The promising Toronto basketball recruit remained in critical condition today after being shot in the head at a university in Pittsburgh, PA.

Power forward Sam Ashaolu, 23, was shot in the head on Sunday as he was leaving the "College Bash '06" dance at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He is "fighting for his life," according to a Duquesne source, ESPN.com's Andy Katz reported.

Sam Ashaolu, who, according to multiple sources, was shot in the head, had an "up and down night," as doctors waited for the swelling to go down, according to the source. The bullet was still lodged in Ashaolu's head and his family was by his side. He remained in critical condition.

Family members asked that no further details on his condition be released, a spokesperson for Pittsburgh's Mercy Hospital said.

Toronto native Sam Ashaolu just recently transferred to Duquesne. He is a cousin of former Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon.

The five basketball players were shot on campus early Sunday after some of them tried to calm a man who apparently had been disruptive at a dance, officials said. The players attempted to pacify him and walked away but were shot. Players who rushed to their aid were also shot.

Three of the five Duquesne basketball players remained hospitalized as of Monday. Stuard Baldonado of Colombia, who remained in serious condition at Mercy Hospital, also still had a bullet in his body. The bullet went through his abdomen and nipped the third lumbar and there was concern about his spine, the source told Katz.

No arrests have been made, police said.