2007-08: Played in all 30 games ... Started each of the team's first 11 games of the season and 16 overall as a redshirt freshman ... Handed out a career-high four assists and grabbed four rebounds as the Wildcats defeated Benedictine (11/20) ... Posted a career-best 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting in a win over Arkansas State (12/3) ... Tallied nine points, three rebounds, three assists and two blocks - all bests in Big Ten play - against Michigan State (1/24) ... Scored eight points and handed out four assists vs. No. 19 Purdue (2/16).

2006-07: Did not see any game action.

High School: A member of the Croatian National Team, Cibona VIP and Kaptol Zagreb ... Served as captain of his KK Kaptol team in 2005, averaging nearly 20 points per game as his team finished fourth in Croatian junior championships ... Also played with the Cibona junior team in Caorle, Italy, in 2004 and `05, helping his team to a second place finish in one of Italy's toughest tournaments in 2005-06 season.

Personal: Born Nikola Baran on 12/15/1987 in Pozege, Croatia ... Son of Zdravko and Nevenka Baran ... Major is undeclared.

Baran's Career Stats

                                 Total         3-Point                    ReboundsYear      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg2007-08   30-16   404/13.5   31-104  .298   13-58   .224   17-25   .680   8-24    32  1.1  57-0   35  31   7  12   92/3.1TOTAL     30-16   404/13.5   31-104  .298   13-58   .224   17-25   .680   8-24    32  1.1  57-0   35  31   7  12   92/3.1