South Dakota State University Athletics

PRONUNCIATION

Honors And Awards

• 2022-23 Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2022-23: Played in all 32 games and made 15 starts over course of season (all in Summit League Schedule) … averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 rebounds … was 42.9% from the field and made 17 3-pointers while 85.2% at the free throw line … played 19.2 minutes per game … career high was 36 minutes at WIU on Jan. 28 … had 14 games over 20 or more minutes on the court … scored a career-high 23 points going 8-for-9 shooting and 4 of 5 from deep on Feb. 2 versus North Dakota … eight total double-digit scoring games … first double digit scoring game came at NCAA Tournament team Kent State on Dec. 2 … followed with a 15-point, five-rebound performance at Montana on Dec. 6 … had a season-high nine-rebound performance at Omaha on Feb. 18 … totaled 21 steals over course of season as well as nine blocks.

Background: Spent the 2021-22 season at Wisconsin and redshirted during the campaign … originally signed with the Badgers following one of the most decorated high school basketball careers in South Dakota history … was a three-time South Dakota Gatorade Boys Player of the Year … played six seasons of varsity basketball for Yankton High School … recognized as an all-state selection five times and chosen as the Argus Leader Player of the Year on three occasions for the Bucks … Averaged at least 19 points every season at Yankton … earned a state title in 2018 … As a senior he helped lead Yankton to a 20-4 record by averaging 24.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game … he averaged 19.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals while shooting 51.4% from the field and paced Yankton to the No. 1 seed in the state as a junior before the coronavirus pandemic ended the season in 2020 … best scoring average season came at a 24.4 points per contest clip as a freshman … was ranked as a four-star power forward by ESPN coming out of high school … the No. 1 ranked prospect in South Dakota in 2021 and was the 26th ranked signing at his position nationally that year.