Position: Forward
Height: 6-6
Class: Junior
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Previous School: Proctor Academy

2012-13: Saw action in 21 games … averaged 6.3 minutes, 2.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game … scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds against Roberts Wesleyan (Jan. 9) … hauled in seven rebounds and came away with a steal against Roberts Wesleyan (Feb. 10).

2011-12: Played in 25 games, making one start … averaged 8.6 minutes per contest, 2.9 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game … shot 49.1% from the floor … made 20-of-24 free throw attempts … scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the season opener against Saint Anselm on 6-for-8 shooting … chipped in with seven points and eight rebounds against Queens (12/3) … pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in a win over Queens (2/15). 
 
2010-11: Played in 24 games off the bench … averaged 7.6 minutes per contest, 2.0 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game… shot 43.9% from the field … scored a season-high eight points against Mercy on 4-for-7 shooting (1/31) … pulled down a season-high seven boards at Bridgeport (2/3). 

Prior to LIU Post: Played for the Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H. … was a member of the 2008-09 championship team.

Personal: Parents are Omar Tarif and Emma Thomas … has two older siblings Akeem and Alisha Thomas and two younger siblings, Aliyyah and Omar Tarif … favorite athlete is Carmelo Anthony … lists his parents as the people he most admires … undeclared major.