Wichita State Athletics

Career Summary (2020-22):
Energetic stretch-four became a fan-favorite in his two seasons…. Appeared in 50 games over two seasons as a Shocker after transferring from Polk State College… Career totals include 216 points (4.3), 185 rebounds (3.7), 27 steals and 14 blocks… Key reserve on WSU’s 2021 American Athletic Conference regular season championship squad that earned an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament, averaging 5.0 points and 4.4 rebounds.
 
Individual Honors:
Shafer Dart Most-Inspirational Player Award* (2021)
2x WSU Varsity Letterman
*=WSU men’s basketball team award
 
Team Success:
American Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions (2021)
NCAA Tournament Qualifer (2021)
 

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2021-22 (Sophomore II):
Appeared in all 28 games with three starts and averaged 3.8 points, 3.1 rebounds in 13.2 minutes… Scored in double-figures on two occasions… Supplied 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting in a road win at Oklahoma State (Dec. 1)… Set season-highs with 15 points and eight rebounds against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 22)… Chipped in eight boards along with nine points in a game at nationally-ranked Houston (Jan. 8)... Made the Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0+ semester GPA).
 

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2020-21 (Sophomore):
Logged time in all 22 games off the bench and averaged 5.0 points and 4.4 rebounds… Voted “Most Inspirational Player” by the WSU coaching staff… Ranked among the league’s top-10 in offensive rebounds (1.6) despite averaging just under 14 minutes-per-outing… WSU’s most-productive rebounder on a per-minute basis, averaged 12.7 rebounds-per-40, including 4.7 offensive boards… Also led the team in fouls drawn-per-40 (5.99)… Shot 40.4 percent from the field including 30 percent from three (9-of-30) and sank 30 free throws on 61.2 percent accuracy…Scored in double-figures three times and led the rebounding on five occasions.
 
Notable Performances:

• Grabbed seven rebounds in 14 minutes in his NCAA tournament debut against Drake (Mar. 18).
• Contributed eight points and four rebounds in 14 minutes to spark a comeback win over South Florida in the AAC tournament (Mar. 12).
• Sparked a comeback win over UCF (Jan. 30) timely hustle. He scored five of his 13 points in overtime and collected a team-high eight rebounds... 
• Accounted for five of WSU’s 25 offensive rebounds against Emporia State (Dec. 18) -- most by a Shocker team in 21 years.. 
• Shared the team-lead with 14 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes against Oklahoma State (Dec. 12)...
• Made an immediate splash in his Shocker debut against Oral Roberts (Dec. 2) with nuine points and a team-high eight rebounds. His corner three with just under 3:00 to go put WSU in front for good in a back-and-forth game. His first Division I basket was a hustling steal and transition finish through traffic.

 

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Junior College:
Qualified academically out of high school but went the junior college route in an effort to improve his stock… Played his freshman season (2019-20) at Polk State College in Winter Haven, Fla… First Team All-Suncoast Conference… Averaged 13.3 points and 8.2 rebounds-per-game while shooting 50.7 percent from the field…  Helped the Eagles to 21 wins and a runner-up finish in the conference tournament… Finished with 22 points and 21 rebounds in his final game… No. 6 JUCO signee in the Class of 2020, per 247 Sports Composite and No. 23 on jucorecruiting.com’s top-100 list… Received more than 20 Division I scholarship offers but chose WSU in the spring of 2020 over finalists LSU, Texas Tech, New Mexico State, Boise State and Iona... Described by third-year Coach Brandon Giles as one of the “most-talented but, better yet, best character kids to come through our program.”
 
Prep School:
Spent a post-graduate year at Middle Georgia Prep to focus exclusively on hoops.
 
High School:
Two-time all-state selection tallied over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during his high school career and won a pair of state championships… Finished his senior year (2018) at Dublin High School and earned First Team All-Class AA South honors… Averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds and helped his team to a regional title and the second round of the Class AA state tournament… Coached by Paul Williams… Prior to that, won back-to-back state titles at Wilkinson County High School in Irwinton, Fla. while competing in Georgia’s Class A public school division… Voted All-Class A as a junior… Tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds in the 2017 state title game… Coached by Dr. Aaron Geter… Also played varsity football at Wilkinson and earned first team all-region honors as a senior with 57 catches and over 1,000 receiving yards… Graduated with a 3.4 GPA and was a member of FBLA & Beta Club… 
 
Personal:
Born Feb. 22, 2000… Son of Juanita and Durham… Has one brother, Rylan…  Chose WSU for its winning pedigree and history of player development.