High School: Bhullar arrived in Las Cruces after spending a season at Huntington Prep in Huntington, W.V. He led Huntington Prep to a 22-3 overall record and No. 12 national ranking in 2010-11. He was a McDonald's All-American nominee in 2011 and was an ESPN top 100 recruit.

Bhullar spent two seasons at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pa. In 2009-10, he averaged nearly a triple with 16 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks per game and was named the most improved player of the squad after helping Kiski to a 16-3 record.

In international competition, Bhullar came off the bench to score 16 points, grab four rebounds and block three shots against the U.S. at the FIBA Americans Under-18 Tournament in San Antonio, Texas in 2010. He played with Team Canada in the Nike Global Challenge in Portland, Ore., in 2009-10. He also played in the FIBA Under-19 World Championships in Latvia in 2011.

Personal: Bhullar is the son of Avtar and Varinder Bhullar and was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is majoring in sociology.