CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: 1,000-point scorer at Penn State...Finished five-year career at Penn State with marks of 1,097 points, 391 rebounds and 293 3-pointers.
Records: Graduated with Penn State career games played record (154)...Tallied the fifth-most career-3-pointers in Penn State history (293).
Season: 2022-23: Played in all 37 games, shooting 38.4 percent (61-159) from 3-point range and ranking third on the team with 61 triples. 2021-22: Shot a career-best 40.7 percent (55-135) from 3-point range during senior season, ranking second on the team with 55 made 3-pointers. 2020-21: Ranked second on the team with 45 made 3-pointers. 2019-20: Netted team-best 65 3-point field goals...Averaged 10.4 points in final 11 games...Had top mark in Big Ten for 3-point field goal percentage in a single game at 83.3 (5-6). 2018-19: Registered 67 3-point field goals, second-most by a Nittany Lion freshman in program history and marked first time a freshman has led squad in treys since Danny Morrissey had 53 in 2004-05.
Game: Hit game-winning 3-pointers in final minute vs. Yale (11/23/19), Rutgers (2/26/20) and VCU (12/2/20), and game-tying 3-pointer to send game to double-overtime vs. Iowa (1/31/22).
AS A SENIOR+ - 2022-23
Season: Played in all 37 games...Shot 38.4 percent (61-159) from 3-point range and ranked third on the team with 61 triples...Averaged 5.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game...Tallied eight double-digit scoring games.
Winthrop (11/7): Shot 4-for-6 from deep for 12 points in season-opening win. Loyola Maryland (11/10): Drained four 3-pointers for the second-straight game to finish with 12 points. vs. Virginia Tech (11/18): Made a career high-tying five triples to finish with 15 points, four rebounds and a steal. Michigan State (12/7): Had nine points, a rebound and an assist in Big Ten opener. at #17 Illinois (12/10): Drilled career high-tying five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points and four rebounds in ranked road win. Iowa (1/1): Was 3-for-4 from the floor for seven points and five rebounds against Iowa. at Michigan (1/4): Scored his 1,000th career point with his first basket of the game in home state of Michigan to become the 38th member of Penn State’s 1,000-career point club. at Wisconsin (1/17): Had 11 points and five rebounds. at Maryland (2/11): Drained three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points. #21 Maryland (3/5): Had three clutch 3-pointers and finished with 11 points, four rebounds and three assists in Senior Day win. vs. #5 Purdue – Big Ten Tournament Championship (3/11): Finished 3-for-4 from deep for nine points. vs. #17 Texas A&M – NCAA Tournament First Round (3/16): Was 2-for-2 from 3-point range for six points. vs. #5 Texas – NCAA Tournament Second Round (3/17): Drilled four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points.
AS A SENIOR – 2021-22
Season: Played in all 31 games while making 20 starts…Ranked second on the team with 55 made 3-point field goals and 31 steals…Shot a career-best 40.7 percent (55-135) from 3-point range…Averaged 6.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game…Tallied six double-digit scoring efforts.
vs. LSU (11/26): Scored 11 points and added two rebounds, two assists and a steal. vs. Oregon State (11/27): Shot 4-for-7 from 3-point range for 12 points in Emerald Coast Classic victory. Indiana (1/2): Shot 4-for-5 from downtown for 12 points in win over Hoosiers while adding four rebounds and an assist. at Northwestern (1/5): Drained 200th-career 3-pointer to become the seventh-ever Nittany Lion to reach 200 career triples. at Iowa (1/22): Scored nine points behind a trio of 3-pointers. at Indiana (1/26): Drained three 3-pointers for nine points. Iowa (1/31): Hit game-tying 3-pointer with nine seconds left in first overtime to force double overtime in victory over Hawkeyes, finishing with 12 points and a career-best nine rebounds. at Minnesota (2/12): Was a perfect 3-for-3 from deep for nine points. Minnesota (2/17): Tallied 12 points behind a 5-for-6 effort from the field and added six rebounds and a steal in dominant win. vs. Ohio State – Big Ten Tournament (3/10): Helped lead Penn State past the Buckeyes with 12 points off a 4-for-5 effort from the field and perfect 3-for-3 mark from downtown.
