South Dakota State University Athletics

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2021-22 Summit League Player of the Year
• 2021-22 All-Summit League First Team
• 2021-22 NABC First Team All-District 12
• 2021-22 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award Finalist
• Summit League Men's Player of the Week (three times in 2021-22)
• 2020-21 All-Summit League First Team

2021-22: Selected as the 2022 Summit League Player of the Year …an all-Summit League First Team honoree … an NABC First Team All-District 12 choice and a finalist for the Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award finalist, presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I men’s college basketball … played and started in all 35 games … finished season with averages of 16.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game … only individual in Division I men’s basketball to lead his conference in rebounds and assists … a three-time TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s Player of the Week during the season … recorded 12 double-doubles on the year improving to 25 in college career … scored in double digits in all but four games … recorded 11 20-plus point games with a season-high 26 points in matchups versus Omaha (Jan. 13) and Oral Roberts (Feb. 24) … Had 10 field goals on two occasions which included a 6-6 outing from deep against Omaha … had a season-best 8-9 showing from the charity stripe against NDSU on Jan. 29 … Snagged double-digit rebounds in 12 matchups which included 10 points and 18 rebounds at Alabama on Nov. 12 … dished out nine assists on Feb. 10 versus Denver … had 14 multiple steal performances … played 30 minutes or more in 27 appearances …. Competed for a team-high 33 minutes per game over course of year … hit a game-winning 3-pointer in a 77-74 Dec. 11 victory over Washington State … ended season with a double in SDSU’s NCAA Tournament clash against Providence … Led team with 18 points on 7-17 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists in 40 minutes of action ... member of the NABC Honors Court for academic work.

2020-21: One of three Jackrabbits to start all 23 games … earned First Team All-Summit League honors …  ranked third nationally and first in the league in defensive rebounds per game (8.65) and 29^th in the nation in total rebounds per game (9.2) … logged 13 double-doubles, the 11th-most in the nation and tied for the most by a freshman or sophomore in school history … became one of two players in SDSU’s division I history to lead the team in points (355), assists (91), rebounds (212) and steals (24) in a single season … shot 49.8 percent from the floor, the sixth-best percentage in the conference … averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game, the second-best mark in the Summit League … was second in the league in minutes (35.3 per game) … scored a career-high 28 points in the Summit League Tournament against Oral Roberts (3/8) … hauled in a career-best 16 rebounds against South Dakota (2/5) … scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games and logged three games with at least 20 points.
 
2019-20: Appeared in all 32 games and started three contests, including the final two of the season … averaged six points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game for the season, and against league opponents (16 games) dished 2.9 assists per contest … shot 42.7 percent from the field and 66.7 percent at the line with a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio … buried 19 3-pointers on the season with 71 total assists … scored 10 or more in four games and tallied three or more assists 11 times … career-high 17 points came at CSU-Bakersfield (11/9), where he hit four 3-pointers, including a triple late in the game to force overtime … double-figure scoring games also came against Mississippi Valley State (10; 11/24), Denver (11; 1/8) and North Dakota (11; 2/19) … passed out a season-best six assists against Denver (2/14) and had five assists against North Dakota State (2/27).
 
BEFORE SDSU: Graduated in May 2019 from Aurora High School (Aurora, Nebraska) … earned Class B All-State, All-Area and All-Conference honors in final two seasons ...  averaged 22.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game as a senior while helping his team to a state tournament berth ... posted averages of 16.1 points, 6.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game as a junior ... also won the Nebraska State Class C1 State Football Championship, throwing for nearly 4,000 yards with 59 passing touchdowns in 2018 ... four-time academic honor roll selection (2016-19).