Arsalan Kazemi Class: Sophomore Hometown: Esfahan, Iran High School: The Patterson School Height / Weight: 6-7 / 205 Position: F Birthdate: 04/22/1990 Experience: 1L

2009-10
Averaged 10.3 points and 9.1 rebounds as a freshman ... ranked second in Conference USA in rebounding ... set a Rice freshman record with 272 total rebounds which ranks as the ninth most in school history ... led Rice in rebounding 22 times during the year and had 12, double-figure rebounding games along with nine double-doubles ... 48 of his 98 offensive rebounds led to second-chance points ... scored 95 second-chance points ... connected on 53 percent of his field goal attempts (105-of-198) ... set new Rice freshman records by making 100-of-164 free throw attempts ... drew 11 charges during the year to lead Rice ... also had a team-leading 27 dunks and 31 deflections ... had 47 steals during the year including 17 total in the Owls' last six games ... blocked 26 shots which ties for 10th most in a season at Rice.

Closed out his freshman season by scoring eight points and grabbing 12 rebounds in loss to Tulsa at the GMC Sierra Conference USA Championship ... also had two steals in 36 minutes of action against the Golden Hurricane ... scored nine points and had nine rebounds in final regular season game played against UCF ... had a career-high seven steals against the Knights, one shy of a Rice school record ... with his ninth double-double, which was posted at Houston, set the Rice freshman record for rebounds ... scored 11 points and had 12 rebounds against the Cougars ... scored all but one of his points in the second half at UH after getting into foul trouble ... broke out of a slump in which he scored 16 points in four games with a 12-point effort on the road at UTEP ... was 4-for-6 from the field and also had seven rebounds in the game.

Previous double-double was an 18-point and 12-rebound effort against Texas A&M International during a break from league play ... A&M International game marked his fourth straight double-double ... scored 15 points and had 13 rebounds against UAB ... registered a career-high, 19-point game against Tulane ... for the second straight game was 6-for-8 from the field and knocked down 7-of-8 free throws against the Green Wave ... in addition to 13 rebounds equaled a career high with four steals and set a new assist standard with three in the loss to the Wave ... named C-USA's Rookie of the Week following a 14-point, 14-rebound double-double in win at East Carolina ... was 6-for-8 from the field and four of his five offensive rebounds led to Rice, second-chance points ... scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Memphis ... had four dunks in the game ... scored a team-leading 11 points and had eight boards in loss at Tulane ... equaled a career rebounding high in the first half of the Houston game (11) and went on to have board boards ... just 3-for-10 shooting, finishing with eight points against the Cougars.

Followed up a 16-point game against McNeese State with a 14-point effort at TCU ... for the week was 9-for-12 from the field ... 16-point game against McNeese State marked his third career double-double (10 boards ) ... started his first career game at Lamar and finished with 13 points, tying a career mark ... was 5-for-6 from the field and was also 3-for-4 at the line ... had nine rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes of play ... scored 12 points and had nine rebounds while playing 28 minutes at LSU ... provided the Owls with a spark off the bench, scoring 12 points and pulling down seven rebounds in a 70-57 win over Santa Clara ... had a career-high four steals and equaled another career mark with two assists against the Broncos ... played 29 minutes off the bench and scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against North Texas ... also had two assists, two blocks and a steal against UNT ... did not make the trip to Harvard earlier in the week, remaining in Houston to focus on academics ahead of finals as well as continue to rehabilitate an ankle injury ... scored eight points and hauled in nine rebounds in the Owls' loss to Texas ... three of his four field goals were dunks in a 4-for-6 shooting performance ... ... in road loss at Arizona scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds for his first double-double ... was 5-for-7 from the field and knocked down all three free throw attempts ... five of his 10 rebounds at Arizona came on the offensive glass ... also had two blocks ... in collegiate debut scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds, had two assists and two steals against Sacramento State.

The Patterson School
Played his senior year at The Patterson School located near Lenoir, North Carolina ... scout.com has him ranked 82nd overall in the 2009 prep signing class ... the ESPN College Basketball Prospect list ranked him as the No. 81-ranked recruit in the 2009 signing class ... high school coach was Chris Cheney ... among the schools he considered were Maryland, Seton Hall, Louisville, Syracuse and Oklahoma State.

International Experience
Captain of Iran's Under-19 team which played in the 2009 FIBA World Championships held in Auckland, New Zealand in July ... one of only two players in the tournament to average a double-double (16.6 points and 12.2 rebounds) ... ranked eighth in scoring and was second in rebounding ... was the tournament leader in steals, averaging four per game ... seven steals against Team USA was a tournament high ... his 20 rebounds against Angola tied for a tournament high and his 18 boards against Egypt tied for the third-most at the championship ... shot 48.6 percent from the field and 81.6 percent from the free throw line (31-of-38) ... also averaged 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks at the 2009 Wold Championship ... helped lead his Iranian Under-17 national team to the 2007 West Asian championship and was named the tournament MVP ... national team went 5-0 at the tournament ... captain of team of '07 national team.

Personal
Son of Yousef and Roya Kazemi ... has one younger sister, Bahar ... born April 22, 1990 in Esfahan, Iran ... studying in Rice University's Social Sciences Division ... McMurtry College.

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