SENIOR (2015-16): Played 33 games as a senior in 2015-16 and started 10 times... Averaged 10.5 minutes per game... Shot 50.6 percent from the floor (43-for-85)... Averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds on the season... Played 21 minutes at Old Dominion on Jan. 21 and had four points and three offensive rebounds... Grabbed a season-high four rebounds in eight minutes against UAB on Jan. 28... Had seven points and four rebounds at UTSA on Feb. 4... Set season highs with 13 points and eight rebounds, and also had a career-best four assists, at UTEP on Feb. 6... Had three-straight double-digit scoring games at UTEP, against Marshall and versus Old Dominion.
JUNIOR (2014-15): Appeared in all 32 Hilltopper games and made 20 starts... Averaged 2.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... Shot 71.4 percent from the free throw line (15-for-21)... Had nine points at Stony Brook on Nov. 25, bettering his previous season total to-date... Had a season-high 10 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes at UAB on Feb. 19... In just 10 minutes off the bench against FIU on Feb. 28, had nine points and three rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting.
SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Played in 20 games and started nine times for the Hilltoppers in 2013-14 before a season-ending health condition... Was averaging 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game at the time of the diagnosis... Had 12 points and five rebounds in the season-opener at 16th-ranked Wichita State (Nov. 12)... Played 29 minutes two games later against UNC Wilmington... Had 20 points on 6-of-13 shooting against UALR (Jan. 16)... Played seven minutes at Louisiana-Lafayette and was shut down for the rest of the season after that (Jan. 25).
FRESHMAN (2012-13): Emerged as a valuable post presence for WKU in rookie season of 2012-13... Played in 32 games and made 17 starts, including each of the last nine games of the season... Averaged 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per outing... Led the team in field goal percentage at 56.0 percent (56-for-100)... Also led the Hilltoppers in free throw percentage at 83.3 percent (35-for-42)... Had six games of double-figure scoring, including 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting against top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 22)... Scored first-career basket against DePaul (Nov. 21)... Had standout game against Brescia (Ky.), scoring 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting and grabbing eight rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench (Nov. 24)... Had seven points on 3-of-5 shooting at VCU (Dec. 18)... Made first-career start against FIU (Dec. 27)... Played finest game of career at Arkansas State, scoring 17 points with five three-pointers in a career-high 20 minutes off the bench (Jan. 5)... Played a career-high 27 minutes in a start against Louisiana-Lafayette (Jan. 17)... Started and played 24 minutes against Troy and went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field en route to 14 points (Jan. 31)... Went 5-for-5 from the floor for 11 points and grabbed six rebounds at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 14).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain, one of the top prep schools in Europe... Helped the team to a strong showing in the 2012 National Prep Invitational Tournament in Rhode Island... Scored 14 points and added seven points and two blocks in 32 minutes in a contest against NIA Prep... Signed with WKU during the regular signing period.
MISCELLANEOUS: Graduated in spring 2015 after three years with a degree in international business and is enrolled in a Master of Business Administration program in graduate school... Lists greatest sports thrill as signing letter of intent to play at WKU... Played for Latvia in the 2011 FIBA U19 European Championship and averaged 1.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in seven minutes per game, helping Latvia to 3-5 record in competition.
HILLTOPPERS TO WEAR NUMBER 20:
Orlando Mendez-Valdez (2006-09)
Jason Stonebraker (2005)
Jamaal Brown (2003-04)
Carl Thomas (1995-96)
Roland Shelton (1987-90)
Billy Gordon (1983-86)
Mike Reese (1979-81)
Johnny Britt (1973-76)
Steve Eaton (1970-72)
Johnny Russell (1967-69)
Bob Bantom (1966)
Hamilton Watkins (1965)
Ray Keeton (1963-64)
Charles Osborne (1959-61)
Montroe Holland (1956)
Jerry Whitsell (1954)
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