Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Preseason Big South Conference Player of the Year by Athlon College Basketball Preview and Blue Ribbon Basketball Handbook ... A preseason All-Big South choice by Athlon and Lindy's College Basketball Preview magazines, along with Blue Ribbon Basketball Handbook ... Versatile wing who is capable of playing anywhere on the floor … Very savvy offensive player who scores at all three levels … Accurate shooter from long range and from the charity stripe … Very competitive player with the potential to lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs in scoring, rebounding and assists … One of three players from New York City on the current roster.

2018-2019 at Gardner-Webb: Runner-up for Big South Conference Freshman of the Year … Selected first-team All-Big South by HoopsHD.com … A member of the Big South’s All-Freshman Team … Enjoyed one of the best all-around campaigns of any freshman in Division I basketball …  One of only two freshmen in Division I to record a triple-double, along with Duke’s R.J. Barrett … Did so with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Savannah State (12/1) … Ranked second on the team with 15.1 points per game … Led team with 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … Broke the Gardner-Webb single-season freshman scoring record for the Division I era with 526 points … That total ranked second all-time behind only Hall of Famer and former NBA All-Star John Drew (1974, 562 points) … Scored 20 or more points in seven different games … Had a career-high 24 points twice on the season … Scored 24 vs. Kennesaw State (12/13) and at Longwood (2/7), both GWU wins … Had 23 points at Savannah State (11/16) and at Furman (11/13) … Also netted 23 points at Presbyterian (2/9) … Scored 20 points vs. UNC Wilmington (11/24) … Led Gardner-Webb with 19 points in the NCAA Tournament opener vs. eventual national champion Virginia (3/22) … Also had 19 points in the Big South semifinals win over Campbell (3/8) … Scored in double figures 29 times in 35 games played … Made 26 starts … Shot 125-of-178 from the free throw line (70.2 percent) … Had 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Longwood (3/2) … Had 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Hampton (1/19) … Had 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. Presbyterian (2/27) … Posted 12 points, eight assists and four rebounds in the win over Georgia Tech (12/17) … Had 14 points in the win at Wake Forest (12/29) … Had six assists at Longwood (2/7).

Prep School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … Elite scorer who played one postgraduate season at Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy under Coach Tom Espinosa … Led Mustangs to a 38-4 record, a No. 1 national prep school ranking and the program's first ever National Prep Championship … A first-team All-New England selection following the 2017-2018 season … Excelled against the top prep school basketball competition in the nation … Led Mustangs in scoring with 18.8 points per game … Also contributed 5.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game … Had 10 games with 20+ points … Scored 16 points in the National Prep Championship game win over Northfield-Mount Hermon … Drained clutch three-pointer in the final minute to tie the game in regulation … Led team to a 75-62 win over CBD Montverde (Fla.) during the regular season with 21 points and seven rebounds … Scored a season-high 31 points vs. Navy Prep … Netted 23 points vs. Woodstock Academy during the regular season and 19 vs. the same program in the National Prep semifinals … Scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds in an MVP performance win over Chesire Academy at the 2018 Big Apple Basketball Invitational … Dropped 19 points in a win over No. 5 Mount Zion (Md.) … Led all scorers with 20 points in a win over Massanutten Military … Chose Gardner-Webb over offers from Kent State, Stony Brook, LIU Brooklyn, Jacksonville, Manhattan and Hartford.

High School: Two-time All-New York City and NYSSWA All-State selection during high school career at Wings Academy in the Bronx … Three-time All-Bronx choice … Named second-team All-New York City following senior season after averaging 23.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game … Also an All-State choice … Shot 50 percent from the floor and 39 percent from long distance for the season … Posted 11 double-doubles (points-rebounds) … Had 31 points and 10 boards vs. Christ The King (N.Y.) High … Had a season-high 32 points vs. Monroe Campus (N.Y.) High … Scored 30 points in a win over The Christ School (N.C.) at the 2016 Arby's Classic … Posted four 30-point scoring games … Earned honorable mention All-New York City honors as a junior … An honorable mention All-State selection as well in 2016 … Averaged 17.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game that season … Led Wings Academy to a Bronx borough title and Division crown … Shot 51 percent from the floor … Had a season-high 28 points vs. Wadleigh (N.Y.) High … Posted 20 points and a season-best 15 rebounds vs. Gompers (N.Y.) High … Netted 21 points vs. Philadelphia powerhouse Neumann-Goretti … Earned honorable mention All-Bronx honors as a sophomore … Helped Wings Academy to a Class AA state Federation title and the New York PSAL championship in 2015 … Had a season-high 18 points and 10 boards vs. Washington Heights Expeditionary … Wings finished the 2015 season ranked No. 15 nationally by USAToday with a 33-3 record.

International Competition: Played on the U17 Dominican Republic Junior National Team in 2015 and on the U18 Dominican Republic Junior National Team in 2016 … Averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game at the 2015 CentroBasket U17 Championships … Was the national team's leading scorer in that event … Scored a team-high 25 points vs. Puerto Rico … Also played with the Dominican Republic in the 2015 Nike Global Challenge … Had 10 points in that event vs. a USA West squad that featured De'Aaron Fox (NBA) and Trae Young (Oklahoma) … Scored 11 points in a win over Canada … Averaged 10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for the Dominican Republic at the U18 FIBA Americas Championships in 2016 … Scored a team-high 21 points vs. Argentina … Had 11 points, seven rebounds and a pair of assists vs. Brazil.

Travel Basketball: Played on the prestigious Nike EYBL circuit during the 2017 spring and summer with the PSA Cardinals … Helped Cardinals advance to the 2017 Peach Jam … Averaged 6.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game on the circuit … Shot 75.9 percent from the free throw line on the circuit … Scored a high of 20 points to go with four boards and three assists vs. Albany City Rocks (4/30) … Netted 17 points vs. RM5 Elite on 5/12 … Had 13 points and five boards vs. All Ohio Red (4/28) … Helped team to a 3-2 record at the Peach Jam, with wins over CIA Bounce, Cal Supreme Elite and Expressions Elite … Earned MVP honors for Team Millbank at the 2017 City Is Mine Tournament … Scored 28 points in the championship win over the NY Rens … Also played in the iS8/Nike Fall Tip-Off Classic and was named one of the event's top performers … Scored 29 points in just three quarters in the opener.