The Spanish native came up the ranks in the Real Madrid youth program and came to college basketball in 2022 with a significant amount of hype. He struggled to adapt in his first season at Florida State though and made steady, but unspectacular, progress as a sophomore before transferring to Florida Atlantic. This year at Cincinnati though, we started to see his glaring tools begin to turn into more steady production.
About
2026 Big 12 All-Conference Second Team and All-Newcomer Team after averaging 13 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals.
2025 AAC Second Team All-Conference after averaging 11.3 points, 7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 blocks, and 0.8 steals.
Started 32 of 33 games as a sophomore at Florida State and averaged 7.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks.
Strengths
Extreme mobility for his size with good athleticism to match. He has speed, some quick twitch type burst, and can be both a bouncy leaper or long-style jumper who can cover ground in mid-air.
Two-way playmaking and defensive upside. His combination of size, mobility, and agility allows him to defend multiple positions and be switchable. He’s also a weakside shot-blocking presence and a very good passing forward on the offensive end.
He made significant strides as a defensive rebounder this year, and was also active on the offensive glass, establishing himself as a high-volume two-way rebounder.
Weaknesses
He’s 22-years-old and still very lean, weighing in at 208 pounds at the combine. Most concerning is that is actually 8 pounds lighter than he was at the 2024 G-League Elite camp. With a high core there are real questions about his ability to play through contact at the next level.
His shooting had been making gradual progress through his first three years of college basketball, both from 3-point range and the free-throw line, but regressed from long-range this year as he made just 19% and a total of 10 3-pointers in 31 games.
He’s been a theoretical prospect for years now and while there was more growth this year than ever before, the rate of his total ascension has been slower than hoped.
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