Mark Tikhonenko

Photo by: Colin Mitchell

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-10 / 210
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Moscow, Russia
High School:
Mt. Zion Prep

2018-19
• Played in eight games
• Sustained a season-ending foot injury during the season
• Averaged 2.3 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game
• Scored a season-high nine points on Nov. 14 versus Texas A&M Commerce
• Made a season-high three rebounds on Nov. 14 versus Texas A&M Commerce
• Grabbed a season-high four rebounds twice
• Played a season-high 21 minutes on Nov. 14 versus Texas A&M Commerce

2017-18
• Redshirted

High School Highlights
• Transferred to Mt. Zion Prep for the 2016-17 season
• Played at Scotland Performance Institute in 2015-16, helping the team to a 19-11 record
• Averaged 16 points and six rebounds before missing several games due to injuries
• Played for the Russia U-16 national team and practiced with the U-18 team
• His father, Valeri, won a gold medal with the USSR team in the 1988 Olympics and three silver medals at the world championships, was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks
• His mother, Victoria, played for the U-20 Kazakhstan team.