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2009-2010 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Petras Balocka

1 Petras Balocka

  • Position:
    Center
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-8 / 250
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Vilnius, Lithuania
  • High School:
    Pensacola JC
  • Prev School:
    Pensacola JC

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Biography


2009-10 (Senior): Played in 28 games with 19 starts...missed games vs. Chaminade (Dec. 9) and at Utah State (Jan. 11)...led the team and seventh in the conference in rebounding (8.0 rpg)...finished the season with the second- highest rebounding average in the last 15 years...10 or more rebounds in 11 games...three games with 15 or more rebounds...second on the team with five double-doubles...averaged 7.6 ppg while shooting 44.6 percent from the floor...played nine games as a reserve and was first off the bench in six of those games, including the last three games of the season...best game of the year came in win against Lamar (Dec 6)....had 20 points and a career-high 20 rebounds against the Cardinals...became just the third player in school history—joining Bob Nash and Melton Werts—and first in 36 years to have a 20-20 performance...two games earlier, grabbed 16 rebounds against New Mexico (Nov. 27), the most by a UH player in five years...first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against BYU (Nov. 20)...recorded 19 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists in win over Charleston (Dec. 22) in the Diamond Head Classic...career high 23 points and added 16 rebounds against Cal Poly (Feb. 20) for his fourth double-double of the season...recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds in final game as a ’Bow at Idaho (March 6).

2008-09 (Junior): Started 11 of 26 games in the post...third on the team in scoring (8.8 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 rpg)...shot 40.5 percent from the floor and 67.0 percent from the free-throw line...led the team in scoring in three games and rebounding in 10 games...scored a team-high 18 points in Rainbow Warrior debut vs. San Francisco (Nov. 14)...14 points and three assists vs. Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 16)...15 points, including the game-tying basket with 40 seconds left in 60-59 win over Iowa State (Nov. 24)...first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at Illinois (Dec. 8)...second career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in win over Chicago State (Dec. 15)...also added a career-high six assists...third career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Boise State (Jan. 3)...10 points, including the game-winning put-back at the buzzer in 54-53 win at Louisiana Tech (Jan. 29)...sat out four straight games before appearing in final two games of the season...appeared briefly in home finale vs. New Mexico State (March 7) and logged in 20 minutes in WAC Tournament game vs. Fresno State...tallied seven points and nine rebounds in loss to the Bulldogs.

Prior To UH: An all-conference forward for Pensacola Junior College in 2007-08...led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg) and rebounding (11.3 rpg) ..shot 49 percent from floor ,50 percent from three-point range and 71 percent form the line...selected for the Florida-Georgia Junior College All-Star game...played freshman season (2006-07) at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tenn...appeared in 13 games off the bench...part of a Buccaneer squad that captured the Atlantic Sun regular-season championship.

Prep: A 2006 graduate of Community Christian School in McDonough, Ga...came to the United States from his native Lithuania as a high school freshman, playing four years of high school basketball in Georgia...played his final three seasons at Community Christian where he  helped lead team to a 110-7 record and a No. 3 national ranking in 2005 and a No. 2 ranking in 2006...named the 2006 Peach Classic MVP....averaged 17.0 ppg and 14. 0 rpg as a senior...prior to arriving in the U.S., played at the Vilnius Basketball School in Lithuania ...also part of Lithuania's junior national team for four years.

Personal: Born in Vilnius, Lithuania...majoring in international business...has one younger brother...parents are Jurate and Vytautas Balocka of Vilnius, Lithuania.

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    2008-2009Junior

    Center
    6'8" 250 lbs
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    2009-2010Senior

    Center
    6'8" 250 lbs
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