Biography
2021-22: Had his most prolific season as a Rambler and wrapped up his career as one of the most accomplished players in program history … Played the most games (150) of any individual in Loyola history, while also wining the most contests (124) … Finished his five-year career with a 124-44 record (.738) … Led Loyola to three NCAA Tournament appearances and four postseason berths in his career … Ranks second in school annals in steals (190) and three-point field goals made (223) … Finished his career with 1,333 career points (21st all-time at Loyola) and 574 rebounds (26th all-time at Loyola) … One of only 23 players in program history to accumulate 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in his career … First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection … Finalist for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award … Member of the Julius Erving Award Watch List … Became the sixth player in league history and first since Tekele Cotton (Wichita State) in 2014 and 2015 to earn MVC Defensive Player of the Year honors in consecutive seasons …National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-District 16 pick … Finished his career with 101 consecutive starts … Played in and started all 33 games and averaged 13.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per contest, shooting 44 percent (144-for-327) from the field and 39 percent (73-for-187) from deep … Scored in double digits on 24 occasions, six times topping the 20-point mark … Hit three or more triples on 11 occasions … In Valley action, put up 16.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.9 apg and 1.3 spg, ranking sixth in league only contests in scoring, ninth in assist, tied for fourth in steals and second in three-point field goal percentage (.422) … Put up some strong numbers at home, averaging 15.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.4 apg and 1.5 spg, while shooting 50.4 percent (70-for-139) from the field and 46.3 percent (38-for-82) from three-point land … Accumulated 10 points, five boards, two steal sand a season-high seven assists, with no turnovers, in the season opener versus Coppin State (Nov. 9) … Racked up 16 points and eight rebounds against Michigan State (Nov. 24) at the Battle 4 Atlantis … Opened Valley play with a bang, chipping in 20 points, five boards, three blocks and two steals against Indiana State (Dec. 1) … Totaled 15 points and five boards and held Javon Freeman-Liberty, who came in averaging 23.5 ppg to seven points at DePaul (Dec. 4) … Netted his 1,000thcareer point and wound up with 11 points and nine rebounds in a victory at Vanderbilt (Dec. 10) … Tallied 20 points, including a pivotal four-point play late in regulation in an overtime win against Bradley (Jan. 8) … Scored 20 points in a victory over Southern Illinois (Jan. 25) … Dropped 27 points on Illinois State (Feb. 2) … Named MVC Player of the Week on February 7 … Totaled 27 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals versus Drake (Feb. 19) … Scored in double figures in seven consecutive outings, January 30 through February 19 … Erupted for a career-high 29 points, the most by a Rambler since 2019, and snagged seven rebounds, at Northern Iowa (Feb. 26) … Named Doug Elgin Most Outstanding Player of the MVC Championship … Contributed 12.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg 3.3 apg and 2.0 spg in three games at Arch Madness … Posted his second career double-double and first since 2018-19, when he went for 18 points and 10 boards against Drake (March 6) in the MVC Championship title game … Hit a three-pointer in each of his final eight games of the season … Narrator and co-writer of The Loyola Project documentary.
