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Set FAU's single-season shot-blocking record as a sophomore (73)
Ranked No. 26 among all NCAA DI players in 2008-09 in blocks per game (2.3)

Sophomore (2008-09): Established an FAU single-season record by blocking 73 shots... Sun Belt Conference leader in blocked shots and ranked No. 26 nationally among all NCAA DI players in blocks per game (2.3)... Was an indispensible post presence for an FAU team limited in numbers, playing 27 minutes per night...Ranked among the top rebounders in the league (5.3 rpg) and shot 55.6% from the field...FAU's team-leader in rebounds (169) and FG%... Swatted a league-leading 2.5 shots per game within Sun Belt play... Blocked four or more shots 10 different times... Blocked a career-high five shots three times, first vs. Western Kentucky (1/10/09), then vs. ULM (1/22/09) and had a five-block 13-point night to help FAU defeat Denver (2/12/09)... Double-double at North Texas (1/17/09), 14-points and 11-rebounds, in a season-high 39 minutes... Scored a career-high 17 points at New Orleans (2/17/09)... Finished with double-figures in scoring eight different times... Starter in 27 of FAU's 28 games prior to `Senior Night'... Finished the year starting in 30 of 32 games... Made a season-high seven free throws at McNeese State (11/28/08)... Averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per night... Finished his sophomore season 2nd all-time at FAU in career blocks (114) - five shy of the all-time school record.

Freshman (2007-08): Only three players in FAU history had more blocks in a single-season than Royster's 41 in 2007-08... His 41 blocks was best for any freshman in school history while also coming in as the fifth highest single-season total all-time... Easily on pace to shatter the FAU career record for blocked shots... Played in 31 games and started seven times... Starter in both FAU post season games in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament... Swatted a shot in 22 of the 31 games he appeared in and eclipsed the 100-rebound mark... Team-leader in blocks and ranked third in rebounds per game... Starter in three of the first four games of the season... Ranked fifth among all Sun Belt Conference players in blocks... Had six rebounds in just 13 minutes at Boston College (11/12) and played 24 minutes and made 3-of-4 shots against Stetson (11/16... Had three blocks six different times, the first coming in 20 minutes at No. 4 Kansas (11/28)... Returned to the starting lineup, making two starts in mid-December... Played a season-high 27 minutes in that first mid-December start, equaling a season-high with six rebounds vs. Florida Gulf Coast (12/8)... Went 3-for-3 from the field and made all four of his free-throw attempts to score a season-high 10 points vs. FIU (1/5)... Matched his season-high with 10 points vs. North Texas (1/19) in a game in which he went 5-of-5 from the floor... Blocked three shots and had nine points in just 14 minutes against Longwood (2/11)... Started in both post season games... Pulled down six rebounds against UALR (3/9) in the SBC Tournament's second round in Mobile, Alabama.

High School: Attended Arlington Martin High School... Played for Jeff Plemons... McDonald's All-American nominee... Named all-district first-team and co-defensive player of the year his senior season... Holds the school record for most blocked shots in a single season... Averaged 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.0 blocks per game as a junior... Named 5A Defensive Player of the Year in District 7 that season... Garnered 2006-07 preseason honorable mention All-America honors by Street and Smith's magazine... Played for the DFW Showtyme at the AAU level, coached by Ervan Davis.

Personal: Born in March 3, 1989, in Los Angeles, CA... Son of Diane Hadley.

Career Stats
                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2007-08   31-7    465/15.0   44-93   .473    0-0    .000   34-57   .596  34-67   101  3.3  59-2    6  32  41   9  122/3.9
2008-09   32-30   865/27.0   84-151  .556    0-0    .000   59-88   .670  70-99   169  5.3 103-6   17  42  73  23  227/7.1
TOTAL     63-37  1330/21.1  128-244  .525    0-0    .000   93-145  .641 104-166  270  4.3 162-8   23  74 114  32  349/5.5

Career Highs
Points - 17 ... 2/5/09 at New Orleans
Mins - 39 ... 1/17/09 at North Texas
Rebs - 11 ... 1/17/09 at North Texas
Off Rebs - 6 ... 1/17/09 at North Texas
Assists - 3 ... 2/5/09 at New Orleans
Blocks - 5 ... 3x, 2/12/09 vs. Denver
Steals - 4 ... 2/14/09 at South Alabama
FG Made - 8 ... 2/5/09 at New Orleans
FG Att - 14 ... 1/17/09 at North Texas
FG % (5+ att) 8-9... 2/5/09 at New Orleans
6-6 .... 2./19/09 at Sav. St.
FT Made - 7 ... 11/28/08 at McNeese St.
FT Att - 9 ... 11/25/08 vs James Madison
FT % (4+ att) - 6-6 ... 1/31/09 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette