Wichita State Athletics

Career Summary (2019-22):
Two-time all-conference selection and 2021 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, scored 1,053 points in three seasons while carving his name into the WSU record books as one of the program’s all-time best three-point shooters… Made exactly 200 threes (just the fourth Shocker to reach that milestone) and ended as the school’s career (2.50) and single-season (2.95) record-holder in triples-per-game… A unanimous first-team All-AAC pick in 2021 when he averaged 16.3 points and nailed 65 threes in just 22 games to lead the Shockers to their first-ever AAC regular season title as well as an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament… Earned third-team all-conference status in 2022… Topped 20 points on 19 occasions… Opted to forgo his last two years of NCAA eligibility to enter the 2022 NBA Draft.
 
Career Honors/Accolades:
American Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2021)
2x All-AAC (2021, 1^st Team; 2022, 3^rd Team)
2x NABC All-District (2021, 1^st Team; 2022, 2^nd Team)
3x AAC Player of the Week
9x AAC Weekly Honor Roll
WSU 1,000-Point Club
Team MVP* (2021)
Strength & Conditioning “Workhorse Award”^ (2021)
Most Inspirational* (2020)
3x – WSU Varsity Letterman (2020, 2021, 2022)
*=Awarded by WSU MBB staff   ^=WSU Gold Carpet Awards (all sports)
 
Team Success:
2021 – NCAA Tournament Qualifier
2021 – AAC Regular Season Champions
 

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2021-22 (Sophomore II):
Voted Third Team All-Conference in The American… NABC Second Team All-District… Averaged a team-high 14.9 points and made 73 threes on 32.6 percent accuracy… Appeared in 27 games and logged 26 starts while clocking 34.4 minutes-per-contests… 2.70 threes-per-game ranked among the top-50 nationally and was the second-highest in Shocker history (behind the 2.95 he averaged in 2021)… Broke his own school record for three-point attempts (8.3-per-game)… Scored in double-figures in 22 games, including 11-straight to end the season… Registered seven 20-point performances
 
Notable Performances:

• Connected on at least one three-pointer in each of the last 25 games of the season and sank his 200^th career triples in the season finale against Tulsa (Mar. 10) becoming just the fourth Shocker to reach that milestone.
• Became WSU’s 48^th 1,000-point scorer late in the first half of the Feb. 27 game at Memphis.
• Clocked a career-high 47 minutes in a double-overtime thriller against Houston (Feb. 20).
• Tallied 26 points and a season-high seven rebounds at UCF (Feb. 8)…
• Sank a career-high seven threes at Tulane (Jan. 29), tied for fourth-most on WSU’s single-game list…
• Matched his career-high with six assists against just one turnover in a 14-point outing against Cincinnati (Jan. 16)…
• Scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half, including two game-winning free throws with 3 seconds to play, in a 74-73 win over UNLV in Las Vegas (Nov. 21).
• In the Main Event in Las Vegas (Nov. 19), Scored 24 of his 27 points after halftime to help WSU rally from 16 down to force overtime against an Arizona team that would go on to reach the Sweet 16 at a No. 1 seed.
• In the season-opener against Jacksonville State (Nov. 9), hit a three-pointer from the edge of the center-court logo (measured at 31’9.5”) with 2.2 seconds remaining to give WSU a 60-57 win.

 

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2020-21 (Sophomore):
Morphed from freshman role player to American Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year as a sophomore… Unanimous first team all-conference choice… NABC First Team All-District 24… 3x AAC Player of the Week (Dec. 28, Feb. 1, Feb. 22)… 5x AAC Weekly Honor Roll pick (Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Feb. 8)… Started all 22 games and averaged 16.3 points and a school-record 2.95 threes (18^thnationally) on 39.2 percent accuracy (65-of-166)… Ranked among the AAC leaders in threes-per-game (2^nd), minutes played (4th, 33.8), scoring (5th), free throw makes (5^th, 3.8), free throw attempts (6^th, 5.0) and three-point percentage (6th)… Made at least one free throw in every contest (84-of-111) while shooting at a .757 clip… Ranked 16^th nationally in turnover percentage (7.1)… Finished the year at No. 14 on WSU’s single-season triples list (65) despite playing just 22 games… Topped 20 points on 10 occasions, including a pair of 29-point efforts at Ole Miss (Jan. 2) and in overtime against UCF (Jan. 30)… WSU’s leading scorer in 13 of the 22 games… Winner of the 2021 Workhorse Award, presented annually by WSU’s strength and conditioning staff to one male and female student-athlete across all sports… Voted Team MVP by the WSU coaching staff... Devoted time during the summer of 2020 quarantine to improving himself on and off the court, teaching himself to play the piano and creating a program to feed the homeless in his home state of New Jersey.
 
