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Jersey Number 20
Bitumba Baruti
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Prev School:
- East Carolina
- High School:
- Mountain Mission School
Bio
Career Accolades
- 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Started in 13 of his 32 game appearances
- Put up four double-digit scoring games
- Commenced the season on a high note after finishing just shy of a double-double with 15 points and nine boards at New Mexico
- Tallied 10 points and four rebounds against UT Martin
- Pulled down six boards against Miami and North Florida
- Logged 13 points off 6-of-9 shooting with nine rebounds against Florida Tech
- Had 10 points, four boards and two assists against Southern Miss
- Registered eight points and seven rebounds across 15 minutes in FAU’s home contests versus Old Dominion
- Came up with three steals on his Senior Day against FIU
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Played in 48 games with 10 starts across two seasons
- Averaged 6.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 24.8 minutes per game as a senior
- Shot 38.3 percent from the field and 32.7 percent from beyond the arc during the 2020-21 season
- Reached double figures in five games as a senior
- Ranked third on the team in total rebounds (116) and rebounds per game as a junior, as well as second in blocks (16)
- Tallied a career-high 17 points vs. UNCW while shooting 7-for-13 from the field (2020-21)
- Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds over Eastern Kentucky (2019-20)
- Averaged 11.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in 32 games as a sophomore to help guide Chipola to a 27-5 overall record
- Shot 38.2 percent outside the arc in his one year there (47-of-123)
- Named to Region VII/FCSAA All-Tournament Team
- Tallied six double-doubles
- Saw court time in 17 games as a freshman (2016-17)
- Scored 11 points in his rookie campaign with the Huskies
- Went to Mountain Mission School in Grundy, Va.
- Averaged 11.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.5 assists per game as a senior
- Full name is Harold Bitumba Baruti
- Born in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
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