2008-09: Continued in his development as abasketball player to become a go-to player in the post for theSpartans... played in all 30 games for the Spartans... started 29times... averaged 27.4 minutes per game, an increase of more thannine minutes per game over his sophomore season... led the A-Sun inwith 79 blocked shots and 2.63 per game... the 79 blocked shotsbroke the single-season school record... currently ranks secondall-time with 117, 19 shy of the all-time record... ranked secondon the Spartans and 30th in the A-Sun with 9.5 points percontest... also ranked second on the Spartans and 11th in theleague with 6.1 rebounds per game... shot nearly 45 percent fromthe floor... increased his scoring average to 10.3 points per gamein A-Sun play... shot the ball better during league games as well,hitting over 47 percent of his shots from the field... totals 47blocks in A-Sun competition... in all, ranked among the leagueleaders in six statistical categories... led the Spartans inscoring five times... led the squad in rebounding on 12occasions... reached double figures a career-high 15 times...reached double figures in rebounding on four occasions... blockedthree or more shots 14 times... had five strong outings to startthe season... finished with five points, three blocks and 10rebounds in the season opener at Georgia (Nov. 14)... had 12 pointsand seven boards at nationally-ranked Notre Dame (Nov. 16)...turned in eight points, five blocked shots, and 11 rebounds atSouth Carolina (Nov. 22)... had six points, two blocks and nineboards against Duquesne (Nov. 25)... tallied 13 points to go withthree blocks and eight rebounds at Kennesaw State (Dec. 1)...totaled 12 points with three blocks and seven boards in the firstgame of the Las Vegas Classic at Saint Louis (Dec. 17)... scorednine points and grabbed seven rebounds in the 71-43 victory overSouthern in the third game of the Las Vegas Classic played at theOrleans Arena in Las Vegas (Dec. 22)... totaled 11 points in the69-64 win over North Florida (Jan. 3)... turned in a career-high 22points with nine rebounds against Jacksonville (Jan. 5)... had 13points, two blocks and five rebounds at Stetson (Jan. 12)... wasdominant with 16 points, five blocks and seven rebounds againstBelmont (Jan. 17)... recorded his first collegiate double-doublewith 10 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three blocked shotsin the 73-65 victory over Campbell (Jan. 24)... had 16 points andeight rebounds at ETSU (Jan. 26)... posted 16 points, two blocksand three rebounds in leading the Spartans to a 70-59 win atJacksonville (Feb. 1)... turned in 10 points, three blocks andeight rebounds in the 54-53 win over Stetson (Feb. 7)... talliednine points, four blocks and nine rebounds at Belmont (Feb. 16)...finished the season strong in the final three games... had 10points, a career-high seven blocks and seven boards in the 93-90overtime victory over Mercer (Feb. 26)... finished with 20 points,a career-high seven blocks and six rebounds in the 80-51 victoryover Kennesaw State (Feb. 28)... tallied seven points, four blocksand 10 rebounds at nationally-ranked Gonzaga (March 3)... a memberof the A-Sun All-Academic team.
2007-08: Made tremendous improvement as asophomore... played in all 30 games... a starter 25 times...averaged 18.3 minutes per game... averaged 4.9 points and 4.8rebounds per game... led the Spartans with 25 blocked shots, 16during A-Sun games... ranked second on the team with 55 offensiverebounds... had two or more blocked shots on six occasions...nearly had a double-double with 11 points and eight rebounds in thenear upset of Akron (Nov. 16)... had 11 points and three blockedshots at UNC Greensboro (Nov. 24)... had a career-high 13 reboundsin the historic win at SMU (Dec. 18)... had 13 points at Duquesne(Dec. 30)... had six points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in the winover Kennesaw State (Feb. 1)... had four blocks to go along with 13points and 10 rebounds in the win over Mercer (Feb. 3)... an A-SunAll-Academic selection.
2006-07: Became a key player off the benchand a crowd favorite for the Spartans... played in 21 games for theSpartans... averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...tallied 13 blocks on the year... grabbed 17 offensive rebounds...averaged 8.8 minutes per game... scored six points and grabbed fourrebounds against Francis Marion (Jan. 10)... finished with aseason-high nine points and grabbed five rebounds against AugustaState (Jan. 13)... tallied six points and six boards against NorthGeorgia (Jan. 17)... had three points, four rebounds and twoassists at North Georgia (Jan. 31)... finished with six points andsix rebounds in the regular season finale at UNC Pembroke (Feb.25)... member of the Peach Belt Conference Presidential AcademicHonor Roll.
2005-06: Sat out the year as ared-shirt... a member of the Peach Belt Conference PresidentialAcademic Honor Roll.
Club: Played just half of a season in aGerman amateur league before coming to the USC Upstate.
Personal: Born on July 20, 1984 inBielefeld, Germany... son of Rudiger and Christiane Schneiders...has twin younger brothers, Falk and Simon... twin brothers are both6-11 and have never played basketball... a graphic design major...hobbies include watching TV, electronics and making art... had twopieces of art work, a wire shoe and a photograph, featured in theNCAA Student-Athlete Art Exhibit at the 2009 NCAA Convention...served as an intern in the Upstate Media Relations Office duringthe summer.... favorite food is chicken... favorite movie is"Ronin"... likes to watch "Top Gear" on TV... favorite actor isJean Reno... favorite band is Ben Folds... favorite season isfall... favorite sports figure is Dik Nowitzki... admires hisparents the most... favorite quote is "Better to remain silent andbe thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt."... dreamjob is to be an art director.
