The team’s most seasoned post player … Willcompete for a starting spot at the five again in his final seasonon the college level … Enters the season in good health andis well conditioned … Has outstanding size … Veryintelligent player who traditionally excels against other truecenters … Has a variety of solid post moves … Hasproven to be an effective shot blocker and rebounder during hiscareer in Boiling Springs … Enters final season with 296career rebounds (3.3 per game) and 355 points (3.9 per game)… Has blocked 78 shots and is a career 52.2 percent shooter… Has started 49 games in four seasons with theRunnin’ Bulldogs.
2012-2013 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 27 gamesand started six … Was hampered by an early-season injury formuch of the season … Started and scored a season-high 10points in 31 minutes at No. 11 North Carolina (11/9) … Madefirst three field goals in that game … Missed nearly a monthin the season’s early stages … Was effective in aleague win at VMI (1/26), scoring six points, blocking a shot andpulling down three rebounds in 14 minutes … Also had sixpoints and three rebounds in the win at UNC Asheville (2/13)… Scored four points and corralled two rebounds in the BigSouth Tournament quarterfinals (3/7).
2011-2012 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 32games and made 22 starts at center … Averaged 18.5 minutesper game … Posted averages of 5.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and1.1 blocks per game … Ranked sixth on the team in scoring,third in rebounding and first in blocks … Ranked second onthe team with a .528 shooting percentage, making 67-of-127 attempts… Shot 64.3 percent from the free throw line (45-of-70)… Had four games with at least 10 points … Scored acareer-high 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in the overtimewin at Chattanooga (11/27) … Scored 16 points in the narrowloss at Butler (11/23) and had 16 points and nine rebounds vs. UNCAsheville (12/1) … Scored 10 points and pulled down 12boards in the win over Delaware State (2/18) … Blocked aseason-high five shots vs. Alice Lloyd (12/6) and swatted away fourshots to go with six points and six rebounds in a home win overHigh Point (1/7) … Had at least two blocks in nine differentgames … Pulled down six or more rebounds in 10 games… Shot better than 60 percent 12 times on the season.
2010-2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 32games as a true freshman … Started 21 contests …Averaged 3.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game …Shot an efficient 57.7 percent from the floor (45-of-78) and was asolid 30-of-45 from the charity stripe (66.7 percent) … Hada pair of double-figure scoring games on the season … Scoreda season-high 11 points to go with 15 rebounds at UNC Asheville… Earned Big South Conference Freshman of the Week honorsfor that performance … Had 10 points and seven rebounds in awin over Western Carolina (11/27) … Netted nine points and11 rebounds to go with a pair of blocks in an overtime loss toLiberty (12/31) … Blocked a season-high three shots twice,vs. Winthrop (2/3) and Radford (2/24).
High School: Played at Churchill (Texas) Highunder Coach Randy Schuster … Rated the No. 105 center in thenation and the No. 11 center prospect in Texas by ESPN.com …Helped Chargers to a 23-15 record as a senior … EarnedAll-District honors for the second season in a row …Averaged 10 points and nine rebounds per game … EarnedAll-District honors as a junior after averaging 9.3 points, 9.5rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.
