Suleiman Braimoh Class: Junior Hometown: Baldwin, N.Y. High School: The Lawrenceville School Height / Weight: 6-8 / 230 Position: F Birthdate: 10/19/1989 Experience: 2L

Has seen playing time in all 62 games during his playing career, starting 22 contests ... has averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds through sophomore season ... career 50 percent shooter (109-of-218) ... has 20 blocks along with 23 assists and 21 steals during his playing career.

2008-09
Started 15 games during sophomore season and averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds ... shot 53.6 percent from the field (59-of-110) ... drew a team-high 11 charges during the season ... also blocked 12 shots during the year ... played seven minutes off the bench in the season-opener against Portland State ... was 2-for-2 from the field, finishing with four points and grabbing two rebounds in opener ... scored four points and had four rebounds in 12 minutes of action off the bench against Cal Poly at the Basketball Travelers Invitational ... scored four points and had an early-season high six rebounds at Texas ... was 2-for-3 from the field against the Longhorns ... scored 10 points by halftime en route to a career-high 12-point game at Duquesne ... was 3-for-6 from the field and also made 6-of-7 free throws ... all three of his field goals were dunks as he finished with six points and pulled down seven rebounds against UALR ... went 3-for-3 from the field against Texas State during third start of the season ... was 3-for-5 from the field, scoring seven points at Richmond ... also blocked two shots in the loss to the Spiders.

In Conference USA opener at Tulane, scored four points and pulled down a season-high eight rebounds ... scored seven points, including a 5-for-6 performance at the free throw line, and had three rebounds and a steal in 10 minutes of play at home against UCF ... scored seven points for the third straight game when the Owls traveled to Memphis ... in a road win at UCF, connected on two, 15-foot jumpers and finished with five points, three rebounds and a block ... over the Owls' final seven games of the season shot 65 percent from the field (15-of-23).

2007-08
In his rookie season, became the Owls' sixth man, coming off the bench first a total of 11 times ... played in all 30 games as a true freshman and averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds for Rice ... was the team's leading shooter from the field, connecting on 46.3 percent of his shots ... started seven games during the year ... scored 81 of his 121 points off the bench ... had two of his strongest games of the year against UCF ... at home in February, registered a career-high 11 points and 12 rebounds against UCF for his lone double-double of the year ... was 3-for-7 from the field against the Knights and knocked down a career high 5-of-6 free throws ... his 12 rebounds in the first meeting against UCF doubled his previous career high ... he also played a career-high 30 minutes in the game ... at UCF two weeks later scored eight points and had five rebounds ... only other double-digit scoring night came in Conference USA opener when he scored 10 points against Marshall ... was 5-for-8 from the field against the Thundering Herd, finishing with three, second-chance baskets along with five rebounds ... garnered his first start just three games into his career at Rice (against Richmond) and started five straight games later in the year including on the road at Oklahoma as well as the Owls' first four Conference USA games.

Prior to 2008 C-USA Play
After scoring six points against Duquesne, had five points and four rebounds in first start against Richmond ... despite playing just 11 minutes at Texas State was 4-for-5 from the field to finish with eight points ... also had three rebounds against the Bobcats ... registered six rebounds, including five offensive boards, as Rice outrebounded TCU 48-20 in a 70-65 win ... also scored seven points in the home game against the Horned Frogs.

High School
At The Lawrenceville School, averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks for coach Ron Kane, in addition to producing two triple-double games ... named second-team all-prep by the Trenton Times and the Trentonian and was selected to the All-Middle Atlantic Prep League team as the Big Red posted an 18-11 overall record ... the prep school is best known as the one attended by Joakim Noah, of the two-time national champion Florida Gators ... as a senior in 2006, at the United Nations International School in New York City, averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks as he was named athlete of the year and league MVP ... two-time all-conference selection and also competed for the NYC Jaguars in AAU competition.

Personal
Suleiman Braimoh, Jr., was born Oct. 19, 1989, in Benin City, Nigeria ... son of Suleiman and Igho Patricia Braimoh ... engineering major ... Wiess College.

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