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OF NOTE
• Mountain West Co-Sixth Man of the Year after scoring 162 points off the bench in conference play
• Had 14 double figure games off the bench in his first season with the Lobos
• Transferred to New Mexico in April of 2023 after three seasons at Dayton
2023-24 SEASON (SENIOR)
• Mountain West Co-6th Man of the Year (media and coaches)
• Appeared in 35 games, making two starts
• Averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game
• Averaged 9.0 points and 4.4 rebounds and shot 39.0% from three in MW games
• Scored 162 points in MW games, the most in UNM history without making a start
• Had 14 double-figure scoring games
• Posted a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds at San Diego State (Feb. 16)
• Scored a season-high 18 points (6-8 FG) at No. 22 Utah State (Mar. 9)
• Had 10 points (3-4 FG) and a career-high three blocks vs. Colorado State in MW semifinal (Mar. 15)
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR AT DAYTON)
• Appeared in all 34 games, starting 19
• Averaged 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game
• Third on the team in scoring and rebounding, second in made 3-pointers (45) and led UD in free throw percentage (.795)
• Scored in double figures in 15 games
• Season-high 20 points vs. SMU (Nov. 11)
• Had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Michigan in his first start of the season (Nov. 30)
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT DAYTON)
• Appeared in all 35 games, making one start
• Averaged 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game
• Scored in double figures in six games
• Season-high 16 points on 4-5 3FGs vs. UMass (Feb. 23)
• Hit the game-winning shot game-winning shot as time expired to beat No. 4 Kansas, the eventual NCAA Champion, in the semifinals of the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando (Nov. 26)
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT DAYTON)
• Appeared in 19 games, making 15 starts
• Averaged 9.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game
• Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Three-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
• Scored in double figures in 15 games
• Had a career-high 22 points against La Salle, including a span of the 2nd half when he scored 17 straight points for UD (Dec. 30)
• First career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Duquesne (Feb. 2)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• Played for HBA-Marsky, where one of his coaches was former Utah standout and NBA player Hanno Mottola
• In 2019-20, averaged 10.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals, as HBA-Marsky finished 21-0 in Finland’s first division before the league’s post season was canceled due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic
• In 2017, he was U16 Finnish national league MVP, leading his hometown team KTP to the league championship
• Selected to play for Team Europe in the Jordan Brand Classic All-star game in 2017
INTERNATIONAL
• Represented Finland in over 80 games during his junior national team career
• Captained Finland at the 2019 U18 European Championship, averaging 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game
• Helped Finland with U18 titles at the 2019 All-Nordic and Baltic Sea Cups, averaging 16.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game at the All-Nordic Tournament
• In the summer of 2022 he played in the Finnish national team’s training camp and saw action in scrimmages against Estonia
PERSONAL
• Birthday is September 12
• Son of Katri and Brahim Amzil
• Has three siblings, sisters Latifa and Safia and brother Abdullah
• Sister, Latifa, played in the Finnish junior national program and currently plays at Detroit Mercy after two seasons at Chipola JC
• Brother, Abdullah, has also played on Finnish junior national teams