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Tomislav Buljan is a happy guy.

The 23-year-old from Split, Croatia, who on Monday won his second Mountain West Freshman of the Week award in the past three weeks, says he鈥檚 enjoying his college experience at the University of New Mexico, loves his Lobo teammates and he feels lucky to be able to play in the Pit.

So why do his coaches keep trying to get him so upset?

Well, because that鈥檚 just the way he wants it.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 what I say sometimes to the coaches, 鈥榞et me angry because it helps me to compete鈥�,鈥� Buljan said Saturday night after the Lobos鈥� 98-71 blowout victory over Santa Clara in which he registered his fourth double-double on the season with 16 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks, a steal and seven drawn fouls.

鈥淲hen I鈥檓 angry, I think I show the most what I can show because then I鈥檓 really confident. It kind of helps me. Coaches were laughing at it because they didn鈥檛 expect (it). Some players don鈥檛 like when you yell at them, but for me, when coaches sometimes yell at me when I don鈥檛 do a good pass or something, that helps me to say, 鈥極kay, I didn鈥檛 do a good job there.鈥� And so next time, I鈥檓 gonna get it right.鈥�

And there鈥檚 one coach in particular who Buljan credited with being the best at upsetting him: Lobos assistant Tom Tankelewicz, the man responsible for recruiting Buljan to the 近距离内射合集 States in the first place.

鈥淗e鈥檚 on my ass sometimes when I don鈥檛 perform, when I don鈥檛 play hard,鈥� Buljan said with a smile. 鈥淗e鈥檚 on my ass, and then I gotta say, 鈥極kay, look. He鈥檚 saying that I didn鈥檛 do a good job. Yeah, I鈥檓 going to show him that I鈥檓 more capable of doing things.鈥欌��

He鈥檚 proven plenty capable so far this season.

In eight games played, Buljan is averaging 12.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and is shooting 55.0% from the field.

So why, exactly, is the 6-foot-9, 250-pound non-traditional freshman who played at the highest professional level in Croatia starting to flourish now, playing his best basketball at the college level in the 近距离内射合集 States?

He says the college game is far more aggressive than what he was used to in Croatia.

鈥淭hey want to play defense (here), especially guards,鈥� Buljan said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e always trying to get to the ball. ... It helps me to improve my ball handling and my decision making, and that鈥檚 why I like playing basketball here. In Europe, people who are like 30 years old, they鈥檙e not going to be so aggressive. They鈥檙e going to let you be sometimes.鈥�

Apparently, Buljan doesn鈥檛 want anyone to just let him be 鈥� at least not his coaches or his opponents. The more they go at him the better he seems to get.

That was the case Nov. 21 in Kansas City when the athletic frontline of the SEC鈥檚 Mississippi State Bulldogs and rebound-emphasizing coach Chris Jans couldn鈥檛 contain Buljan all game. He ended up with 19 points and 21 rebounds, a new freshman rebounding record in a week that led to his first MW Freshman of the Week honor of the season.

As for those pesky guards swatting at the ball and forcing him to improve his ball handling, Buljan has started to show his comfort level in the open court more and more as the season has progressed.

In fact, Saturday against Santa Clara, it was Buljan鈥檚 open court ability that may have actually changed the game altogether before some fans had even found their seats.

With 19:19 still showing on the first half clock, Buljan caught a baseline inbounds pass just outside the 3-point line on the left side of the court. He quickly drove Santa Clara鈥檚 7-1 center Bukky Oboye into the lane, stopped, spun toward the rim and drew a foul from the late-recovering Oboye as he swiped down across Buljan鈥檚 arms.

Then, on the next Lobos possession with 18:39 on the clock, Buljan got the ball outside the 3-point line on the right side, did one quick fake to the left before putting the ball on the court to blow past Oboye on the right, again leading to a late-recovery foul as Buljan attacked the rim.

Two fouls on Santa Clara鈥檚 rim-protecting center in the first 81 seconds 鈥� Oboye eventually fouled out after just 13:36 鈥� that changed the complexion of what is the biggest win thus far in the Eric Olen coaching era.

Plenty of Lobos had a hand in Saturday鈥檚 win, which made it so satisfying for so many.

But it was Buljan who got things rolling early and set the tone for things to come.

Just don鈥檛 go patting him on the back about it.

The Lobos need him to stay angry.