Graduated from Iona in May 2010 after two seasons in Maroon & Gold... Played his first two years at the University of Louisville... Looking to pursue a professional career overseas... Appeared in all but one contest (at Rider, stomach flu) and made 13 starts... Averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds and was second on the team with 34 three-pointers and a 38.2% three-point field goal percentage... Had eight games with 10 or more points including a season-high 14 points on two separate occasions... Drained a season-high four three-pointers vs. Baylor in the Old Spice Classic on Nov. 27... Tall post player that has an outstanding shooting touch from the outside.
AS A SENIOR (2009-10):
Earned a start and scored nine points including two trifectas vs. Boston University on Nov. 13... Had 14 points including three key second half three pointers in a win at Hampton on Nov. 17... Buried four three pointers and had 12 points vs. Baylor on Nov. 27... Matched his season-high with a team-best 14 points vs. Saint Peter’s on Dec. 4... Led the Gaels with nine points vs. Siena on Dec. 7... Had eight points and four rebounds vs. Long Island on Dec. 9.... Had 11 points and season-high seven rebounds in a win over Providence on Dec. 12... Netted nine points and grabbed six boards in the follow up contest vs. Albany on Dec. 17... Drained a three-pointer on Iona’s first possession of the game and held scoreless the rest of the way in a season-low 12 minutes of action vs. Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 23... Posted 10 points and grabbed a team-high five rebounds against No. 11 Connecticut on Dec. 27... Did not play for the first time at Iona at Rider on Jan. 9 due to a stomach virus... Returned to the lineup at Loyola on Jan. 11 and played eight minutes without a point... Had six points and six boards in win over Niagara on Jan. 16... Netted seven points and grabbed eight rebounds in 19 minutes of play in a win at Manhattan on Jan. 22... Had 13 points with three trifectas in win over Fairfield on Jan. 24... Netted 11 points with three three-point field goals including two key second half connections in win over Loyola on Feb. 14... Had 12 points with three more trifectas in win over William & Mary on Feb. 19... Had eight points at Fairfield on Feb. 26.
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09):
Appeared in all 31 games making 15 starts as a junior... Averaged 6.8 points and 3.6 rebounds and was second on the team with 41 three-point field goals... Had eight games with 10 or more points including a career-high 15 on three different occasions... Set career-highs in all statistical categories in 2008-09... Saw his first action in Maroon & Gold since transferring from Louisville in the Gaels’ season opener vs. Hampton, scoring seven points in the win on Nov. 14... Tallied 14 points including three 3-point field goals vs. No. 25/22 Wisconsin on Nov. 21... Had six rebounds in win over Valparaiso on Nov. 22... Recorded 13 points and hit a go-ahead three-pointer from the corner with less than 15 seconds remaining in Iona’s heartbreaking loss at Fairfield on Dec. 5... Had 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and three three-point field goals vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 14... Had nine points and a career-high eight boards at Western Michigan at Dec. 18... Recorded 14 points and seven rebounds with a career-high four three-pointers at No. 17/16 Ohio State on Dec. 20... Hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 4.6 seconds left in a 67-64 win over Hofstra on Dec. 23... Recorded 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from behind the arc in the Gaels’ win over Fairfield on Jan. 4... Shot 8-for-10 from the field and 3-of-4 from behind the arc in Iona’s three game homestand vs. Rider, Fairfield and Canisius... Matched his career-high with 15 points and four three-pointers at Rider on Jan. 11... Hit a game-tying three with a minute left in the contest... Recorded nine points and four rebounds in win at Niagara on Jan. 15.... Scored seven points including a game-tying three pointer with 18 seconds left in the first overtime in the Gaels win at Canisius on Jan. 17... Had one of his top performances in Maroon & Gold at Siena, posting 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting to go along with five rebounds on Jan. 26... Drained two clutch three pointers in Gaels comeback attempt in Albany... Posted back-to-back double digit point efforts for the first time in his career with 10 points vs. Saint Peter’s on Jan. 31.
YEAR IN RESIDENCE (2007-08):Sat out the 2007-08 season due to NCAA transfer regulations... Played with teammate Kashif Pratt on the Hudson Valley Empire State Games team in the summer of 2008.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07 - U. OF LOUISVILLE):Saw action in 14 games along with one start as a sophomore at Louisville... Averaged 1.1 points and 0.7 rebounds in 5.2 minutes per game... Converted 2-of-3 three point attempts on the season... Scored a season-high seven points and grabbed three rebounds against Northwestern State... Made his first career start vs. Dayton and played six minutes in the game.
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06 - U. OF LOUISVILLE):Scored a season-high eight points against Fairleigh Dickinson in just three minutes on the court... Scored his first collegiate basket against Prairie View... Had two points and three rebounds in extensive action in the Cards’ Nov. 20 exhibition game against Southern Indiana.
BEFORE IONA (CENTRAL PARK CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL):Averaged 17.1 points and 10.2 rebounds as a senior at Central Park Christian High School... Rated 38th among power forwards by RivalsHoops, and was listed among the top 300 seniors nationally by The Hoop Scoop... Also ranked 12th nationally among center prospects by Scout.com after his senior season... A broken foot kept him sidelined for much of his junior year at Central Park Christian, but size and outside shooting prowess did not go unnoticed by the coaching staff at Louisville that included Iona head coach Kevin Willard.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS:
2008-09 | 2009-10
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP-GS Min FG Pct 3FG Pct FT Pct Reb Avg A TO Bk St Pts/Avg
2005-06* 13-0 41 6 .545 0 .000 2 .500 5 0.4 3 4 0 3 14/1.1
2006-07* 14-1 73 4 .400 2 .667 6 .667 10 0.7 4 3 0 1 16/1.1
2008-09 31-15 632 74 .400 41 .363 22 .688 111 3.6 9 31 11 4 211/6.8
2009-10 30-13 487 65 .411 34 .382 24 .615 89 3.0 13 31 9 7 188/6.3
TOTAL 88-29 1233 149 .409 77 .376 54 .643 215 2.4 29 69 20 15 429/4.9
* - at Louisville
