Chol Marial

Position:
Center
Height:
7-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rumbek, South Sudan
High School:
Arizona Compass Prep

SENIOR (2023-24): Academic All-District Selection ... Played in 31 games, making nine starts ... Averaged 2.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Shot 36.6 percent from the floor ... Scored nine points and returned to the starting lineup vs. Oregon (2/17) ... Scored four points vs. Washington State (2/8) ... Recorded his first career double-double, going for 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. UC Davis (11/30) ... Scored eight points vs. Baylor (11/22) ... Made his first start of the season vs. App State (11/14).

JUNIOR (2022-23): Played in nine games, making eight starts … NABC Honors Court recipient ... Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Averaged 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game … Missed the final 23 games of the season due to injury ... Made his Oregon State debut in the season-opener vs. Tulsa, starting the game and blocking four shots … Scored five points vs. Florida on Nov. 25

JUNIOR (2021-22): Was ineligible for competition due to NCAA progress towards degree requirements stemming from his transfer from the University of Maryland.

MARYLAND: Attended the University of Maryland in 2019-20 and 2020-21 … As a sophomore in 2020-21, he played in 18 games, with one start, and averaged 6.2 minutes … Scored a career-high seven points against Old Dominion in 2020-21 … As a freshman in 2019-20, he totaled 10 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks in 68 minutes of action… Missed the first 12 games of his freshman season with an injury … Helped Maryland with the Big Ten Championship in 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Arizona Compass Prep in Chandler, Ariz., in 2018-19 … Was a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals after averaging 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots per game … Rated the No. 2 player in the state of Arizona and No. 58 nationally by ESPN.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 1, 1999 in Rumbek, South Sudan … Son of Beny Chuar and Yar Gorjok … Father is an elder in hometown village of thousands … Has 16 brothers and sisters … Grew up on a farm where his family raises its own cattle … Cousin of Detroit Pistons center Thon Maker … Chose Oregon State because “it’s a great school, has great coaches and I love the environment” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “winning the Big Ten Championship” … Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant … Hobbies are sleeping and watching TV … Majoring in Sociology.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 18 vs. UC Davis, 11/30/23
FG Made: 6 vs. UC Davis, 11/30/23
FG Attempted: 8 vs. UC Davis, 11/30/23
3-PT Made: 1, six times, last vs. Oregon, 2/17/24
3-PT Attempted: 3 at Illinois, 1/10/21
FT Made: 5 vs. UC Davis, 11/30/23
FT Attempted: 5, twice, last vs. UC Davis, 11/30/23
Rebounds: 10 vs. UC Davis, 11/30/23
Assists: 1, nine times, last 2/24/24 at Stanford
Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Tulsa, 11/7/22
Steals: 2, twice, last vs. Oregon, 2/17/24
Minutes: 27, twice, last vs. Oregon, 2/17/24