2010-11 (Freshman) Averaged 5.3 minutes per game in 21 games during his freshman season ... named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll ... scored his first collegiate points on dunk against FAMU in the season opener ... matched a career-high five rebounds against Alabama A&M in a career-high 17 minutes ... scored two points on a pair of free throws against South Alabama ... had two points and a steal against Lipscomb ... played in all of UA's NIT games ... hit the court in three SEC games ... over the summer he competed again for the Swedish U20 national team at the European Championships ... averaged 5.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in eight games for Sweden ... played more than 22 minutes a game in the tournament ... had eight points and two rebounds against Slovenia and seven points and 10 boards against Greece to help Sweden to a ninth-place finish.
Prior to Alabama Had played basketball for less than two seasons before joining the Tide ... was a member of the Swedish U20 national team that competed with the squad in the 2010 European Championships ... in that international competition he helped the squad to a second-place finish and averaged 3.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in eight games ... had 10 points and six rebounds in a win over Hungary and finished the tourney shooting 56 percent ... as a member of the Swedish U18 team he averaged 4.1 points and 6.0 rebounds in 21 minutes of action while leading the team to its first gold medal in the event ... was also one of the top team handball players in Sweden before focusing solely on basketball, winning Nordic Championships in both sports.
Personal Is the son of Bertil and Kerstin Engstrom ... is majoring in business.
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