Years at WKU: 5 | Years in college : 5 | Eligibility remaining: 0
FIFTH YEAR (2021-22): Played in 29 games for the Hilltoppers, primarily coming off the bench but starting in 10 contests… Averaged 12.4 points with 4.5 rebounds in 29.7 minutes per appearance… Shot 46.4% from the floor and knocked down 34 3-pointers with a long-range clip of 37%... Shot a 81.4% from the charity stripe… Recorded a team-high 69 steals on the year… Led the league in steals per game with 2.38… Was eighth in the conference in free throw percentage… Finished his five-year career as a Hilltopper with 1,497 points, good for 19th on WKU’s all-time scoring list… Finished with 237 steals which made him third on WKU’s career steals list… Played more games in his career than any other Hilltopper in program history with 143 total… Was fourth on WKU’s career minutes played list with 3,872 minutes total… Scored a season-high 23 points with 9 of 12 free throws in just 22 minutes at FIU on Jan. 22… Had his second career double-double against Louisville at home on Dec. 18 with 13 points and 10 rebounds… Had 20 games with 10+ points… Named C-USA Honorable Mention All-Conference
SENIOR (2020-21): Started in 26 games, playing in a total of 27… Averaged 9.3 points and 28.2 minutes… Added an average of 3.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.8 steals… Shot 84% from the free throw line, 45.6% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc… Finished the season 36th on WKU’s all-time scoring list with 1,136 points… Finished the season fifth on WKU’s career steals list with 168 steals… Reached 1,000 career points with 12 second-half points against Louisiana Tech on Jan. 8… Had a season-high 22 points and four steals with a perfect 9 for 9 mark on the charity stripe against Marshall on Jan. 15… Played 38 minutes while scoring 14 points and pulling down four boards and making seven free throws in the C-USA Championships game against North Texas… Named to C-USA All-Defensive Team… Teamed up with Charles Bassey to be top dunking duo in the nation with 92 dunks between the pair… Finished fourth in the league in free throw percentage and fifth in steals.
JUNIOR (2019-20): Appeared in all 30 games with 16 starts for WKU while averaging 28.2 minutes per game… Averaged 10.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game… Shot 44.8 percent from the field and made 99 of 129 (76.7 percent) free throws… Sits just outside WKU’s top-10 list for career steals with 119 total… Ranked ninth in C-USA in free-throw percentage and sixth in blocks… Made the No. 5 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays with a transition dunk against North Texas on Jan. 2… Finished the season with 886 career points, just 114 away from 1,000… Notched first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at FIU on Feb. 1… Scored season-high 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 30… Scored 11 points and made 9 of 12 free throws with five steals at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 15.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Appeared in all 34 games with 28 starts, averaging 29.9 minutes per game… Averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game… Shot 47.2 percent from the field, made 15 of 52 3-pointers and shot 71 percent from the free-throw line… Named to the C-USA Championship All-Tournament Team… Scored at least 13 points in 17 of the last 24 games of the season after doing so in just one of the first 10 games… 1 of 10 players in the country with at least 141 rebounds, 59 steals and 23 blocks… Averaged 17 points in five games in a mask after breaking his nose at Southern Miss on Jan. 24… Found his way onto SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays for dunks at least three times during 2018-19… Scored 24 points with career-high nine rebounds in 43 minutes at Rice on Feb. 7… Set career highs for points (25), field goals (10), steals (5) and made 3s (2) vs. Marshall on Jan. 21… Scored 12 points with four steals in 32 minutes in win over No. 13 West Virginia on Nov. 16.
FRESHMAN (2017-18): Appeared in 23 games with three starts after becoming eligible in January, averaging 17 minutes per game… Averaged 7.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, and shot 55.3 percent from the field… Set career highs in points (19), field goals (8), field-goal attempts (10) and steals (3) against Charlotte on Feb. 22… Scored 13 points with a career-high nine rebounds in 29 minutes against FIU on Feb. 10… Scored WKU’s first six points in his first career start against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 8… Scored 12 points with two steals in his Diddle Arena debut vs. UAB on Jan. 18… Ruled eligible by the NCAA on Jan. 5 and scored 16 points with four rebounds in his debut the following day at Marshall.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 12 points, 4.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game while shooting 65 percent from the field as a senior for Madison Prep Academy in Baton Rouge, La.... Led Madison Prep to its third straight state championship and its fourth title game appearance in as many years… Only player in Madison Prep history to start all four years at the varsity level… Averaged 18.1 points, 5.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds as a junior… Consensus four-star recruit across all outlets and ranked in the top 60 nationally by every major outlet… Competed in the inaugural Allen Iverson Roundball Classic following his senior year.
MISCELLANEOUS: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies, with an emphasis in health and a minor in athletic coaching.
HILLTOPPERS TO WEAR NUMBER 4:
A.J. Slaughter (2006-10)
Nathan Eisert (2001-02)
Jason Eitutis (1991-92)
Clarence Glover (1969-71)
Max Reed (1935-37)
John Reckzeh (1934-35)
