2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Trnka, Afan
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Jersey Number 4
Afan Trnka
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Previous School:
- Eastern Florida State College
- High School:
- Bishop Mora Salesian HS
Bio
2024-25: Was the only Skyhawk to play in all 33 games, logging 23 starts at point guard…Dished out a team-best 97 assists…Averaged 8.3 points, 2.9 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 25.3 minutes per contest…Shot 73.1 percent (38-of-52) from the free throw line…Led UT Martin in scoring three times while pacing the squad in assists on 10 separate occasions…Scored in double figures 14 times, including a near double-double where he set career-highs in scoring (18 points) and assists (nine) at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 15…Also added 17-point efforts at Alabama State (Dec. 11) and against Little Rock in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship quarterfinals (March 6)…Sank multiple three-pointers in 12 separate contests, including a career-high five triples (in only eight attempts) in the aforementioned OVC Championship quarterfinals against Little Rock…Swished a career-high eight free throws (in 10 tries) and added a career-best eight rebounds to go along with 14 points against Montreat on Dec. 7…Distributed at least five assists in eight outings…Posted eight multi-steal performances, including a career-best five swipes to go along with 11 points and six assists in just 21 minutes against Kentucky Christian on Nov. 7…Blocked a career-high two shots against Tennessee Tech on Jan. 25…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Played his freshman campaign for Skyhawk head coach Jeremy Shulman at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla., playing with current UT Martin teammate Andrija Bukumirovic…Was part of a Titans squad that won the Citrus Conference championship with a 14-2 league record (27-5 overall) in 2023-24…Saw playing time in 31 games (10 starts), averaging 5.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per contest…Scored in double figures four times during his collegiate rookie campaign, setting a career-high with 14 points (on 5-of-9 shooting, including 3-for-5 from three-point range) at Palm Beach State College on Nov. 29…Also tied a career-high with three treys against Central Georgia Technical College on Nov. 17…Swished a career-best six free throws against Tallahassee Community College on Dec. 8…Dished out at least five assists in eight of his first 14 games of the season, including a career-high 10 dimes against North Florida Prep on Dec. 5…Hauled in at least five rebounds in eight separate outings, grabbing a career-best nine boards against Atlantic Cape Community College on Nov. 10…Swiped at least three steals in nine different games, highlighted by a career-high six steals against Central Georgia Technical College on Nov. 17…Prepped under head coach Jack Mai at Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles, Calif., where he earned All-Camino Real League second team honors as a senior…Posted a near triple-double against Chadwick in his senior season, tallying 20 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, six steals and three blocks…Also boasts extensive international experience, as he was a standout performer for the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team at the FIBA U18 Division B event in the summer of 2022…Averaged 13.0 points, a team-best 5.9 assists, 3.6 rebounds and team-high 2.9 steals per outing in eight games, leading his country to a sixth-place finish out of 22 teams in the prestigious event.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 1, 2004...Son of Emil and Alma Trnka...Has two siblings, Kenan and Tarik...Majoring in business.
BEFORE UTM: Played his freshman campaign for Skyhawk head coach Jeremy Shulman at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla., playing with current UT Martin teammate Andrija Bukumirovic…Was part of a Titans squad that won the Citrus Conference championship with a 14-2 league record (27-5 overall) in 2023-24…Saw playing time in 31 games (10 starts), averaging 5.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per contest…Scored in double figures four times during his collegiate rookie campaign, setting a career-high with 14 points (on 5-of-9 shooting, including 3-for-5 from three-point range) at Palm Beach State College on Nov. 29…Also tied a career-high with three treys against Central Georgia Technical College on Nov. 17…Swished a career-best six free throws against Tallahassee Community College on Dec. 8…Dished out at least five assists in eight of his first 14 games of the season, including a career-high 10 dimes against North Florida Prep on Dec. 5…Hauled in at least five rebounds in eight separate outings, grabbing a career-best nine boards against Atlantic Cape Community College on Nov. 10…Swiped at least three steals in nine different games, highlighted by a career-high six steals against Central Georgia Technical College on Nov. 17…Prepped under head coach Jack Mai at Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles, Calif., where he earned All-Camino Real League second team honors as a senior…Posted a near triple-double against Chadwick in his senior season, tallying 20 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, six steals and three blocks…Also boasts extensive international experience, as he was a standout performer for the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team at the FIBA U18 Division B event in the summer of 2022…Averaged 13.0 points, a team-best 5.9 assists, 3.6 rebounds and team-high 2.9 steals per outing in eight games, leading his country to a sixth-place finish out of 22 teams in the prestigious event.
PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 1, 2004...Son of Emil and Alma Trnka...Has two siblings, Kenan and Tarik...Majoring in business.
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