Career: Concluded his four-year career byplaying in 97 games, 86 as a starter ... Scored indouble figures on 30 occasions ... Posted 10 or more reboundsin six contests ... Chalked up a total of threedouble-doubles ... Finished 13th on the school's all-time ladderwith 470 rebounds and stood 19th in career rebound average (4.8rpg) ... 89 career steals tied for 17th place on the Eagles' careerchart ... 16th all-time at Emory with 178 free throws ... Connectedon 46.1 percent (267-of-579) of his field goal attempts, good for a16th-place tie on the school's career list.
Senior (2010-11): Started all 25 games andaveraged 8.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per outing ... Led the teamwith a 51.7 percent mark from the floor (74-of-143) ... Rankedthird on the club and 17th among UAA players in rebounding inoverall play ... 12 performances of five or more rebounds ...Honorable-mention selection to the All-UAA Team ... Also garnered ahonorable-mention berth on the Georgia Basketball CoachesAssociation All-State Team ... In UAA contests, he averaged 11.0points, fourth on the team and 15th on the league chart ... Knockeddown a team-leading 57.4 percent (54-of-94) from the floor inconference affairs, good for fourth place on the league ladder ...Turned in a strong second half of the season, recording all nine ofhis double-figure scoring outings over the squad's last 11 games... Led or shared for team's scoring lead on three occasions andwas the club's top rebounder in four games ... Named UAA Co-Playerof the Week after averaging 18.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and sinking76.4 percent (13-of-17) of his field goal attempts in helping theEagles to home wins over Washington University (Feb. 11) and theUniversity of Chicago (Feb. 13) ... Posted a double-double with acareer-high 19 points and a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Chicago(Feb. 13) in a 91-87 overtime victory ... Converted seven-of-12from the floor, including a pair of three pointers, en route to ateam-high 18 points in an 85-70 triumph over Brandeis (Feb. 4) ...Big effort vs. Wash U. (Feb. 11), draining seven-of-eight of hisfield goal attempts, including all three of his tries from beyondthe arc, in totaling a team-high tying 18 points ... Snatched ateam-high 11 rebounds in an 88-82 verdict vs. Methodist (Dec. 4),one of his two double-figure efforts in that category during theyear ... Chipped in 14 points, hitting six-of-eight from the floor,along with three steals, in an 88-71 win over Carnegie Mellon (Jan.23) ... Second on the squad with 29 steals and his 1.2 per-gameaverage in that department ranked eighth in the UAA ... Nineoutings of two or more thefts.
Junior (2009-10): Started all 25 games ...Averaged 22.5 minutes per outing and wound up the campaign tied forthird on the team in scoring (8.5 ppg) and second in rebounding(4.7 rpg) ... His rebounding total placed him 17th among UAAplayers ... Compiled 14 games of five or more boards ... Tied forsecond place on the squad in steals with 25 ... Scored in doubledigits on eight occasions ... Led or shared for team honors inrebounding in five games ... Tabbed as Emory's Player of the Week(Feb. 15) after averaging 16.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in games atCarnegie Mellon and Case Western Reserve ... Hit a career high9-of-12 from the field, including two-of-three from three-pointrange, en route to a career-high 21 points vs. Carnegie Mellon(Feb. 12) in a 77-71 win, before registering 11 points, second highon the club, along with four boards and a pair of steals vs. Case(Feb. 14) ... Scored eight of Emory's nine points in a five-minutestretch late in the second half vs. Oglethorpe (Nov. 19)and finished that affair with 14 points and 12 rebounds, his lonedouble-double of the season and second of his career ... In thereturn engagement vs. Oglethorpe (Dec. 7), he topped the Eagleswith nine rebounds while scoring 11 points ... Sank five-of-ninefrom the floor, including a pair of treys, and totaled 12 points,his high for a league game during the season, at Chicago (Feb. 5)... Paced the Eagles with seven caroms in a 64-63 win over Brandeis(Feb. 21) ... Eight games of two or more steals ... Scored nine ofhis 11 points during the first 20 minutes of play and helped Emoryto a 45-35 halftime lead en route to an 89-81 decision over Hanover(Dec. 19).
