Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  First-year player at FMU.....Transfer from Walters State Community College....WSCC: Averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game during the 2014-15 season....More assists than turnovers for a 17-13 squad....Also attended Georgetown (Ky.) College, where he competed on the track and field team during the 2013-14 school year....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2015 (fall)....GC: High jumper....Posted season-high of 1.96m (6'5") and placed first at the 2014 Mid-South Conference championship meet.

PERSONAL:  Born Filipp Burnashov in Mcensk, Russia....A product of the Blue Ridge School in Virginia, where he played for coach Bill Ramsey....Averaged 6.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 1.1 assists, and 1.0 steals per game as a senior....Shot 47% from the field and 75% at the foul line....As a senior, registered 14 goals and three assists in 13 matches on the soccer field....Also lettered in track and field....Nickname is Fil.

PERSONAL FAVORITES:  As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional athlete....Favorite Athlete: Andrey Kirilenko....Favorite Sports Team: Miami....Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball....Favorite TV Show: Prison Break....Favorite Food: Russian food....Favorite Vacation Spot: Turkey....Celebrity Crush: Megan Fox....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Soccer....Favorite Website (outside social media): nba.com ....Favorite Social Media Site: Russian facebook....Instagram Account: filburnashov555 ....Your Motivation Music: Rap....Goals for Upcoming Season: Become the best team and win it all....Hobbies: Get better as a person-player.