University of Southern Indiana Athletics

2016-17 | 2017-18 

2017-18: Played in 28 games and made 19 starts as a senior…averaged 9.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest…scored a career-high 29 points in the win over Lake Erie College…grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds at Drury University…posted a double-double versus Martin Methodist College (10 points and 11 rebounds) and versus Drury (12 points and 12 rebounds).

2016-17: Appeared in 26 games, making 21 starts and averaging 20.3 minutes per game despite suffering a broken finger on his shooting hand...averaged 10.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game...scored a season-high 29 points in the season-opening win over Lake Erie College...grabbed a season-high nine rebounds twice.

TRANSFER: Transfers to USI after two seasons with the University of Loyola-Chicago...tied a career-high with six rebounds versus the University of Evansville in February...averaged 2.2 points and 1.5 rebounds in 49 contests, making 11 starts as a sophomore...shot 65.3 percent from the field as a sophomore (32-of-49). 

HIGH SCHOOL:  Lettered in basketball at Makelanrinne Sports High School (Helsinki, Finland)...named to the Finland preliminary squad for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup team as a senior...played for Finland's under-20 national team during 2012-13 and 2013-14....named Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Nordic Cup 

PERSONAL: Son of Timo and Lea Rajala.

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Career highs after the 2017-18 season 
Points: 29 vs. Lake Erie (11/12/16)
Rebounds: 12 vs. Drury (1/6/18)
Assists: 4 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (11/4/17)
Steals: 2 three times (last 1/4/18)
Blocks: 5 vs. Indianapolis (1/11/18)
Double-Figure Scoring: 25
20-or-more points: 5
30-or-more points: NA