Sophomore (2008-09): Played in 24 games, drawingstarting assignments 14 times ... Averaged 19.5 minutes per outingand ranked fourth on the time in scoring (6.5 ppg) while his 4.8rebounds per game placed him third on the team and 17th among UAAplayers ... Averaged 4.9 boards in UAA affairs, second on the squadand 11th in the conference ... Led or shared for the team's lead inrebounding in five games ... Emory's top scorer in two contests ...Registered double-digit scoring in five outings ... Came off thebench and was successful on six-of-eight from the floor andconverted all three of his attempts from the foul line en route to15 points, second high on the team, vs. LaGrange (Nov. 29) ... Inthe second match-up against LaGrange (Dec. 3), he paced the Eagleswith 15 points (which would prove to tie his season high), sinkingsix-of-nine from the field while pulling down a team-best sevenboards ... Led the Eagles in rebounding with a season-high 10caroms against Sewanee (Dec. 9) ... Career-high four steals and 13points vs. Piedmont (Dec. 18) ... Team's second-leading scorer with12 points and snatched a game-high tying nine rebounds vs. CaseWestern Reserve (Jan. 9) ... Converted all four of his field goalattempts and tied Chad Hixon for team scoring honors (12 pts.) vs.Washington University (Feb. 13) ... The team's second-leadingrebounder vs. NYU (Feb. 22) with seven and against Case Western(Feb. 28) with eight ... Recorded five or more rebounds in 11games.
Freshman (2007-08): Started 22 of the 23 games hesaw action in ... Averaged 21.8 minutes per outing and wound upfifth on the squad in scoring (7.7 ppg) and third in rebounding(5.0 rpg) ... Ranked 14th among UAA players in rebounding ... Tiedfor the team lead in scoring with a season-high 18 points andpulled down a club-best eight rebounds in a 100-89 triumph overMaryville College (Dec. 8) ... Was Emory's top board man on fiveoccasions including at Huntingdon (Dec. 1) where his season-high 14caroms tied as the high-water mark by an Eagle in '07-08 ... Hugeeffort in Emory's 81-76 overtime win over No. 1-ranked Rochester(Jan. 25) with 17 points (second-highest total of the year) and ateam-high 12 boards in 28 minutes ... Scored in double figures ineight outings ... Logged a season-long 32 minutes at Brandeis (Feb.8) and hit five-of-nine from the floor, including his lonethree-point attempt, and totaled 13 points while pulling down agame-high nine rebounds and dishing out a season-best five assists.
Prior to Emory: Four-year member of the basketball programat Georgetown Preparatory School where he played for Dwayne Bryant... Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game hissenior season in helping his team to a conference tournamentchampionship ... Was selected by DCsportsfans.com as DefensivePlayer of the Year ... As a junior, he posted averages of 12.0points and 6.0 boards per contest as his team captured theregular-season conference crown.
Personal: Born April 23, 1989 ... His father,Buck, played for three teams during a 17-year NBA career and was athree-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 |
2009-10 | 25-25 | 74-162 | .457 | 15-45 | .333 | 49-77 | 212 | 8.5 | 118 | 4.7 |
2010-11 | 25-25 | 74-143 | .517 | 15-36 | .417 | 43-66 | 206 | 8.2 | 120 | 4.8 |
TOTAL | 97-86 | 267-579 | .461 | 41-123 | .333 | 178-282 | 753 | 7.8 | 470 | 4.8 |
Career Highs
Points | 19 | University of Chicago, Feb. 13, 2011 |
| 18 | Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011 |
| 18 | Brandeis University, Feb. 4, 2011 |
| 18 | Maryville College, Dec. 8, 2007 |
Rebounds | 14 | at Huntingdon College, Dec. 1, 2007 |
| 13 | University of Chicago, Feb. 13, 2011 |
Steals | 4 | Piedmont College, Dec. 18, 2008 |
Assists | 5 | at Brandeis University, Feb. 8, 2008 |
3 pt. FGs | 3 | Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011 |
Quote: "I chose Emory because it gives me theopportunity to succeed academically as well as athletically."