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Overview: Highest-rated prospect in the 2008-09 freshman class...slender 7-footer with a vast array of skills in the post...prefers face-up game as opposed to traditional back-to-the-basket...played in nine games as a freshman in 2008-09, but should see significantly more playing time as a sophomore as he improves his strength...earned the team's Strength Award after his freshman season...gained 18 pounds from July of 2008 through the end of the 2008-09 season...also improved bench press by 80 pounds and squat lift by over 110 pounds during that span...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 2008-09: Averaged 2.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in nine appearances...sat out the first five games of the season due to playing professionally in Romania prior to coming to the United States...made 8-20 shots in his first year, 40 percent...averaged 4.9 minutes of playing time in his nine appearances...first action was against Savannah State on Nov. 25, where he played nine minutes and posted four points, two rebounds, and two blocked shots...scored four points in nine minutes against SC State, while grabbing a career-high six rebounds (four offensive)...posted two points, four rebounds, and two assists versus North Florida...in five minutes of play, hit two baskets and scored four points against East Carolina...first ACC field goal was against North Carolina, he was 1-2 versus the Heels...scored two points in final four minutes of the 29-point blowout of Maryland at home.
In High School: Consensus top 100 prospect by the recruiting services...rated as high as the #55 player nationally by Scout.com...also rated #64 by Prep Stars, #83 by Hoops Report, #89 by Hoop Scoop, and #98 by Rivals.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...major is undeclared.
Baciu Career Statistics |
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Year |
GP-GS |
Min/Avg |
FG-FA |
Pct |
3FG-FA |
Pct |
FT-FTA |
Pct |
Off/Reb/Avg |
A-T |
BS-ST |
PF-D |
Pts/Avg |
2008-09 |
9-0 |
44/4.9 |
8-20 |
.400 |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-5 |
.400 |
7/19/2.1 |
4-1 |
2-3 |
6-0 |
18/2.0 |
Baciu Career Highs
Points: 4 vs. Savannah State, 11/25/08; 4 vs. East Carolina, 1/3/09
Field Goals Made: 2 vs. Savannah State, 11/25/08; 2 vs. East Carolina, 1/3/09
Field Goal Attempts: 8 vs. SC State, 12/13/08
Field Goal %: (.125, 1-8) vs. SC State, 12/13/08
Free Throws Made: 2 vs. SC State, 12/13/08
Free Throw Attempts: 2 vs. SC State, 12/13/08; 2 vs. East Carolina, 1/3/09
Rebounds: 6 vs. SC State, 12/13/08
Offensive Rebounds: 4 vs. SC State, 12/13/08
Assists: 2 vs. SC State, 12/13/08; 2 vs. North Florida, 12/16/08
Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Savannah State, 11/25/08
Steals: 1 vs. many (3), last vs. North Carolina, 1/21/09
Minutes: 9 vs. Savannah State, 11/25/08; 9 vs. SC State, 12/13/08
