General
Atlanta-area product who transferred to Georgia Tech from the University of Southern California prior to the start of spring semester 2019 … Became eligible mid-season in 2019-20 and started all 81 Tech games through the end of the 2021-22 season, manning the wing spot and also playing the post when Tech played a small lineup … Finished his college career 1,237 in 129 career games (963 points in a Tech uniform) … Notched 52 double-digit games at Tech, 18 of those in 2020-21 and 26 as a senior … Six career double-doubles, five of those in 2021-22 … Strong wing with size and the ability to get to the rim and create scoring opportunities for himself and others … His athleticism and strength make him a force both offensively and defensively … Plays with a high motor and is high-caliber academically … Studied business at USC; set to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Georgia Tech.
2021-22 (super senior at Georgia Tech)
Tech’s No. 2 scorer and top rebounder, reaching double digits in 26 of 32 games and posting seven games of 10 or more rebounds … Averaged career bests of 14.78 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in all games as a senior … Connected on 47.8 percent of his shots from the floor and 34.2 from three-point range … One of only five Division I players, and the only one from a power conference team, to average at least 14.78 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.46 steals for the season … Ranked 15th in the ACC in scoring, 13th in rebound average and 12th in field goal percentage … Twice scored 30 points in a game, both in overtime wins against Georgia State (8-14 FG, 5-6 3pt, 9-10 FT, 11 rebounds) and Boston College (12-16 FG, 8 rebounds, 5 assists) … Posted six double-doubles, including two against ACC teams – Notre Dame (16 pts/14 rebs), Miami (15 pts/10 rebs), Syracuse (14 pts/13 reb) … Scored 19 points with eight rebounds, five assists and five steals in Tech’s upset of Florida State (1/26), one of only three ACC players to achieve those totals in a game since 2010-11 season … Had similar game at Pitt (10 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals) … Led the Jackets in steals and was No. 2 in assists … Ranked No. 8 in assist rate and No. 11 in steal rate in ACC games according to KenPom.com … In ACC games: averaged 14.1 points, 6.1 rebounds while hitting 47 percent from the floor and 2 percent from three-point range … Started strong with double figures in Tech’s first five games, including 21 in a win at Georgia and career-high 24 the following game against Charleston Southern … Also notched double-doubles against Stetson (14/11), and Charleston Southern (24/10), and has six for his career … Cleared 1,000 career points with his 22-point effort on Jan. 15 at North Carolina … Ranked No. 9 on a list of the top 10 super seniors returning for the 2021-22 season by David Cobb at CBSSports.com.
2020-21 (senior at Georgia Tech)
Unsung leader and major contributor who averaged 11.6 points (fourth on the team) and 2.8 assists while grabbing 4.2 rebounds (third on the team) and 1.6 steals per game … Connected on exactly 50 percent of his field goal tries … Averaged 15.4 points and 4.5 rebounds over the final six games of the season, hitting 38-of-69 from the floor (55.1 percent) with 17 assists and 13 steals … Broke a three-game scoring slump with 19 against Syracuse (7-11 FG), adding a seven rebounds, a career-high seven assists and three steals … Scored 14 each against Duke and Wake Forest … Made the ACC All-Tournament team after scoring 15 points each against Miami and FSU … Went 12-of-27 from the floor combined with five rebounds, five assists and four steals … Scored 15 points (7-9 FG) with five rebounds against Loyola chicago in the NCAA Tournament … Averaged 13.4 points in an eight-game stretch before Pitt, in which he injured an ankle and played only 23 minutes … Reached double figures in six of the games, including 21 and 19 in back-to-back games against Clemson and Virginia … Hit 49.4 percent of his shots from the floor and 33 percent of his threes during the stretch … Scored 14 points against North Carolina, 11 of them in the first half to keep Tech within striking distance after falling behind by 11 … Scored only one point in first meeting against Wake Forest, but took eight rebounds, had five assists and blocked four shots … Averaged 11.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in ACC games, while hitting 49.7 percent from the floor, 31.1 percent from three-point range … Recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia State
2019-20 (junior at Georgia Tech)
Became eligible Dec. 18 vs. Ball State and started all 23 games after he gained his eligibility, manning the wing spot on the floor … Notched eight double-digit games, four of those in Tech’s final seven games of the season (11 vs. Louisville, 10 at Wake Forest, 10 vs. Pittsburgh, 11 at Clemson) … Scored a high of 18 against Boise State and 13 at Boston College … Tech went 6-2 in games he scored in double-digits … Averaged 8.2 points and 4.4 rebounds overall, 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in conference games … Hit 75.9 percent of his free throw tries (41-of-54) in all games, 70.7 percent in ACC games.
2018-19 (sophomore at Southern California)
Prior to leaving the USC team, started twice and saw action in 12 games overall … Averaged a career-high 24.5 minutes per game, with 8.6 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game … Hit 45.2 percent of his shots from the floor, and was 8-of-28 from three-point range.
2017-18 (freshman at Southern California)
Averaged 4.8 points and 2.0 rebounds and played in all 36 games for the Trojans … Made his only two starts of the season in the NIT games, scoring 13 points in both the win vs. UNC Asheville on March 13 and loss vs. Western Kentucky on March 19 … Was the only Trojan to shoot over 40 percent from the field and three-point range and 75 percent or more from the free throw line … His 40.9 percent shooting from three-point range tied for third all-time among USC freshmen … Started the season slowly, scoring one point in USC’s first eight games … Made 1 of 2 free throws vs. North Dakota State on Nov. 13 for his first career point … His first collegiate field goal was a three-pointer on Dec. 17 vs. UC Santa Barbara, and he finished the game with eight points … Scored 12 points the next game vs. Princeton on Dec. 19 … Scored a season-best 14 points three times: at California on Jan. 4, at Oregon State on Jan. 20 and at Utah on Feb. 24 … In the game at Oregon State, he helped rally USC back from an 8-point deficit by going 4-for-4 from 3-point range in the second half.
High School
Played the 2016-17 season at Wheeler High in Marietta, Ga. and helped lead his team to a 21-9 record and to the state GHSA AAAAAAA quarterfinals … Played his first three seasons at Sequoyah High in Canton, Ga., averaging 18.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game as a junior, leading his team to a 20-9 record … Scored 20 or more points 13 times and had a personal-best 23 rebounds vs. Creekview … Scored 30 or more points four times, including a career-best 37 points vs. North Forsyth in the 2014-15 season … During the summer between his junior and senior seasons, he played for the Atlanta Celtics, averaging 26.4 points per game … Averaged 22.3 points as a sophomore at Sequoyah HS … The four-star prospect was ranked No. 98 on ESPN’s Top 100.
