| Height: | 6-6 |
| Weight: | 212 |
| Year: | Sophomore |
| Hometown: | Davie, Fla. |
| High School: | Flanagan |
| Position: | F |
Quick Hits:
•Played in 35 games, including 20 as a starter.
•Led the Bulldogs in field goal shooting (.553) and finished
second in scoring (9.8) in 2011-12.
•Led the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in
offensive rebounds (23).
•Played on the USA team at the 2011 FIBA U19 World
Championship.
•First Broward County player to earn three consecutive first
team All-State selections in the 4A-6A classification.
2011-12 Highlights:
Starter in Butler’s two exhibition games...had 14 points and
four rebounds in 30 minutes in Butler’s opening exhibition
game against Northern State...posted eight points in 14 minutes in
Butler’s exhibition win over Franklin...hit three of three
shots and score eight points against Chattanooga...led the Bulldogs
with 20 points and six rebounds against Louisville...scored six
points against Savannah State and four against Gardner-Webb...came
off the bench to hit seven of nine shots and score 16 points at
Indiana...had eight points and seven rebounds in 15 minutes against
Oakland City...scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds in a
reserve stint against Xavier...came off the bench with career-highs
of 21 points and 16 rebounds at Ball State...scored nine points in
18 minutes against Purdue...had 10 points as a starter at
Gonzaga...came off the bench with 14 points, three rebounds and two
blocked shots at Wright State...had 11 points in 20 minutes at
Detroit...scored 11 points and had two blocked shots against
Cleveland State at home...led the Bulldogs with 10 rebounds at
UIC...scored 14 points, all in the second half, grabbed six
rebounds and added a career-high three blocked shots at
Loyola...had nine points at Milwaukee and eight at Green
Bay...scored eight points against Wright State at Hinkle
Fieldhouse...missed the home game against Detroit with concussion
symptoms suffered in practice a day earlier...sat out the game at
Youngstown State with concussion symptoms...came off the bench with
12 points and a team-high eight rebounds at Cleveland State...had
12 points in 22 minutes of reserve action against Loyola at
home...scored 10 points in 11 minutes against Indiana State...had
nine points at home against UIC...led the Bulldogs with 17 points
and five rebounds at Valparaiso...had nine points in 19 minutes
against Wright State in the first round of the Horizon League
Tournament...recorded second double-double of the season with
team-highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds against Milwaukee in the
league tournament...posted fourth career double-double with 14
points and a game-high 13 rebounds at Penn in the quarterfinals of
the CBI...led the Bulldogs with a career-high 22 points and eight
rebounds against Pittsburgh in the semifinals of the CBI.
2010-11 Highlights:
Saw action in all 38 games, including three as a starter...came
off the bench with nine points, three rebounds and two blocked
shots in his collegiate debut against Marian...had three points and
four rebounds at Louisville...had six points and three rebounds in
first collegiate start against Ball State...tallied two points at
Siena...had three points and six rebounds against Evansville...came
off the bench with nine points and six rebounds at Loyola...had two
points and two rebounds against Duke...had four points and four
rebounds in 18 minutes at Xavier...had five points and five
rebounds in a reserve stint against Mississippi Valley State...came
off the bench with five points and five rebounds against
Stanford...had 11 points and shared the team rebounding lead with
six against Utah at the Diamond Head Classic...scored six points
and grabbed a pair of rebounds against Washington State in the
championship game of the Diamond Head Classic...came off the bench
with 10 points and five rebounds in 16 minutes against
Valparaiso...tallied 11 points in 17 minutes in Butler’s home
win over Cleveland State...scored seven points and had a key
blocked shot late in the game to help the Bulldogs defeat
Youngstown State at Hinkle Fieldhouse...posted a career-high 16
points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes at Detroit...came off the
bench with six points in 12 minutes at Wright State...had eight
points and a career-high three assists in Butler’s home
victory over Green Bay...recorded first career double-double with
14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a career-best 34 minutes
against Milwaukee at home...had seven points and four rebounds at
Valparaiso...came off the bench with six points and five rebounds
at Youngstown State...had 12 points in just 15 minutes at Cleveland
State...came off the bench with 11 points, four rebounds and a
career-high two steals against UIC...scored five points and grabbed
two rebounds at UIC...had three points and four rebounds in the
Horizon League Tournament semifinals...grabbed three offensive
rebounds against Old Dominion in the NCAA Tournament...came off the
bench with six points and six rebounds against Pittsburgh in
Butler’s NCAA third round win...had seven points and seven
rebounds against Wisconsin in the semifinals of the Southeast
Regional...came off the bench with 10 points and seven offensive
rebounds against Florida in the championship game of the Southeast
Regional...led the Bulldogs with nine rebounds against VCU in the
national semifinals.
High School: Three-time, first team All-State forward at Flanagan High School...two-time Sun Sentinel Class 6A-5A-4A Player of the Year...three-time Miami Herald All-County pick...averaged 28.0 points and 11.0 rebounds as a senior...scored a school-record 52 points against Lincoln Park in 2009...set a school record with 25 rebounds against West Broward as a junior...leading scorer and rebounder on 19-5 team that captured a District championship in 2009-10...helped lead Flanagan to its first regional semifinal berth since 2005...chosen to play for the Florida select team in the Florida vs. USA Hardwood Classic in April of 2010...averaged 26.0 points and 12.5 rebounds, while leading Flanagan to a 17-11 campaign and a District runner-up finish as a junior...earned four varsity basketball letters...District champ in the high jump as a sophomore...High School Coach: Mike Bentivegna.