Notable Performances:

• Tied a personal-best with six threes and finished with 21 points in the regular season finale against South Florida (Mar. 6) to help the Shockers clinch the conference title.
• Shared high-scoring honors with 16 points in a home upset of No. 6 Houston (Feb. 18) and earned AAC Player of the Week for a third time.
• Hit a go-ahead three -- the last of 20 lead changes -- in the final minute of a 70-67 win over Temple (Feb. 7), finishing with 20 points (4-of-8 3pt) and five assists.
• Hit 4-of-7 threes for 22 points including 10 points during an early 13-0 run that helped the Shockers knock out Tulane (Feb. 3).
• Matched his career-high with 29 points on 5-of-10 three-point shooting in an overtime win over UCF (Jan. 30) and earned AAC player of the week for the second time. His fifth three was the last of the game’s 14 lead changes and made him the fastest player in school history to 100 career threes (44 games), breaking Landry Shamet’s record (50 games)
• Scored 20 points on five threes and added three steals vs. Tulsa (Jan. 13).
• Scored 25 and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at No. 11 Houston (Jan. 6).
• Played all but 52 seconds and set a new career-high with 29 points -- 19 in the second half -- to lead a comeback win at Ole Miss (Jan. 2)
• Scored five of his 25 points in overtime to key a win at USF (Dec. 22) and earn conference player of the week status for the first time.
• In the season-opener, scored 17 of his 26 points over a six-minute stretch to help WSU overcome a nine-point second-half deficit against an Oral Roberts team that would go on to play in the Sweet 16.

2019-20 (Freshman):
Averaged 9.4 points and exceled as a spot-up three-point shooter… Appeared in all 31 games with 17 starts and averaged 24.7 minutes… Was threatening a number of WSU rookie records prior to the season’s cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic… 62 threes was second-most ever by a WSU freshman – 10 shy of Landry Shamet’s 2017 total… 36 steals ranked fourth on the list… Only the fifth Shocker freshman to shoot 80 percent at the foul line (60-of-75) over a full season (minimum 1 FTM/game)… Scored in double-figures 13 times and twice topped 20-points… One of only six AAC players to average at least 2.0 triples-per-game… Set a WSU freshman record with steals in 13-consecutive games… Named AAC freshman of the week on Dec. 9… Voted Most-Inspirational Player by the WSU coaching staff at the conclusion of the season.
 
Notable Performances:

• Tied WSU’s freshman record with six threes on eight attempts and finished with 20 points in a win over Tulane (Feb. 16).
• Team-high 13 points on 3-of-6 three-point shooting in road win at USF (Jan. 21).
• Had 11 points and four steals in a home win over No. 21 Memphis (Jan. 9).
• Hit three triples on his way to 11 points and a season-high six rebounds in the conference opener against ECU (Jan. 1).
• Contributed 10 points in the Dec. 21 win over (rv/25) VCU.
• Scored a game-high 19 points on five threes in the Dec. 8 win at (rv/25) Oklahoma State  and earned AAC Freshman of the Week Honors.
• Averaged 10.0 points in two Cancun Challenge games against South Carolina and West Virginia to help the Shockers to a runner-up finish.
• Drilled three triples for 12 points in a 68-59 win over ORU (Nov. 23).
• Scored 21 points and hit five of WSU’s school-record-tying 15 threes in a 103-62 rout of UT Martin (Nov. 16).

High School:
Originally from New Jersey but spent his last two seasons in different states broadening his basketball horizons… Took a post-graduate year at Putnam Science Academy in eastern Connecticut… Team finished 38-2 with a No. 2 national ranking and reached the semifinals of the National Prep Championship… Took official visits to both Wichita State and Oklahoma in September, 2018. His Shocker host was another New Jersey native, senior Markis McDuffie… Announced his commitment to WSU on Oct. 14, 2018… Spent his junior year (2017-18) at Long Island Lutheran in New York, where he averaged a team-high 16.5 points with 43 three-pointers on his way to first team all-Long Island honors… Team finished 22-3, makde the New York State Federation AA Semifinals and finished the year at No. 8 in the Max Preps national rankings … Won MVP honors at the SNY Invitational after taking his team to the title… Prior to LuHi, starred at hometown Dwight Englewood High School in New Jersey... As a sophomore (2016-17) averaged 22.3 points, 2.2 steals and 2.4 three-pointers per contest… Named second team North New Jersey… Hit a least one three-pointer in 29 of the 30 games… Best game was a 40-point outburst at Secaucus in which he tallied 11 rebounds, six steals and four assists… Registered 10 steals on another occasion… Played 2018 summer ball for the PSA Cardinals, based in the Bronx, for coach Munch Williams and averaged 15.1 points-per-game… Named Third Team All-Peach Jam… Leading scorer at the Pangos All-American Camp…
 
Personal:
Born Sept. 17, 1999… Son of Max Etienne and Anita Gibson… Mother is an Emmy nominated makeup artist… Father played two seasons at Maryland (1988-90)…. Godfather is former UMass star and 17-year NBA veteran Marcus Camby… Plans to major in business at WSU and become an entrepreneur once his playing days are done… All-time favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant… Favorite current athlete is Damian Lillard... Last name pronounced “Eh-tee-ENN” (short-”e” sound on the front, emphasis on end).