Academy of Art University Athletics

2022-23: 2022-23 All-PacWest Third Team, 2022-23 NABC Honors Court, 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team … Appeared in 29 games for the Urban Knights, starting 16 of those contests and totaling 746 minutes played … totaled 355 points, 183 rebounds, 45 assists, 32 steals, and seven blocks … shot 46.2 percent (127-for-275) from the field, 38.2 percent (26-for-68) on attempted three-pointers, and 71.4 percent (75-for-105) from the free throw line (9th in PacWest) … scored in double figures 18 times on the season … Game averages: Minutes – 25.7 … Points – 12.2 … Rebounds – 6.3 (8th in PacWest) … Assists – 1.6 … Game Highs: Minutes – 32 (3/11 at PLNU) … Points – 25 (1/12 at UHH) … Rebounds – 11 (3/2 vs. CUH) … Assists – 4 (1/12 at UHH) … Field goals made – 10 (3/2 vs. CUH) … Steals – 4 (3/3 vs. APU) … Blocks – 4 (3/2 vs. CUH).

Previous Experience: Spent the previous four campaigns with Simon Fraser University, playing over 1,000 minutes over the course of 77 contests while averaging 13.1 points per game ... started nearly every game of his freshman season, totaling 393 points with an average of 13.6 per game on the strength of 42.5 percent shooting from the floor, all of which were career-best marks ... Not only was his average among the best on the team, but was 12th in all of the Great Northeastern Athletic Conference and was the second-best of all freshmen ... posting his the best numbers of his career during his sophomore season in rebounds (191), assists (62) and steals (36) ... During his final campaign, chipped in an average of 12.1 points per game over the shortened season, while also averaging 2.7 assists per game over 20 contests. 

Personal: Mother is Leonie Brigitte and father is Pascal Balata ... Born to an athletic family, both of his siblings William and Wayny play soccer, with Wayny currently competing at Southern Methodist University ... favorite sports moment was when Samuel Eto'o won his third and final EUFA Champions League Final with Inter Milan in 2010 ... favorite professional sports organization is Manchester United F.C.  ... favorite food is pasta ... favorite music genres are New York Hip-Hop and R&B ... life heroes as his parents ... favorite non-sport hobby is watching movies or tv shows.