolina (2/9/12) in 37 minutes of action…Missed two SoCon contests against Georgia Southern (1/21/12) and Wofford (1/28/12) due to a sprained ankle…Honored on the All-SoCon Freshman Team by both the league’s coaches and media...2011-12 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll student.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2011 from The Steward School in Richmond, Va…The top basketball prospect in the state of Virginia…Rated the No. 26 overall prospect by Rivals.com, No. 29 overall prospect by Scout.com and the No. 46 overall prospect and the third highest-rated big man in the Class of 2011 by ESPN College Basketball Recruiting…Listed as one of the top 12 rising seniors by the ACC Sports Journal…Attended the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Top 100 Camp in June 2011 in Charlottesville, Va…Led the Spartans to state quarterfinals as well as two Virginia Commonwealth Conference championship titles as a junior and senior under head coach Elliott Gravitt…Averaged 19.0 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.6 steals per game as a senior…Also averaged 13.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game making him one of the top 20 prospects in the country during his junior campaign…Volunteered at numerous businesses to earn over 100 community service hours…Carried an impressive 3.54 grade-point average at The Steward School…Also played AAU Basketball for Team Loaded under head coach Ty White.

PERSONAL
Adjehi N. Baru…Pronounced UH-jie (rhymes with pie) buh-ROO…Son of Acka Berthe and the late Adjehi Valentin…Born on Dec. 10, 1991 in Bingerville, Ivory Coast…Has one sister, Linda Morine…His uncle, Didier Adiko, is a doctor in France and serves as his legal guardian…His American host family includes Tim and Jennifer Branin, sister, Carter, and brothers, Pat and Tim Branin, Jr…The highest-ever rated player in CofC Basketball history…Is fluent in French, his native language…Possesses a 7-foot-5 wingspan and 35-inch vertical…His athletic goal is to assist the team in winning the Southern Conference and making the NCAA Tournament…His career ambition is to play professional basketball….Enjoys listening to music…Looking to major in international business at College of Charleston...Trained with the Ivory Coast National Team during the summer of 2012 and competed against Tunisia and France.

BARU’S CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 18 vs. Elon (1/14/12)
Field Goals: 6 vs. Elon (1/14/12), vs. UNC Asheville (11/25/11)
FG Attempted: 11 vs. Elon (1/14/12)
3PT Field Goals: None
3PT FG Attempted: None
Free Throws: 7 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/12)
FT Attempted: 15 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/12)
Rebounds: 17 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/12)
Offensive: 8 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/12)
Defensive: 9 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/12)
Assists: 3 vs. George Mason (12/30/11)
Turnovers: 4 vs. UNC Asheville (11/25/11)
Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Elon (1/14/12)
Steals: 3 vs. Elon (1/14/12)
Minutes: 37 vs. Western Carolina (2/9/12), vs. UNC Asheville (11/25/11)
Double Figure Scoring Games: 6
20-Point Games: None
30-Point Games: None
Double Figure Rebounding Games: 2
Double Figure Assists Games: None
Led in Scoring: 2
Led in Rebounding: 9
Led in Assists: None
Double-Doubles: 1
Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: None
Dunks: 11