AS A JUNIOR – 2020-21
Season: Played in 23 games with eight starts…Ranked second on team with 45 made 3-point field goals…Averaged 7.3 points per game, 1.1 assists per game and 2.0 rebounds per game in average 24.3 minutes per game…Had six games in double figures with a season-high 16 points at Nebraska (2/23).
VMI (11/28): Opened season with eight points…Grabbed three boards…Added one assist and one steal. VCU (12/2): Had third career game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Seton Hall (12/6): Recorded first double-digit effort of season with 14 points in season-high 34 minutes…Went 4-6 from beyond the arc for season-high .667 3-point percentage with at least six attempts…Shot 5-8 from the field for season-high .625 shooting percentage with at least eight attempts…Pulled down season-high six rebounds…Had game-high and season-best three steals. at No. 15 Virginia Tech (12/8): Sparked scoring run with timely field goals and finished with 11 points…Connected on three triples…Had one block. No. 18 Illinois (12/23): Recorded third double-digit scoring effort of season with 10 points…Added two rebounds, two assists and one steal to stat line. at Indiana (12/30): Dished off team-high three assists. at No. 13 Ohio State (1/27): Played 24 minutes in return to action and scored six points after missing previous two games due to injury…Pulled down three rebounds. No. 14 Wisconsin (1/30): Continued career streak with at least one 3-pointer made to 25 games…Was perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe. Nebraska (2/14): Inserted into the starting lineup for first start of season…Tied then-season best with 14 points…Connected on season-best four treys…Had two rebounds and a steal. at No. 11 Iowa (2/21): Led Nittany Lions with 10 points in first half…Grabbed three rebounds…Added two assists, one block and one steal. at Nebraska (2/23): Scored 11 of his season-high 16 points in second half…Dished off season-best five assists…Tied season high with four 3-pointers…Added two steals. Purdue (2/26): Started 3-3 from beyond the arc in first half and finished with nine points…Registered a block.
AS A SOPHOMORE — 2019-20
Season: Led Nittany Lions in 3-point field goals for second-straight year with 65 and 40 in Big Ten Conference action...Averaged 8.6 points per game, 2.2 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds in 31 games played...Started 23 games and 12 in Big Ten...Possessed a nearly 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio in 11 non-conference games...Scored in double figures 14 times and led the Nittany Lions with 14 points in win at Nebraska...Connected for four or more treys in five games...Averaged 10.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during eight-game Big Ten win streak...Ended season on a scoring tear with double figures in four of the last five games (11.3 ppg) and six of the last eight (10.8 ppg)...Postseason canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings: Tied for fourth in Big Ten Conference in 3-point field goals made per game (2.1) in all games and league competition (2.0)...Ranked 10th in Big Ten Conference in 3-point field goal percentage (31.9) in all games...Was at the top of the league's 2019-20 single-game bests list with an 83.3 3-point field goal percentage vs. Maryland Eastern Shore in season opener (11/5).
