At Hofstra: Already holds the school record for blocked shots in a
career (203), in a season (92), and is tied for the record for blocks in a game
(10) entering his senior season...Has 419 career points and 455 career rebounds (averaging 4.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game)...Has career shooting percentages of 45.1 percent from the floor and 59.8 percent from the free throw line.
2009-10: Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team…
Played in
33 games, including 30 starts, missing the IUPUI game in the College Basketball
Invitational due to injury…Averaged 6.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per
game…Averaged 5.7 points and 6.6 rebounds in CAA games…Blocked 2.8 shots per game
on the year, second in the CAA…Scored in double figures eight times, including
a career-high 18 points against Charlotte in the NIT Season Tip-Off…Blocked 10
shots against UNC Wilmington on Jan. 27, tying the school record for blocks in
a game (set by Greg Springfield at New Mexico State in 1999-2000)…Also had 14
points and eight rebounds against UNC Wilmington, falling two rebounds shy of a
triple double…Had 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks in an overtime win
over Rider on Feb. 20 as part of Bracket Buster Weekend, falling two blocks shy
of a triple-double…Had 11 points in both games of the CAA Tournament, including
the game-winning jumper with 18 seconds left in a one-point win over Georgia
State in the opening round…Also had 11 points in a double-overtime loss to
Northeastern in the quarterfinals…Pulled down career high 13 rebounds at
Florida Atlantic on Dec. 29…Tallied 12 points in a win over Elon on Nov. 23.
2008-09: Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive
Team…CAA Player of the Week (Dec. 8)…Played
in 30 games, including seven starts…Averaged 5.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per
game…Averaged 5.4 points and 5.6 rebounds in conference games…Broke the school
record for blocked shots in a season with 68, breaking the old mark of 66 set
by Adrian Uter in 2005-06…Set his career highs with 14 points and 12 rebounds
in the first round of the CAA Tournament against UNC Wilmington…Had
back-to-back double-doubles off the bench in wins over Fordham (10 points, 11
rebounds) and Towson (11 points, 10 rebounds) in December, earning him CAA
Player of the Week honors…Made the game-winning shot with 30 seconds left in a
home win over Towson…Had three baskets in the final four minutes of a win at
Delaware, finishing with 10 points…Had seven blocked shots in a home win over
William & Mary…Had nine points and 12 rebounds in a home win over St.
Francis…Tallied 13 points and seven rebounds in a road win over New Hampshire.
2007-08: Played in 27 games, including six starts…Averaged 1.2
points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game…Averaged 0.7 points, 2.3 rebounds
and 1.0 blocks in conference games…Ranked fifth in the CAA in blocked shots
despite only playing 12.2 minutes per game…Had six blocks in a road game at
Rhode Island…Had eight rebounds and five blocks in a home win over Manhattan,
including a block with 10 seconds left in regulation and the Pride holding a
two-point lead…Had four blocks in back-to-back games against Charlotte and
Stony Brook…Pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds against Virginia Tech in the
Aeropostale Holiday Festival…Shot 2-2 from the floor and had five rebounds in
Hofstra’s home win over Towson…Had four points and five rebounds in a home win
over Longwood.
2006-07: Redshirted and did not play
High
School/Personal: Played in 2005-06 at
Winchendon Prep School in Winchendon, Massachusetts…Helped Winchendon to a
19-14 record and an appearance in the New England Prep School Athletic
Conference championship game…Rated #31 among prep school prospects by Hoop
Scoop…Previously played his senior year of high school at Florida Air Academy
in Melbourne, Florida, during the 2004-05 season, when he helped his team to a
Florida Class 3A state championship…Began his scholastic career at Central
Islip High School on Long Island, where Hoop Scoop ranked him among the top 300
high school prospects in the country…Averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per
game for Central Islip in 2003-04 when he won the team’s Coach’s Award…Also
played football and was a member of the track and field team…Played for the
Virgin Islands National Team at the FIBA Americas Tournament during the summer
of 2009…Helped Long Island to a gold medal at the 2008 Empire State Summer
Games, including a 14-point effort in the gold medal game…Started playing
basketball at age 8…Also recruited by St. John’s, South Carolina and
California…Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete…Aspires to own his own
business after college…Born May 25, 1987.
