Height: | 6-4 |
Weight: | 190 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Fort Wayne, IN |
High School: | Canterbury |
Position: | G/F |
Career:
After two seasons in the program, he has appeared in 54
games ... Has produced six double-figure scoring
contests.
Sophomore (2013-14):
Saw action in all 28 games and drew nine starting
assignments ... Averaged 20.6 minutes, 5.6 points and 3.2 rebounds
per outing ... Double-figure scorer on five occasions ... Paced the
team's rebounding efforts in three games ... Fourth on the squad
with 32 three-point field goals ... Recorded at least one
three-point field goal in 17 straight games (Nov. 24-Feb. 14), the
10th-longest streak in program history ... Seven outings of two or
more treys to his credit ... Recorded a career-high 12 points in
three contests ... Topped all reserves in scoring with 12 points,
sinking five-of-eight from the field, vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 17)
... Successful on all five of his field goal attempts and was one
of five Emory double-digit scorers with 11 points in a 77-54 win
vs. Rochester (Jan. 11) ... Topped the Eagles with a career-high
tying seven rebounds in a 90-79 decision over Maryville (Nov. 30)
... Hit a pair of treys and tallied a reserve-high eight points in
17 minutes in a 100-86 outcome over Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 14) ...
Sank a triple that ignited an 8-0 Eagle run that tied the score at
59-59 with 2:54 left in regulation in an eventual 76-73 overtime
win vs. No. 1-ranked UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Tournament Round
of 16 ... Career-high tying 12-point performance at NYU (Jan. 24)
saw him drain three treys, including one that capped a 10-0 spurt,
giving the club a 71-63 cushion in an 86-82 win ... Finished with a
reserve-leading nine points, sinking three-of-four from from
distance, in a 102-76 win over Case Western (Jan. 19) ... Helped
Emory to a 51-32 halftime lead over LaGrange (Dec. 11), hitting all
four field goal tries, including two treys, en route to a 10-point
stanza before finishing with 12 points ... First career start saw
him tie for game honors with seven boards while chipping in three
assists vs. Virginia Wesleyan (Nov. 21) ... Tied for the No. 2 spot
on the squad with six rebounds and contributed a season-high four
assists over 21 minutes vs. Birmingham Southern (Nov. 17) ... Paced
all reserves in scoring with 11 points, converting four-of-seven
from the field, including a pair of three pointers, and added a
team-high six caroms in a 23-minute stint in helping the Eagles to
a 67-53 season-opening win against Spalding (Nov.
16).
Freshman (2012-13):
Saw action as a reserve in the 26 games he saw action in
... Averaged 7.1 minutes and 2.2 points per outing ... Found his
way into the scoring and rebounding columns on 14 occasions ...
Second high on the club with a season-best seven rebounds in just
nine minutes of action vs. Maryville (Nov. 25) ... Played 17
minutes and hit a season-high five-of-nine from the field en route
to posting a season-high 11 points, while adding six boards and
season bests in assists (5) and steals, vs. Piedmont (Dec. 8) in a
109-70 win ... Chalked up six points and blocked three shots in a
79-48 verdict at home vs. Chicago (Jan. 13) ... Logged a
season-long 18 minutes vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20) and finished
with five points ... Knocked down a three-point field goal in seven
different games.
High School:
Four-year member of the basketball program at Canterbury
High School ... Was coached by Dan Kline ... Served as his squad's
captain during the 2011-12 season ... Averaged 15.7 points, 7.8
rebounds and 1.4 steals per game his final year in helping his team
to an overall record of 19-7 that included the program's first-ever
regional crown and an appearance in the Class A semistate game ...
Scored a team-high 21 points in Canterbury's 64-60 double-overtime
victory against Triton in the regional title contest ... Named
Defensive Player of the Year on two occasions ... Named MVP after
scoring 14 points in helping Indiana to a win over Ohio in the
Nancy Rehm Border War Classic, an all-star game between the two
states ... Also played two years on the baseball team.
Personal:
Son of Mohan and Laura Rao ... Born Feb. 25, 1994.
Career Stats
Year | GP-GS | FG-FGA | PCT | 3pt FG-FGA |
PCT | FT-FTA | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG |
2013-14 | 28 - 9 | 57-147 | .388 | 32-92 | .348 | 11-18 | 157 | 5.6 | 89 | 3.2 |
2012-13 | 26 - 0 | 24 - 50 | .480 | 7 - 16 | .438 | 2 - 5 | 57 | 2.2 | 33 | 1.3 |
TOTAL | 54 - 9 | 81 -197 | .411 | 39 -108 | .361 | 13 -23 | 214 | 4.0 | 122 | 2.3 |
Career Highs
Points | 12 | at New York Univ., Jan. 24, 2014 |
12 | Carnegie Mellon, Jan. 17, 2014 | |
12 | at LaGrange, Dec. 1, 2013 | |
Field Goals | 5 | on four occasions |
Field Goal Atts. | 10 | Washington Univ., Feb. 2, 2014 |
Rebounds | 7 | vs. Maryville, Nov. 30, 2013 |
7 | at Virginia Wesleyan, Nov. 21, 2013 | |
7 | vs. Maryville, Nov. 25, 2012 | |
Assists | 5 | Piedmont College, Dec. 8, 2012 |
Steals | 3 | Piedmont College, Dec. 8, 2012 |
3 pt. FGs | 3 | at New York Univ., Jan. 24, 2014 |
3 | Case Western, Jan. 19, 2014 | |
Minutes | 31 | at New York Univ., Jan. 24, 2014 |