Maryland Eastern Shore (11/5): Opened season with 15 points off 5-6 shooting from 3-point range...Tied career high with 3-pointers made (5)...Established 2019-20 Big Ten individual mark for best single-game 3-point field goal percentage (83.3 percent, 5-6 FG)...Added two assists, two steals and a block to his game totals. Wagner (11/9): Accounted for six baskets with a 3-pointer of his own and five assists...Dished off to four different Nittany Lions, twice to Myreon Jones and once each to Lamar Stevens, Mike Watkins and Jamari Wheeler...Went 6-6 from the free throw line. at Georgetown (11/14): Scored 14 points with four treys...Drilled a trey off a Jamari Wheeler pass in 9-2 run in first half for 18-point lead, the largest of the night...Had a layup, his only two-point basket of the night at 14:55 in the second half to Penn State up by double digits for the rest of the game...Added four assists. Bucknell (11/19): Had four 3-pointers for the second-straight game...Totaled 12 points and assisted on three baskets. Yale (11/23): Nailed game-winning 3-pointer from right wing off pass from Curtis Jones Jr. to complete Nittany Lions’ comeback with their only lead of the game...Finished night with 13 points for his third-straight double-figure scoring game of season and fourth in first five contests...Produced a stat line that included five rebounds, two assists and a steal. vs. Syracuse (11/29): Hit two 3-pointers for six points and had three rebounds and three assists. No. 4 Maryland (12/10): Scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half...Made two free throws with eight seconds remaining in game to extend lead to seven points. Alabama (12/14): Tied back-and-forth game at 57 all with 3-pointer at 1:50 mark of second half. vs. No. 23 Iowa (1/4): Made six free throws in the final 30 seconds to secure the win...Led team with career-best seven rebounds...Grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a jumper with :03 remaining to give Nittany Lions 39-38 lead at the half...Contributed 14 points, and had four assists and a steal with no turnovers. No. 21 Ohio State (1/18): Extended season free throw streak to 22 straight...Scored 10 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG) with five coming from the charity stripe...Had four rebounds. at Michigan (1/22): Had eight points and four rebounds...Connected on two late free throws to help Nittany Lions to first conference road victory of season. Indiana (1/29): Converted a layup just before halftime buzzer to tie the game at 28...Combined with Seth Lundy with back-to-back 3-pointers to give Nittany Lions seven-point cushion early in the second half...Found Izaiah Brockington on left side for high-flying, one-handed dunk. at Nebraska (2/1): Led Penn State in scoring with 14 points with four of PSU’s 10 3-pointers...Combined with Mike Watkins for 25 of the Nittany Lions’ 33 bench points, 22 coming in the second half. at No. 16 Michigan State (2/4): Hit triple to break 55-all tie...Had assist on Jamari Wheeler layup to help Nittany Lions get within one point with under five minutes to play. Minnesota (2/8): Returned to starting lineup...Recorded eight points and had six rebounds. at Purdue (2/11): Had four 3-pointers for second consecutive game and finished with season-best 16 points...Stuffed the stat sheet with five assists, five rebounds and a steal. Northwestern (2/15): Scored eight points in each half for season-best 16 points...Knocked in triple from right wing to extend Nittany Lions’ lead back to double digits late in second half...Scored six points, including initial trey to spark 13-0 run in game’s final minutes for 10th Big Ten Conference win...Batted away inbound pass for steal and score and then buried triple during Nittany Lions’ 19-4 run in first half...Had four assists, two steals and a block in first-half action. at Indiana (2/23): Scored 10 points during Nittany Lions’ 24-5 second-half run to help erase a 13-point halftime deficit...Tied season best with two steals. Rutgers (2/26): Launched game-winning 3-pointer off pass from Izaiah Brockington, the Nittany Lions’ only triple of the second half...Scored 11 points on night...Had career-best seven assists, all in first half, on 10 PSU baskets...Tied Jamari Wheeler for season’s single-game high assist total...Found five different targets, hitting Mike Watkins three times and Izaiah Brockington, Seth Lundy, Lamar Stevens and Jamari Wheeler each once. No. 16 Michigan State (3/3): Had three 3-pointers for nine-point scoring total. at Northwestern (3/7): Scored 11 of his 14 points in the first half...Pulled down six rebounds, four on defensive end.
AS A FRESHMAN — 2018-19
Season: Led Nittany Lions in 3-point field goals with 67, first time a freshman has accomplished that feat since 2004-05 (Danny Morrissey)...Netted 43 triples in Big Ten Conference play to tie for fourth on Big Ten chart...Averaged 8.3 points per game and 2.8 rebounds in 32 games played...Started in 28 contests...Tallied five double-figure scoring games in January...Had at least one 3-point field goal in 28 games and in nine of the last 10 contests...Led team in blocks on three occasions and two times each in steals and assists.
Rankings: Ranked second among all Big Ten Conference freshmen with 67 treys and 2.1 average per game was good for eighth in league overall.
