Height: | 6-2 |
Weight: | 220 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Potomac, MD |
High School: | Georgetown Prep |
Position: | Guard/Forward |
Major: | Business |
Career: After two seasons of competition, he
has played in 47 games, 36 as a starter ... Has scored in double
figures on 13 occasions ... Posted 10 or more rebounds in three
contests.
Sophomore (2008-09): Played in 24 games, drawing
starting assignments 14 times ... Averaged 19.5 minutes per outing
and ranked fourth on the time in scoring (6.5 ppg) while his 4.8
rebounds per game placed him third on the team and 17th among UAA
players ... Averaged 4.9 boards in UAA affairs, second on the squad
and 11th in the conference ... Led or shared for the team's lead in
rebounding in five games ... Emory's top scorer in two contests ...
Registered double-digit scoring in five outings ... Came off the
bench and was successful on six-of-eight from the floor and
converted all three of his attempts from the foul line en route to
15 points, second high on the team, vs. LaGrange (Nov. 29) ... In
the second match-up against LaGrange (Dec. 3), he paced the Eagles
with 15 points (which would prove to tie his season high), sinking
six-of-nine from the field while pulling down a team-best seven
boards ... Led the Eagles in rebounding with a season-high 10
caroms against Sewanee (Dec. 9) ... Career-high four steals and 13
points vs. Piedmont (Dec. 18) ... Team's second-leading scorer with
12 points and snatched a game-high tying nine rebounds vs. Case
Western Reserve (Jan. 9) ... Converted all four of his field goal
attempts and tied Chad Hixon for team scoring honors (12 pts.) vs.
Washington University (Feb. 13) ... The team's second-leading
rebounder vs. NYU (Feb. 22) with seven and against Case Western
(Feb. 28) with eight ... Recorded five or more rebounds in 11
games.
Freshman (2007-08): Started 22 of the 23 games he
saw action in ... Averaged 21.8 minutes per outing and wound up
fifth on the squad in scoring (7.7 ppg) and third in rebounding
(5.0 rpg) ... Ranked 14th among UAA players in rebounding ... Tied
for the team lead in scoring with a season-high 18 points and
pulled down a club-best eight rebounds in a 100-89 triumph over
Maryville College (Dec. 8) ... Was Emory's top board man on five
occasions including at Huntingdon (Dec. 1) where his season-high 14
caroms tied as the high-water mark by an Eagle in '07-08 ... Huge
effort in Emory's 81-76 overtime win over No. 1-ranked Rochester
(Jan. 25) with 17 points (second-highest total of the year) and a
team-high 12 boards in 28 minutes ... Scored in double figures in
eight outings ... Logged a season-long 32 minutes at Brandeis (Feb.
8) and hit five-of-nine from the floor, including his lone
three-point attempt, and totaled 13 points while pulling down a
game-high nine rebounds and dishing out a season-best five assists.
Prior to Emory: Four-year member of the basketball program
at Georgetown Preparatory School where he played for Dwayne Bryant
... Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game his
senior season in helping his team to a conference tournament
championship ... Was selected by DCsportsfans.com as Defensive
Player of the Year ... As a junior, he posted averages of 12.0
points and 6.0 boards per contest as his team captured the
regular-season conference crown.
Personal: Born April 23, 1989 ... His father,
Buck, played for three teams during a 17-year NBA career and was a
three-time all-star.
Career Stats
Year | GP-GS | FG-FGA | PCT | 3pt FG-FGA | PCT | FT-FTA | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG |
2007-08 | 23-22 | 61-148 | .412 | 5-22 | .227 | 51-80 | 178 | 7.7 | 116 | 5.0 |
2008-09 | 24-14 | 58-126 | .460 | 6-20 | .300 | 35-59 | 157 | 6.5 | 116 | 4.8 |
TOTAL | 47-36 | 119-274 | .434 | 11-42 | .262 | 86-139 | 335 | 7.1 | 232 | 4.9 |
Career Highs
Points | 18 | Maryville College, Dec. 8, 2007 |
17 | University of Rochester, Jan. 25, 2008 | |
Rebounds | 14 | at Huntingdon College, Dec. 1, 2007 |
Steals | 4 | Piedmont College, Dec. 18, 2008 |
Assists | 5 | at Brandeis University, Feb. 8, 2008 |
3 pt. FGs | 1 | on 11 occasions |
Quote: "I chose Emory because it gives me the opportunity to succeed academically as well as athletically."