| Catalin
Baciu
Scout.com Headlines: |
Baciu has arthroscopic surgery
Rising sophomore expected to fully recover within 2-3 weeks.
-by CUTigers.com
Jul 1, 2009 |
Baciu to Play in Charm City Challenge
7'2" center will compete for U.S. All-Stars on Sunday in Baltimore.
-by CUTigers.com
Apr 4, 2008 |
Around The Nation: Dec. 12 Edition 
Baciu goes for 41 in win
-by Scout.com
Dec 12, 2007 |
Tigers Land the Big One
Read more about Clemson's four-star verbal commitment for the class of 2008.
-by CUTigers.com
May 18, 2007 |
Baciu Headed To The ACC
Romanian sides with Purnell
-by Scout.com
May 17, 2007 |
Tigers Receive Huge Commitment
The No. 12 center in the nation according to Scout.com commits to Clemson.
-by CUTigers.com
May 17, 2007 |
C Catalin Baciu: Center Will Commit Today
-by Scout.com
May 17, 2007 |
C Catalin Baciu: Big Timers Watch Romanian
-by Scout.com
Apr 24, 2007 |
C Catalin Baciu: Visits Wolfpack
-by ScoutHoops.com
Mar 27, 2007 |
Baciu gets serious interest from Deacs
Has nearly a dozen scholarship offers, including one from the Deacs
-by ScoutHoops.com
Feb 27, 2007 |
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Ht: 7-1
Wt: 230
| Date of Birth: |
08/26/1988 |
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| Biography: |
Highest-rated recruit to enter the Clemson program under the watch of sixth-year Head Coach Oliver Purnell...slender 7-footer with a vast array of skills, including blocking shots and using both hands to score on offense...nicknamed `Bobo,' which comes from part of the translation for "freshman" in Romanian...he picked up the nickname competing against older players back home...name is pronounced cuh-tuh-LEEN BY-choo...played high school basketball in the U.S. as a junior and senior...played at Veritas Christian Academy in Fletcher, NC after coming over from Romania...played with Jonah Baize, a sophomore walk-on at Clemson, as a junior at Veritas...speaks four languages...played at the Under 20 European Championships for his home country in the summer of 2007...averaged 7.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as the youngest member of Romania's team...posted 14 points and 19 rebounds against Belgium in that tournament.
In High School: Consensus top 150 prospect by the recruiting services...rated as high as the No. 55 player nationally by Scout.com...rated as the nation's 10th best prospect at the center position by Scout.com...averaged 22.6 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 6.9 blocks per game as a senior...finalist for McDonald's All-America honors and North Carolina's Gatorade Player-of-the-Year award...also named a finalist for the World team for the Nike Hoop Summit...established nine school records in just two years at Veritas...holds the school's career record for points (1,781), rebounds (1,091), and blocked shots (494)...holds single-game records at Veritas for points scored (50), rebounds (26), and blocked shots (16)...played in the 2008 Charm City Challenge for the U.S. All-Stars...named Most Outstanding Player at the 2008 Bahamas Holiday Invitational...averaged 23 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks per game as a junior when he led Veritas to a runner-up finish at the National Association of Christian Athletes championship...posted 25 points and 15 rebounds against national power Oak Hill Academy as a junior...played high school ball for coach John Jordan...chose Clemson over offers from Memphis, N.C. State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and South Carolina...born 8/26/88...majoring in engineering. |
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