North Florida (11/9): First freshman to start season opener since 2016-17 and scored 17 points in first game...Went 6-10 from the field and accounted for two other baskets with two assists. Jacksonville State (11/12): Grabbed five rebounds. at DePaul (11/15): Notched a career-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and had first career blocked shot. vs. Wright State (11/20): Snagged a Penn State 2018-19 season-best and conference-leading single-game high six steals...Had 13 points and added three assists to stat line. Virginia Tech (11/27): Contributed to win with two assists and a blocked shot. Indiana (12/4): Registered then-Big Ten best with 12 points...Had two rebounds. vs. NC State (12/15): Tied for share of game-high total and recorded his career best with five assists. at Duquesne (12/19): Hit three-straight 3-point buckets for nine points in the first half...Nailed critical triple to give Nittany Lions late-game lead and finished with 12 in scoring column. at Nebraska (1/10): Capped three-straight solid games with 13-point, six-rebound outing. Michigan State (1/13): Went 4-5 in field goals with three treys for 11 points. Iowa (1/16): Sparked 8-0 run in the opening 71 seconds with two 3-point field goals...Had three triples in 80 seconds...Finished night with 14 points for third-straight double-figure scoring game...Maintained accuracy with shooting effort of 50 percent with five field goals total. at Minnesota (1/19): Contributed two assists and a steal. Rutgers (1/26): Totaled ninth double-figure scoring game with 11 points. Purdue (1/31): Was one of five Nittany Lions to score in double figures with his conference-high 14-point total. at Ohio State (2/7): Helped erase seven-point deficit late in game with a 3-pointer. Michigan (2/12): Sunk five 3-pointers and added two free throws for a Big Ten career-best 17 points. at Purdue (2/16): Had two 3-point baskets to contribute to early Nittany Lion lead. Nebraska (2/19): Connected on four baskets and added a free throw for nine points...Added five assists and two rebounds to his stat line. at Illinois (2/23): Had three assists and converted two late-game free throws to close out game. Maryland (2/27): Matched Big Ten-high 17 points against second ranked team with four baskets, three from beyond the arc, and six foul shots. at Rutgers (3/6): Passed to Josh Reaves’ for game-winning 3-pointer. Illinois (3/10): Continued streak of games with 3-point baskets with triple in home finale and had four rebounds for fourth-straight game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led Gonzaga College High School to a 28-9 record and top-40 national ranking as a senior and was selected 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year for Washington D.C....Helped propel Gonzaga to the Washington Post’s No. 1 ranking in 2016-17 and 2017 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and District of Columbia State Athletic Association titles...Named to the Washington Post 2018 All-Met first team...Was member of Gonzaga team that also won the 2017 Alhambra Catholic Invitational championship...Finished his high school career with 1,433 points and was ranked No. 6 in Met area in 3-point field goals and No. 7 in assists...Knocked down more than 42 percent of his 3-point attempts...Named Gonzaga DC Classic MVP as Eagles claimed 2017 title...Earned WCAC second-team accolades as member of two WCAC championship teams in 2014-15 and 2016-17...Selected for fourth-team All-Met honors in 2017...Averaged 10.4 points and 4.9 assists per game as a junior on the Eagles team that posted a 32-5 record...Joined Nittany Lions Lamar Stevens, Nazeer Bostick and Tony Carr on the 2015 DC Classic All-Tournament team and was a repeat selection when Gonzaga claimed the championship in 2016...Captured all-tournament first-team spot at Junior Orange Bowl Classic in 2015 as a sophomore with outstanding individual performance as Gonzaga swept through the competition...Followed in his father’s footsteps by playing in 2018 Donofrio Classic...Scored 28 points in second-round win and 43 points in final appearance at annual tournament...Contributed as member of Detroit Elite’s 2008 AAU national championship team...Named Basketballspotlight.com Class of 2018 Scholar Athlete of the Year...Recognized with the 2018 Kozic Award as a senior for his exceptional loyalty to Gonzaga and his classmates.
PERSONAL
Parents are Aaron and Kisha Dread...Has a younger brother, Malcolm, and younger sister, Mason...Composes poetry and has won several awards for his works...Participated in numerous volunteer opportunities with literacy-outreach programs, assisting the homeless and elderly, and as a youth basketball coach and counselor...Studying psychology.
