Florida Atlantic’s Maxim Logue Will Transfer to UNC

North Carolina has added to its publish depth by getting a dedication Florida Atlantic massive man Maxim Logue on Tuesday. The French native has logged two seasons of school ball following three years taking part in with France’s nationwide groups. Commitment first reported by Jonathan Givony.

Logue is a 6-9, 232-pound publish participant with a reported 7-foot-4 wingspan. He averaged 4.8 factors and three.1 rebounds this previous season off the bench for FAU, capturing 67.4% from the ground. While he missed practically a month with a foot harm, his spotlight performances had been 16 factors, 10 rebounds, three steals vs. Charlotte and 15 factors, eight rebounds vs. St. Mary’s.

“I’m going to say this not flippantly — Maxim is as physically gifted as almost anybody I’ve been around,” FAU coach John Jakus mentioned after the Charlotte efficiency. “Obviously primarily based on my time at Baylor and Gonzaga, I’ve been round some fairly bodily gifted guys.

“There’s some language barrier, there’s three injuries this year, there’s some growing pains, but at the tail end, there’s going to come a moment when someone gets him where he fully knows English, fully has made the adjustment from France to America, and takes off. The year he gets healthy and all those things fall into place is probably going to be a special thing.”

Logue performed his freshman season at Oregon State, averaging 2.9 factors and a couple of.0 rebounds. His season highs had been 18 factors, 10 rebounds towards Central Florida within the postseason, and 10 factors, 5 rebounds towards Gonzaga.

A local of Lyon, France, Logue competed for his dwelling nation within the U16 European Challengers in 2021, the U17 World Cup in 2022, and the U18 European Championship in 2023.

The 20-year-old has two seasons of school eligibility remaining.