South Dakota State University Athletics

PRONUNCIATION


Honors and Awards

• Summer 2023 Formula Zero Elite Camp Counselor (Hosted by Damian Lillard)
• 2022-23 First Team All-Summit League
• 2022-23 NABC All-District First Team
• 2022-23 Lou Henson Player of the Year Award Watch List
• 2021-22 Summit League All-Newcomer Team
• Summit League Peak Perfomer of the Week (2022-23, 3x)

2022-23: An All-Summit League First Team performer … selected to NABC All-District First Team … led team in per game in averages in points (18.2), rebounds (6.2) and assists (3.4) … improved numbers in Summit League with averages of 21.1 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 4.1 APG in 18 games … finished year with top 10 single season marks all-time at SDSU including fourth-best free throw percentage (90.4%), sixth in minutes per game (35.7), seventh in 3-pointers (83), eighth in defensive rebounds per game (5.9) and ninth in field goal attempts (465) … set a career-high 41 points in 90-85 victory over NDSU on Feb. 4 … point total was second most ever by an SDSU player in Frost Arena (since 1972) … performance earned him Lou Henson National Award Player of the Week and one of three Summit League Peak Performer of the Week accolades during season … a double-digit scorer in all but three games … registered four double doubles with 10-plus rebound efforts including career high of 13 twice … four 30-plus point performances … had a game-winning basket with second remaining versus Eastern Washington on Dec. 10, completing a 23-point comeback … entered season as a Preseason All-Summit League First Team selection … also part of Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award Watch List, recognizing the top mid-major player in Division I men’s college basketball.

2021-22: Named to the 2022 Summit League All-Newcomer Squad … was the only freshman recognized with the honors … appeared in all 35 games and started in 21 on the season … Averaged 9.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists … scored in double digits in 20 games and 11 of the 18 Summit League contests … improved scoring to 10.6 points in conference matchups … fourth leading scorer on the team …shot 46.7% from the field, 41.5% from 3-point range and 93.3% at the free throw line … his 27.1 minutes per game was second most on the squad … set career-high mark of 21 points twice in games against South Dakota (Jan. 8) and Omaha (Feb. 12) … had 17 points on 6-7 shooting in a Dec. 11 victory against Washington State … had consecutive contests of 13 and 12 points en route to the Summit League title at the conference tournament in Sioux Falls … Had a nine-assist outing versus Omaha on Jan. 13 … Set high of seven rebounds twice on season and had an eight field goal output in the Feb. 12 game against the Mavs … Hit five 3-pointers in the contest … Ended season with 11 points in NCAA Tournament matchup versus Providence in Buffalo, N.Y.

Before SDSU: Graduated from Lawrence (Kan.) High School in May 2021 … co-recipient of the 2021 DiRenna Award which recognizes the top boys' basketball player in the Kansas City area … named the Lawrence Journal-World's Player of the Year, the Sunflower League Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection … also earned all-state honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle … averaged 21.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game during the 2021 season … earned second-team all-state honors in the largest class in Kansas in 2019-20 … also selected as the 2019-20 Lawrence Journal-World Boys Player of the Year … finalist for the 2019-20 Class 6A player of the year … averaged 16.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4 assists last year … National Honor Society member … father Reggie played basketball at Dodge City (Kan.) Community College and Tennessee Tech.