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Lubumbashi, DR Congo native who came to Pennsylvania (Kennedy Catholic) as a teenager, played at West Virginia and Kentucky and was the 2022 national player of the year; undrafted in 2023, he has bounced through two-way deals with Indiana, Utah and Houston. His college NIL deals included a Lexington pizza chain, fitting for a player who says 'pepperoni and cheese' were among his first English words.