Note #066: Motiejus Krivas (Interior Titan)

Mountainous Arizona center Motiejus Krivas returns to Tucson in 2026-27 to dominate the collective college basketball paint.

As a junior in 2025-26 (coming off an 8-game, injury-plagued sophomore 2024-25 season), the 7'2", 260 lb. Krivas scaled this per 40 line (across 39 GP, 25.4 MP/G):

• 16.5 PTS/40 MP
• 12.9 TRB/40 MP
• 1.7 AST/40 MP
• 1.1 STL/40 MP
• 3.0 BLK/40 MP

Since 1947-48, only five juniors besides Krivas crested 16.5+ PTS/40 MP, 12.5+ TRB/40 MP, 1.5+ AST/40 MP, 1+ STL/40 MP, 3+ BLK/40 MP (min. 35 GP, stats below are per 40):

16.5-19 PTS/40 MP
1. Elijah Thomas (2017-18) - 17.1 PTS, 13.0 TRB, 1.7 AST, 1.0 STL, 3.6 BLK (35 GP, 25.0 MP/G)

19-20 PTS/40 MP
2. Tarris Reed Jr. (2024-25) - 19.3 PTS, 14.6 TRB, 2.1 AST, 1.3 STL, 3.2 BLK (35 GP, 19.9 MP/G)
3. Hakeem Olajuwon (1983-84) - 19.7 PTS, 15.9 TRB, 1.5 AST, 1.9 STL, 6.6 BLK! (37 GP, 34.1 MP/G)

20-21 PTS/40 MP
4. Derrick Coleman (1988-89) - 20.4 PTS, 13.8 TRB, 3.5 AST, 1.5 STL, 4.1 BLK (37 GP, 33.1 MP/G)

21+ PTS/40 MP
5. Oliver Miller (1990-91) - 25.6 PTS, 12.6 TRB, 4.4 AST, 2.4 STL, 4.8 BLK (38 GP, 24.5 MP/G)

Read more into Reed Jr. here:
Note #014 (Corey Hadnot II) / Note #027 (Massamba Diop) / Note #056 (Henri Veesaar)

Hakeem holds it down in:
Note #002 (Flory Bidunga) / Note #011 (Oswin Erhunmwunse) / Note #022 (Aday Mara)

Coleman came up once prior, in Note #048 on big man Rafael Castro.

Miller is mentioned in Mara as well, plus Note #052 on new San Antonio Spurs center Jayden Quaintance.

Next, the only sophomore to qualify for the above:

Chris Webber (1992-93) - 24.3 PTS, 12.7 TRB, 3.2 AST, 1.7 STL, 3.2 BLK (36 GP, 31.6 MP/G)

And the only senior:

Johni Broome (2023-24) - 26.5 PTS, 13.8 TRB, 3.5 AST, 1.4 STL, 3.6 BLK (35 GP, 24.8 MP/G)

Finally, the four freshmen:

1. Neemias Queta (2018-19) - 17.5 PTS, 13.1 TRB, 2.4 AST, 1.0 STL, 3.5 BLK (35 GP, 27.1 MP/G)
2. Anthony Davis (2011-12) - 17.7 PTS, 13.0 TRB, 1.6 AST, 1.7 STL, 5.8 BLK (40 GP, 32.0 MP/G)
3. Wendell Carter Jr. (2017-18) - 20.1 PTS, 13.4 TRB, 3.0 AST, 1.2 STL, 3.0 BLK (37 GP, 26.9 MP/G)
4. DeMarcus Cousins (2009-10) - 25.8 PTS, 16.8 TRB, 1.7 AST, 1.7 STL, 3.0 BLK (38 GP, 23.5 MP/G)

Davis and Cousins both played under current Arkansas head coach John Calipari, at Kentucky.

To close, let's look at just juniors again, and lower the GP floor to 30. These eight (besides the five from earlier, including Krivas), also met the per 40 criteria set:

16.5-19 PTS/40 MP
1. Ervin Johnson Jr. (1991-92) - 18.3 PTS, 13.3 TRB, 2.1 AST, 1.2 STL, 3.0 BLK (32 GP, 33.5 MP/G)
2. P.J. Brown Jr. (1990-91) - 19.0 PTS, 12.9 TRB, 2.5 AST, 1.6 STL, 3.3 BLK (31 GP, 30.2 MP/G)

19.1-20 PTS/40 MP
3. Rob Lewin (2002-03) - 19.1 PTS, 12.6 TRB, 1.7 AST, 2.1 STL, 3.4 BLK (32 GP, 25.5 MP/G)
4. Amari Williams (2022-23) - 20.0 PTS, 12.9 TRB, 3.4 AST, 2.0 STL, 3.3 BLK (30 GP, 27.4 MP/G)

20-22 PTS/40 MP
5. Johni Broome (2022-23) - 21.3 PTS, 12.7 TRB, 2.0 AST, 1.3 STL, 3.6 BLK (33 GP, 26.5 MP/G)
6. Moses Kingsley (2015-16) - 21.5 PTS, 12.7 TRB, 1.7 AST, 1.5 STL, 3.2 BLK (32 GP, 29.5 MP/G)

22+ PTS/40 MP
7. Mike Sweetney (2002-03) - 28.2 PTS, 12.8 TRB, 2.4 AST, 1.8 STL, 4.0 BLK (34 GP, 32.4 MP/G)
8. Shaquille O'Neal (1991-92) - 30.1 PTS, 17.6 TRB, 1.9 AST, 1.2 STL, 6.5 BLK (30 GP, 32.0 MP/G)

Kingsley and Miller (from earlier) both accomplished these statlines playing for Arkansas.

Broome sweeps up in the Veesaar Note, and Queta is queued in the Quaintance Note + Castro Note.

Davis dunks down in the Bidunga Note, as well as Note #009 on Seton Hall-to-UConn transfer Najai Hines.

Carter Jr. caught on in Note #062 on fellow Duke Blue Devil, Patrick Ngongba, and Cousins relates in Note #037 (Chris Cenac Jr.) and Note #051 (Morez Johnson Jr.).