Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. has been Baylor’s breakout big man this season. The senior is second on the team in scoring (14.3 points per game) and leads the Bears in rebounds and blocks. On Thursday against Texas Southern, his mom got to watch him play for the first time.

Lual-Acuil picked his parents up from the airport and then finished with 18 points in the win.

Amazing day for "Baylor Bears (NCAAM)" Jo Lual-Acuil. His mom & dad arrived from South Sudan today. First time they will ever see him play for Baylor & mom's 1st trip to USA. They all arrived in Waco 40 minutes before game. https://t.co/6Lhmd8e2q4 pic.twitter.com/6bjWnqJ5AA — Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) December 15, 2017

Lual-Acuil was emotional talking about his parents after the game:

It was an unforgettable day for Big Jo, playing in front of his mom for the first time. #Family #SicEm pic.twitter.com/fN9KpcfVR4 — Baylor Basketball (@BaylorMBB) December 15, 2017

Lual-Acuil is from South Sudan and didn’t pick up basketball until 10th grade. His family remained in South Sudan as he came to the United States to play college basketball, first starting out at a junior college in Kansas before eventually transferring to Baylor last season.

The best part of all? Lual-Acuil is graduating this weekend. His parents will be there for that, too.