Cyr Malonga

Position:
Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
239
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pointe-Noire, Congo
High School:
Evangel Christian

2024-25: Played in 18 games for the Pirates including making four starts … Averaged 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore … Scored a season-high five points at South Florida (Dec. 31) … Recorded a career-high two blocks in three games ... Named to the American All-Academic Team.

2023-24: Started in 14 of his 28 games played for the Pirates as a freshman … Named to the AAC All-Academic Team ... Had a career-best performance at SMU (Mar. 6) with 10 points and nine boards in 34 minutes played … Recorded a block in eight games and had two against Wichita State (Feb. 15) ... Made the Academic Honor Roll for the spring semester.

High School: Competed at Evangel Christian where he averaged 10.8 points, shooting a team-best 68 percent from the floor, and grabbed a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game as a junior to help lead the Eagles to their first district title in the 23^rd District Tournament with a game-high 24 points ... Played travel ball for Boo Williams in the Nike EYBL and ranks as the No. 31 center in the 2023 class and No. 3 player in Kentucky, according to 247Sports' composite rankings ... Averaged a double-double as a sophomore with 11.5 points and 11.8 rebounds ... Competed for Team Thad in the Nike EYBL where he averaged 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks per game in the summer of 2021.