Biography
CAREER: Finished his career as NIU’s all-time leading scorer with 2,203 points, fifth-most in Mid-American Conference history … Also NIU’s career record holder in field goals made (805), three-point field goals made (239) and three-point field goals attempted (672) … Played in 125 career games, third-most in NIU history.
2019-20: Named to the Lou Henson All-America Team … Earned All-MAC First Team honors … Named to the NABC All-District 14 First Team … Named to the Lou Henson Award National Player of the Year Watch List … Named the Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week on Feb. 10 … Named the 3X3U National Championship Player of the Week on Nov. 25 … Five-time MAC West Division Player of the Week: Nov. 25 (co), Jan. 7, Feb. 3 (co), Feb. 10 (co), Feb. 24 (co) … Named to the Preseason All-MAC West Team … Played in all 31 games, making 30 starts … Led the MAC, and ranked 24th nationally, in scoring at 20.5 points per game … Finished third in the MAC in scoring during conference games at 20.6 points per contest … Averaged 4.1 rebounds per game … Ranked 14th in the conference in assists with 2.7 per contest and tied for 13th in conference games at 2.5 per game …Ranked eighth in the league in three-point field goals per game with 2.4 and seventh in league games with 2.3 per contest … Shot 41.5 percent (225-of-542) from the field, 33.3 percent (74-of-222) from three and 71.9 percent (110-of-153) from the free-throw line … Played 32.8 minutes per contest, 10th-most in the MAC, and 33.2 minutes per game during league play, 15th in the conference … Became NIU’s all-time leading scorer with his 21 points against Miami (Feb. 1), passing T.J. Lux (1,996 points) … Had a four-point play with 10 seconds left against SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 23) to help the Huskies to a four-point victory … Made a three-pointer with 8.9 seconds left at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25) to lift NIU to a two-point victory … One of three players (along with Jimmy Whitt Jr. of Arkansas and Jahili Tripp of Pacific) named MVPs of the Collegiate Hoops Roadshow Presented by AtmosAir, averaging 19.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assist per game during the event … Scored in double figures in all 31 games, leading NIU in scoring 30 times … Had 19 20-plus point games … Led NIU in assists 18 times … Scored a season-high 27 points twice: against Kent State (Feb. 7) and at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25) … Had a season-high nine rebounds against Central Michigan (Feb. 22) … Dished out a season-high six assists twice: at Western Illinois (Nov. 20) and against Miami (Feb. 1) … Had a season-high three steals twice: against Longwood (Nov. 18) and Oakland (Nov. 25) … Played a season-high 39 minutes against Coppin State (Nov. 15).
2018-19: Earned All-MAC Second Team honors … Named to the NABC All-District 14 Second Team … Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 27.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists, while shooting 66.7 percent (32-of-48) from the field, including 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from three-point range … Named Co-MAC West Player of the Week on January 14 … Named to the Preseason All-MAC West Team … Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Oakland Hoops Challenge … Played in 31 games, making 30 starts … Ranked second in the MAC in scoring, 20.4 points per game … Averaged 5.2 rebounds per game … Tied for 12th in the MAC in defensive rebounds per game with 4.6, and ranked ninth in league play with 5.1 per game … Ranked 15th in the MAC in field goal percentage at 49.0 percent (228-of-465) … Ranked fourth in the MAC in three-point percentage, shooting 41.4 percent (87-of-210) … Ranked third in the MAC in threes made per game with 2.8 … Averaged 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per contest … Averaged 32.6 minutes per game … Recorded his lone double-double with 20 points and a season-high 10 rebounds in NIU’s victory over 14th-ranked Buffalo (Jan. 22) … Scored in double figures 30 times, including 18 20-plus point performances and three 30-plus point games … Had a season-best 33 points at Green Bay (Nov. 28), 31 points against Bowling Green in the MAC Tournament Semifinals (March 15) and 30 points against Oral Roberts (Nov. 23) … Scored his 1,000th career point in the second half against James Madison (Nov. 24), his 66th career game … Netted his 1,500th career point against Ohio in the MAC Tournament First Round (March 11) … Had 11 games of seven-plus rebounds … Recorded five-plus assists five times, including a season-high seven assists against Western Michigan (Feb. 26) … Had a season-best four steals at Ball State (March 8) … Played a season-high 42 minutes at Ohio (Jan. 5).
2017-18: Named to the All-MAC Second Team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 14 First Team … Named MAC West Player of the Week on Feb. 12 … Appeared in all 32 games, making 31 starts … Averaged 20.6 points to lead the Mid-American Conference in scoring, including a league-high 21.6 points per game in conference contests … Also averaged 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game … Shot 47.1 percent (243-of-516) from the field … Ranked 13th in the MAC shooting 76.6 percent (111-of-145) from the free-throw line … Shot 82.1 percent (64-of-78) from the line in league games to rank fifth in the MAC … Averaged 1.9 three-point field goals per game, 14th-best in the MAC, and 2.3 per game in league play, tied for sixth-best in the MAC … Also recorded 28 steals and five blocks … Scored in double figures in all 32 games and led NIU in scoring 25 times … Scored 20-plus points 18 times … Scored a season-high 31 points against Western Michigan (Feb. 17) … Led NIU in rebounding six times … Had a season-best nine rebounds against Green Bay (Nov. 14) … Led NIU in assists 11 times … Recorded a season-best six assists against Chicago State (Dec. 2) … Led NIU in steals seven times … Had a season-best three steals against Chicago State (Dec. 2).
2016-17: Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 31 games, including seven starts, and averaged 9.0 points per game … Averaged 11.7 points per game in league play, 28th in the MAC and third among conference freshmen … Averaged 1.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game … Shot 47.2 percent (109-of-231) from the field and 61.6 percent from the free-throw line (45-of-73) … Recorded 27 assists and 10 steals … Averaged 17.1 minutes per game … Scored in double figures 15 times, including eight of the last nine games of the season … Led NIU in scoring seven times … Scored a season-high 27 points against Toledo (Feb. 18) … Grabbed a season-high five rebounds at Central Michigan (Feb. 21) … Had a season-high four assists twice, against Olivet Nazarene (Dec. 14) and at Ball State (March 3) … Played a season-high 33 minutes against Toledo (Feb. 18).
High School: Prepped at 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Ind., where he led the State of Indiana in scoring as both a junior and senior … Averaged 33.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and four assists as a senior in 2015-16 to lead 21st Century Charter to its first regional title … Named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Senior Small School All-State Team … Earned 2015-16 Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune Player of the Year honors … Earned Indiana Associated Press High Honorable Mention recognition … Named to the 2016 Indiana All-Star team … Earned MVP honors in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star game in Indianapolis with 20 points, six rebounds and two assists, scored a game-high 34 points in the meeting in Louisville … As a junior in 2014-15, averaged 32.0 points per game, along with 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals … Named to the 2015 IBCA Underclass Small School All-State Team … Averaged 17.4 points per game as a sophomore at 21st Century Charter.
Personal: Majoring in general studies.
