Hofstra University Athletics

Previous College: Attended St. John's University as a freshman in 2011-12...Did not play basketball.

High School/Personal: Is a 2003 graduate of Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High School in Neeses, SC...Played four years of basketball...Helped the Trojans to back-to-back conference championships as a junior and senior...Team was South Carolina Upper State champions during his junior season, advanced to the state championship game, posted a 27-3 record and was ranked second in the state behind the Raymond Felton-led Latta High School...Team was 27-3 during his senior season and was ranked first in the state...Two-time All-South Carolina and three-time all-conference selection...Averaged 16.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior...Posted averages of 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 4.3 steals per game as a junior...Averaged 17.4 points as a sophomore and 11.1 points as a freshman...Was team Co-Most Valuable Player as a senior...Earned Best Defensive Player Award as a junior, Best Offensive Player Award as a sophomore and the Sixth Man Award as a freshman...Served in the United State Army from October 2007 through August 2011...Was deployed in Korea and Iraq...Born December 10, 1984...Has two daughters - Jada (7) and Jiya (6)...Has six brothers and  two sisters... Hobbies include movies, working out and reading...Lists Chauncey Billups, Jamal Crawford and Shaquille O'Neal as his favorite athletes...Started playing basketball at age 9...Hurricane Sandy relief volunteer...Aspires to play in the NBA, to act and produce movies and to create his own clothing line...Majoring in film studies and production.