West Virginia University Athletics

West Virginia (2024-25)

• Played in 31 games, starting nine
• Averaged 5.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game
• Led team with 44 blocked shots
• Finished with six points and five rebounds against Colorado
• Recorded four points and three rebounds at Utah
• Had four points and two blocks against TCU
• Scored six points with two blocks at Texas Tech
• Finished with three points and four rebounds against Cincinnati
• Had 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting at TCU
• Scored five points at Cincinnati
• Had eight points against Arizona State and at Kansas State
• Finished with five points and six rebounds against Iowa State
• Scored 12 points with four steals at Colorado
• Had seven points and 10 rebounds against Oklahoma State
• Started at Kansas and finished with a team-high 15 points, six rebounds and four blocks
• Finished with 14 points and six rebounds vs. Mercyhurst
• Made first WVU start vs. NC Central and had eight rebounds with four blocks
• Had four points, three rebounds and four blocks vs. Georgetown
• Sat out the Arizona game with an upper extremity injury
• Finished with two rebounds against Louisville
• Had four points, seven rebounds and four blocks vs. Iona
• Scored nine points on 4-of-4 shooting at Pitt
• Had four points, six rebounds and three blocks against UMass
• Played in his 100th career game vs. Robert Morris, finished with four points

Prior to West Virginia

• Played the last two seasons at Fresno State and his first two seasons at Nebraska
• For his career, he has played in 99 games with 33 starts 
• Has scored 533 points, grabbed 409 rebounds, blocked 86 shots and has 65 steals 
• Has shot 60.2 percent from the field for his career
• This past season, he played in 20 games, starting 18, before a leg injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season 
• Averaged 7.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, shooting 60.4 percent from the field 
• Had a season-high 17 points against Fresno Pacific and 16 points against Idaho State 
• Pulled down 10 rebounds in games against Portland State and Pacific 
• Had four blocks at San Diego and three steals at James Madison
• As a junior in 2022-23, he appeared in 29 games with 15 starts, averaging 8.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steals per game 
• Shot 58.2 percent from the field 
• Totaled 12 double-figure scoring games and posted six double-doubles with five coming during conference play 
• Recorded his first double-double at Fresno State against Vanderbilt, posting 10 points and 12 rebounds 
• Had a string of three consecutive double-doubles in his first three starts, posting 14 and 15 against Air Force, 16 and 13 versus UNLV and 13 and 12 at Boise State 
• 15 rebounds against Air Force were a season high, along with his five blocks 
• In the second game against Air Force, he recorded a career-high 26 points on the road 
• Ended the season with back-to-back double-doubles, going for 10 and 10 against Chicago State and had 20 points and 10 rebounds against Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament
• Spent his first two seasons at Nebraska, playing in 50 games 
• At Nebraska, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, averaging 10.4 minutes per contest
• Prior to Nebraska, he spent his senior year at AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona 
• As a senior, he averaged 10.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.9 blocked shots per game 
• Didn’t begin playing competitive basketball until he was 14 years old 
• Played two seasons at Woodrow Wilson High in Dallas and was ranked among the top 10 recruits in Texas in the class of 2020 
• Was named the District 11-5A Defensive Player of the Year
• Born in Luanda, Angola, before moving to London as a 4-year-old

Personal

• Son of Kiesse Candida Andre
• Enrolled in integrated studies
• Birthday is May 17