2008-09: Played in 23 games off the bench in his first season as a Cougar… averaged 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game while connecting on 65 percent of his shots from the field… scored a career high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field at Eastern Illinois… added 11 points against host Central Florida (12/30) in the title game of the UCF Holiday Classic… nearly posted a double-double with eight points and a career-best 10 boards against Longwood (2/16) to go along with a career high four blocks… played in a career-best 27 minutes against Campbell (12/29) in the UCF Holiday Classic.

Mineral Area College: Spent a season at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo., where he averaged 3.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game… connected on 44 percent of his field goal attempts… recorded 12 points and seven boards versus Lewis & Clark… contributed seven caroms and three assists against John A. Logan.

Ole Miss: Played in 10 games during the 2005-06 season as freshman… averaged 1.3 rebounds and 0.7 points a game with the Rebels… recorded four points and three rebounds against Nicholls State… tallied three rebounds and a blocked shot at Kentucky… notched a pair of offensive rebounds at eventual national champion Florida. 

Prep: Averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and four assists per game as a senior in leading Austin High School to a 19-8 record in 2004-05… led the Tigers to the IHSA Class AA Fenwick Regional title game… earned All-Public League Red-West honors for his efforts… once named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Week… competed in the seventh-annual Old Spice All-Star Shootout as a member of Team Chicago that faced an all-star prep team from New York… also played baseball at Austin… named team MVP in both basketball and baseball.