Appeared in 61 games (60 starts) and averaged 13.8 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.8 blocks in 29.1 minutes...Ranked 5th in the NBA in rebounds per game and 7th with 3.1 offensive rebounds per game...Became first player in franchise history to average at least 13.0 PTS, 11.0 REB and 2.0 AST on .600 FG% or better in a season...Led NBA with three 20-20 games and ranked T-8th with 44 double-doubles, the 6th-most by any player in their age-20 season in NBA history...On Jan. 15 in Washington, scored 20 points with 19 rebounds on 8-of-8 FG to become the first player in franchise history to post 20/19 on 100% FG% and the fourth player in NBA history (Capela, Mutombo, Chamberlain)...Scored 27 points with 22 rebounds and three blocks against Portland (2/8) to become the youngest player (19 years, 82 days) with at least 27 points and 22 rebounds in a game...On March 13 against Toronto, scored 24 points with a career-high 23 rebounds (T-career-high 9 offensive) and five assists on 8-of-9 FG to become the fourth player in NBA history with 20 PTS, 20 REB and 5 AST on .880 FG% or better (Chamberlain, Sabonis, Reed)...Grabbed 1000th career rebounds on Feb. 7, becoming the 6th-fastest player to reach 1K boards and the second-youngest (20 years, 81 days old)...Became 9th player in NBA history to record at least 1000 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 blocks before their 21st birthday...Became first 20-year old in NBA history to average at least 11.0 PTS, 11.0 REB and 2.0 AST in a season...His 1304 career rebounds are the fourth-most through any Piston's first 128 games with the franchise in the past 50 seasons and his 63 double-doubles are the third-most...Scored 10+ points 52 times, had 10+ rebounds 44 times, 5+ assists seven times and multiple blocks 10 times...Missed 10 games due to a left ankle sprain, one to bilateral ankle soreness, five to right ankle soreness and four due to low back spasms.

Named 2022 AAC Freshman of the Year and was a 2022 All-AAC Tournament Team selection…Selected to both the 2022 All-AAC First Team and All-Freshman Team…Named 2021-22 AAC Rookie of the Year and selected to the 2021-22 Preseason All-AAC First Team…Named AAC Freshman of the Week six times during the season. 2021-22 (Freshman): Appeared in 29 games (all starts) at Memphis and led the team in scoring (12.0 ppg), rebounds (8.1 rpg) and blocks (2.1 bpg)…Averaged 12.7 points and 7.5 assists in 14 conference games…Led the AAC in both rebounds and blocks…Scored a career-high 22 points to go with 19 rebounds and five blocks vs. Western Kentucky (11/19)…Was the fourth freshman in the nation since 2010-11 to have a 20-point, 19-rebound, five-block game...Recorded 21 points (8-14 FG) and career-high 20 rebounds vs. UCF (3/11)…Rebound total was tied for fifth-most in Memphis school history...Matched a career-high with 22 points vs. Temple (2/24) in a career-high 34 minutes…Averaged 14.4 points per game during a 10-game double-digit scoring stretch (1/15 – 3/3)…His 61 blocks ranked third in the school’s single-season record book…Blocked at least one shot in each of first 16 games played…Swatted a career-high six shots vs. Saint Louis (11/16)…Recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. North Carolina Central (11/13)…Made Memphis debut vs. Tennessee Tech and finished with 15 points, six rebounds and five blocked shots.

Born on Nov. 18, 2003…Was the youngest player in the 2022 NBA Draft, entered 2022 as the youngest active player in NBA (18 years, 10 months)…Has a 7’-5 ¼” wingspan…In 2019, captured a gold medal in the FIBA Americas U16 Championship representing USA Basketball…In six games in Brazil averaged over 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per outing…Excelled on the summer circuit in 2021, helping Team Final to the Nike Peach Jam Championship…Had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in the championship game over Brad Beal Elite…Played 15 games with Team Final in July and contributed 13.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game…Chose the Memphis Tigers over Kentucky, Miami, the NBA's G League and the NBL in Australia, was part of Memphis' No. 1 rated recruitment class of 2021 (247Sports).