Biography
Awards
Lou Henson Award Finalist
2022 NABC All-District Six First Team
2022 WAC Player of the Year
2022 WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
2022 WAC Newcomer of the Year
2022 All-WAC First Team
2022 WAC All-Newcomer Team
WAC Player of the Week (12/20/21 • 1/17/22 • 1/31/22 • 2/21/22)
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior • NM State) | In his element, turned into one of the best players in the nation over the course of his final season at the college level...One of three players who appeared in all 34 of the Aggies' contests and also made 33 appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 33.3 minutes per game...Led the team in scoring, rebounding, steals, field goals made, field goal attempts, three-point field goals made, three-point field goal attempts, free throws made and free throw attempts...Finished the season with shooting splits of .439/.332/.876...Led the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in scoring, total points (665), free throws made (163) and total minutes played (1139:29)...Ranked among the top 40 NCAA Division I men's basketball players in the nation in free throws made (13th), scoring (29th) and free throw percentage (33rd)...Scored at least 10 points in all but one of his 34 games played...Totaled a team-high seven double-doubles...Made his highly-anticipated NM State debut with 14 points, three rebounds, an assist and two steals in a non-conference home win over UC Irvine (Nov. 9)...Notched his first of 17 games with 20 or more points during a non-conference win over Davidson at the Myrtle Beach Invitational where he posted 21 points, five rebounds an three assists (Nov. 19)...Put on one of the most dazzling performances in Pan American Center history by finishing with a season and career-high 41 points on a 13-of-20 showing from the field during a home WAC win over Abilene Christian (Jan. 15)...Swished a season and career-high seven three-pointers as part of a 26-point performance in a WAC road win at SFA (Jan. 22)...Registered 28 points and completed a double-double with a season-high 12 rebounds in a WAC home victory over Grand Canyon (Jan. 29)...Put the nation on notice by dropping in a game-high 37 points on 10-of-24 shooting to lead NM State to a first-round NCAA Tournament upset of #21/21 and fifth-seeded UConn (March 17)...Made 34 consecutive free throws to end the season...Helped NM State capture its fourth WAC regular-season title in the last five seasons...Helped NM State claim the WAC Tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament...Helped NM State win its first NCAA Tournament game since 1993 with a 70-63 first-round win over #21/21 and fifth-seeded UConn (March 17).
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior • Nebraska) | Had little difficulty in making a highly-productive return to the NCAA Division I ranks during his lone season in Lincoln...Starred as the Huskers' leading scorer at 16.5 points per game - an average which ranked sixth among all Big Ten players...Also averaged 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 27.2 minutes per game...Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in three-point field goals per game (2.0), 10th in field goal percentage (.449) and 16th in free throw percentage (.691)...Put up shooting splits of .449/.376/.691...Played in 22 of the team's 27 games and appeared in the starting lineup on 21 occasions...Racked up 18 double-digit scoring outings, eight games of 20 or more points and one 40+ point performance...Scored in double figures in 12 consecutive games from Nov. 25 through Jan. 10...In his Nebraska debut, generated 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals in a win over McNeese (Nov. 25)...Put on a scoring showcase of epic proportions by exploding for a career and Pinnacle Bank Arena-high 41 points on 16-of-24 shooing in a Big Ten setback to Penn State (Feb. 23)...Those 41 points were the most by a Big Ten players in the 2020-21 season.
2019-20 (Sophomore • Western Nebraska CC) | Made a name for himself as one of the top junior college players in the nation under the direction of head coach Cory Fehringer at Western Nebraska Community College...Rated the No. 8 player in the country by JUCORecruiting.com...Led all of the NJCAA in scoring, averaging 31.4 points per game, which was the highest average by a junior college player since 2013-14...Failed to reach double-digits in the scoring column just once in 28 games...Chipped in 7.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while posting a 1.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio...Helping his team post a 19-12 record...Shot 51 percent from the field, 37 percent from three-point range and 88.1 percent from the foul line...Topped the country's charts in field goals made and ranked in the top 10 nationally in free throws made (third), attempted (third) and free throw percentage (eighth)...Registered an eye-popping 17 30-point games in 28 contests, including four games of at least 40 points...Wrapped up the year with eight double-doubles...Contributed a pair of triple-doubles through the course of the campaign...Popped off for 38 points and a season-high 13 rebounds in his team debut - a setback at Western Wyoming Community College (Nov. 1)...Recorded the first of his two triple-doubles by going for 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a victory over Lamar Community College (Jan. 21)...Named to the Omaha World Herald JUCO All-Nebraska team...As a result of his play, named a first-team South All-Region honoree.
2018-19 (Redshirt • Wichita State) | Transferred to Wichita State at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season...Sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules.Â
2017-18 (Freshman • West Virginia) | Began his college basketball career in the Big XII, where he played a significant role in the Mountaineers going 26-11 and reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2017-18 for head coach Bob Huggins...Came off the bench and averaged 7.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per contest...Reached double figures 12 times, including a trio of 20-point efforts...Pumped in a season-high 24 points while adding nine rebounds in a win over Coppin State (Dec. 20)...Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week accolades following a pair of 20-point performances at Kansas State (Jan. 1) and against Oklahoma (Jan. 6), a game where he hit 9-of-11 shots in a season-high 24 minutes...Played some of his best basketball in the NCAA Tournament, averaging 11.3 ppg in three games on 55 percent shooting, including a 16-point effort against Murray State (March 16) and 10 points in a loss to eventual national champion Villanova (March 23)...For his efforts through the year, was selected as West Virginia’s Rookie of the Year for all sports at the school’s annual end of year awards gala.
High School |Â Starred at Boys Town High School for two seasons under head coach Tom Krehbiel...Earned first-team Class C-1 honors in each campaign...Named the 2017 Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year after averaging 31.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.3 steals per game to lead Boys Town to a 20-7 record and a state tournament appearance...Became the first Nebraska high school player since 2008 to put up more than 30 points per game, highlighted by a school-record 47-point effort against Douglas County West...Reached into rarified air by posting a quadruple-double against Wayne with 33 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 steals...During his debut season, averaged 26.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game to earn second-team All-Nebraska honors after becoming eligible at the start of the winter quarter....Before his star-studded career at Boys Town, attended Desert Ridge High in Arizona and averaged 18.7 points, 6.7 rebounds as a sophomore and 14.6 points per game as a freshman.
Personal | Born June 7, 1998 in Phoenix, Ariz...Has five brothers - Timmy, Nick, Jaden, Jordan and Jonah...Timmy earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors at Utah in 2019-20.
