Overview: Signed in the fall of 2011 with Brad Brownell's program...will be in the mix for playing time at the point guard position...smaller guard, but extremely athletic...possesses a team-best 40-inch vertical leap...bench pressed over 210 pounds, nearly 50 pounds more than his body weight...high volume scorer with an ability to shoot the basketball, especially from mid-range...won a state championship in South Carolina as a junior at Irmo High School...recruited by Clemson assistant Earl Grant...majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management.
In High School: Rated the nation’s No. 84 senior prospect by PrepStars...three-star prospect according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com...McDonald’s All-America nominee...first-team all-state selection as a senior after averaging 17.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game...Region 4-AAAA Player-of-the-Year...South Carolina MVP of the Carolinas All-Star Classic after scoring a game-high 26 points...led South Carolina to a win in that contest...slam dunk contest champion at the Carolinas All-Star Classic...led Irmo to AAAA semifinals, where he scored 29 in a loss to Gaffney...MVP of the Impact Sports Invitational as a senior...earned all-tournament honors at the 2011 Arby’s Classic in Bristol, TN after averaging 17 points per game...scored career-high 42 points as a senior in win over rival Lexington...made game-winning tip-in to lift Irmo over Richland Northeast in 2012...led Irmo to a 27-3 overall record and AAAA state championship as a junior in 2010-11...AAAA Player-of-the-Year at the state and regional level as a junior...averaged 20.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game as a junior...hit 77 percent of his free throw attempts...Midlands AAAA Player-of-the-Year according to The State in 2010-11...three-time all-region selection...named to All-Tournament Team at both the Chick-fil-A Classic and Upward Holiday Classic as a junior...MVP of the Highlander Holiday Classic as a sophomore in 2009-10...Midlands AAAA All-Area as a sophomore according to The State...three-time recipient of team’s Academic Excellence Award...finished high school career with totals of 1,698 points, 386 assists and 243 steals...second in Irmo High School history in career points behind only B.J. McKie, who went on to a standout career at South Carolina from 1995-99...played high school basketball for coach Tim Whipple...led Irmo to 87-22 overall record during his four years with the varsity squad...also considered VCU...born Nov. 2, 1993.