Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2020-21 at Gardner-Webb: Selected to the Big South Conference All-Freshman Team … Saw significant action in all 26 games while making five starts … Played an invaluable role as Gardner-Webb’s sixth man for much of the season before eventually working into the starting lineup for the final four regular season contests … Shot 40.8 percent (93-of-228) from the field, 38.1 percent (53-of-139) from downtown and 68.3 percent (41-of-60) from the free throw line … Averaged 11.5 points per game in Big South competition and 10.7 points per game overall … Also registered 2.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals per contest … Knocked down 53 3-pointers, ranking him fifth amongst all Big South scoring threats … Scored in double figures in 14 games, including in five consecutive tilts during two separate stretches throughout his first campaign in Red and Black … Racked up a season-high 21 points behind a season-high five triples in a winning effort over Charleston Southern (1/24) … Posted 19 points on 58.3 percent shooting against UNC Asheville (1/19) … Went 7-for-8 and tallied another 19 points in a victory over Presbyterian (2/5) … Averaged 24.0 minutes per game, third-most on the team.  

Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy: Played postgraduate season at national prep school power Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy under Coach Tom Espinosa … Led Mustangs to a 36-4 record and the 2020 Prep School National Championship, the program’s second in three seasons … Was the second-leading scorer on the national title squad with 10.8 points per game … Also averaged 4.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game … Deep Mustangs’ rotation featured 12 Division I prospects … Posted three games with 20+ points scoring on the season … Rated as one of the top-70 prospects in the New England for the Class of 2020 by The Hoop Hustle and the New England Recruiting Report … Chose Gardner-Webb over San Francisco, Bradley, Wagner and New Hampshire … Also held offers from Portland State, Grand Canyon, Idaho State, Monmouth, California Baptist and Montana.

High School: Played at Westview (Ariz.) High under Coach Brendan McEvoy … Scored 1,519 career points and led team to 58 games over his final three seasons in the desert … Averaged 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior to earn honorable mention All-State honors from The Arizona Republic newspaper  … Led team to a 23-6 record … Had a season-high 35 points vs. Maricopa High … Recorded five double-doubles … Played spring basketball with The Factory, leading his team to the Arizona Club Basketball Championship in 2019 … Scored a record 41 points in the title game win over the Salt Lake Rebels … Averaged 17.2 points, 5.3 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game during the spring season … Shot 53.7 percent from the floor and a strong 47.4 percent from long range.