Freshman center Samson Froling will be returning to his home of Australia to pursue professional basketball, head coach Doug McDermott announced today. Froling played in 30 games for the Bluejays off the bench, averaging 3.6 points per game and 1.9 rebounds per game. His top performance came against Coe College, where he scored 17 points in 21 minutes.=
McDermott spoke on Froling’s departure. “We appreciate his contributions and respect his desire to play professionally… we will continue to support him in his future endeavors.”
Prior to Creighton, Froling played at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia, where the 7-footer was a four-star recruit and the no.