Michael Baffour

Freshman Year:

Played two minutes against Pittsburgh, grabbing his first career rebound.
Played the final two minutes at College of Charleston for his first collegiate action.
Saw action in six games as a freshman.
Walk on guard.

High School:

Excelled in three sports at Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Ky.
Averaged 11.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.7 assists as a senior in 2009-10 in helping Bryan Station to a 14-13 record. He graduated with Distinction at Bryan Station with over a 3.5 GPA.
Averaged 5.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, one assist and one steal per game as a junnior as Bryan Station posted a 19-8 record.
Was also a standout in baseball and track and field at Bryan Station, competing as a hurdler and distance runner.

Personal:

Born Oct. 3, 1991 ... Son of Lele Baffour and Josephine Owusu ... Has two brothers (Tony Baffour, Kwaku Abogage) ... Major is sport administration, with a minor in communication.
The younger brother of Tony Baffour, who ran track at UofL from 2005-09, sharing the school record in the sprint medley relay while also ranking among the top five in the indoor 60m, outdoor 100m and outdoor 200m. Tony is currently an assistant track coach at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Nicknamed "Dark Slime" by teammate Russ Smith.
Personal goal at UofL is to graduate with a 3.0 GPA.
Best moment of his athletic career to date was winning an AAU state title in 2008 with his friends
Enjoys watching movies, playing video games and listening to music in his spare time.
Chose to attend UofL because of "its rich culture."
Best basketball advice given to him was "hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."
Most proud of making his family proud.
His father has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Allen Iverson.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is that it is very clean.
Among reality shows, he feels he would fare best on Survivor.
Best thing about being a Cardinal is the fans.
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: his passion.
Would most like to meet LeBron James.