South Dakota State University Athletics

PRONUNCIATION

Honors and Awards

• 2022-23 Summit League All-Newcomer Team
• 2022-23 Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2022-23: A Summit League All-Newcomer Team selection … averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds an 1.0 assists per game across 32 during the season … also was 54.2% from the field … had averages of 9.3 PPG and 5.6 RPG in 18 Summit League contests … started 25 games for the Jacks … set career high of 20 points on 8 of 12 from field in Jan. 30 win over Kansas City … registered first double double of career in Feb 18 victory at Omaha with 11 points and career-high 11 rebounds … scored 14 points on 7-10 FG in collegiate debut on Nov. 7 at Akron … had eight points, six rebounds, two blocks and career-high five assists against eventual NCAA Tournament No. 1 Alabama on Dec. 3 … total of 13 double-digit scoring performances … registered team-best 1.2 blocks per contest … his 38 blocks during season tied for 10th in program history in a single season ... had 11 multi-block efforts.

Background: A 2022 graduate of Bellevue West High School … member of consecutive state championship runner-up squads … standout on a Thunderbirds team that went 25-4 overall his senior season … averaged 12 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2 blocks per game … made all 14 field goal attempts in first two games of senior appearance at state tournament and finished title game with 13 points on 5-8 field goals in loss to Millard North … a 2022 All-Nebraska 2nd Team selection by the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha Word-Herald … an academic all-state selection in 2022 … scored double digits in 21 of 29 games as a senior with a season high of 19 versus Lincoln Southeast … shot 64% from the field … had seven double-digit rebound efforts including a 16-10 double-double in Bellevue West’s state tournament semifinal win over Creighton Prep … recorded 16 double-digit block contests with a high of five in a single game … a two-year starter for the Thunderbirds … averaged 9.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.2 assists as a junior … rated a top 10 prospect out of Nebraska by Prep Hoop Nebraska and the fifth ranked prospect in the state by MaxPreps.