2020-21: One of the top defensive players in the country and earned overdue recognition by being named Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the second Rambler in the last four seasons to capture that award ... Also took home Second Team All-MVC accolades, marking the first time in his career he was an all-league pick … Earned NABC Second Team All-District honors … Will enter the 2021-22 campaign having started 68 consecutive games … Closing in on 1,000 points for his career and heads into the 2021-22 campaign with 881 career points and 409 career rebounds … For the season, put up 8.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.1 apg and 1.4 spg and shot 35.9 percent (46-for-128) from three-point territory and 77.8 percent (42-for-54) from the free throw stripe … Led the team in scoring during the NCAA Tournament, averaging 15.0 points per game and shooting 50 percent (16-for-32) from the field, while adding 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per outing … Scored in double figures on 14 occasions, including six times in the final seven games of the season …Opened the year by racking up 10+ points in three of the first four contests and had 10 points in the season opener versus Lewis (Dec. 5) … Handed out five assists versus both Chicago State (Dec. 9) and Illinois State (Dec. 28) … Was steady in a victory at UIC (Dec. 13), going for 10 points and a season-high eight rebounds … Came up big at No. 12 Wisconsin, tallying 15 points and five boards … Led the squad with 18 points and kicked in six rebounds, four assists, a pair of steals and four three-pointers, in only 19 minutes, in a victory over Illinois State (Dec. 27) … Totaled 11 points, five boards, three assists and two steals in a victory at Valparaiso (Jan. 20) … Equaled a season high with eight rebounds at Bradley (Jan. 24) … In the regular-season finale that clinched Loyola a third MVC regular-season title in four years, he delivered 13 points, five rebounds, five steals and two assists against Southern Illinois (Feb. 27) … Contributed 10.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.3 apg and 1.0 spg, while shooting 50 percent (7-for-14) from deep, in three games at the MVC Championship in St. Louis … Had 14 points, five boards, two assists and a pair of steals in the Arch Madness semifinals against Indiana State (March 6) … Poured in a season-best 21 points and gathered six rebounds and four assists to power Loyola to a victory over Georgia Tech (March 19) in the NCAA First Round … Was elite at both ends of the floor in a victory over No. 2 Illinois (March 21) in the NCAA Second Round, holding Ayo Dosunmu to nine points and pitching in 14 points of his own to send the Ramblers to the Sweet 16 for the second time in his career … Posted 10 points, seven boards and three helpers versus Oregon State (March 27) in the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals.
2019-20: Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team … Was a Preseason Third Team All-MVC pick … Will enter his senior season needing 393 points to reach 1,000 for his career … Averaged 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 44.8 percent (99-for-221) from the field and 33.3 percent (44-for-132) from three-point territory … Scored in double digits five times in the first 10 outings of the season and nine times overall … Loyola was 7-2 when he scored 10 or more points and 8-4 when he hit two or more threes … Through the first five games of the season, was contributing 14.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg and 1.2 spg, while shooting 49.1 percent (27-for-55) from the field … Had 13 points and five rebounds against UC Davis (Nov. 5) to raise the curtain on the season … Followed that performance with 18 points at Furman (Nov. 8) … Accounted for nine points, a season-high seven rebounds and a season-high-tying four steals in a victory over Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 16) … Scored 22 points, hitting 8 of 12 shots from the field, including four treys, in a win against IUPUI (Nov. 20) … Tallied 10 points at Ball State (Dec. 3) … Poured in a career-best 25 points, hitting 7 of 8 treys, one triple shy of Loyola’s single-game record, to power Loyola past Quincy (Dec. 7) … Produced 12 points in a win against Missouri State (Jan. 4) … Recorded 18 points and four boards at Northern Iowa (Jan. 26) … In a victory over Valparaiso (Feb. 9), registered nine points, six rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals … Tossed in 20 points and collected five rebounds at Evansville (Feb. 12) … Accumulated eight points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in an overtime victory over Northern Iowa (Feb. 15) … Delivered eight points, five assists and four boards to help Loyola defeat Illinois State (Feb. 19) … Pitched in 15 points and three steals in a win at Bradley (Feb. 29) … Teamed with Aher Uguak to limited Northern Iowa’s AJ Green, the 2019-20 MVC Player of the Year, to just 12-for-35 (.343) accuracy from the field and 5-for-16 (.313) from three-point range, in two games against Loyola … Named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2018-19: Battled injuries, but still managed to put up 8.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, hitting 48 percent (48-for-100) of his field goal attempts, including 41.3 percent (26-for-63) of his three-point tries … Emerged as one of the top defenders in the Missouri Valley Conference … Missed 18 total games with a pair of hand injuries … Loyola went 5-0 in MVC play when he earned a starting nod … Knocked down 11 of his final 15 attempts (.733) from the free throw stripe … Loyola went 7-2 when he connected for two or more three-pointers … Scored in double figures in three of the Ramblers’ first six games before suffering a broken hand November 27 … Reached double-digit points in five straight appearances, January 15 through March 8 … Named to the Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team in November after averaging 18.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.5 apg in a pair of contests … Notched his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds versus Furman (Nov. 9) … Those 11 boards were the most by a Ramblers guard since Milton Doyle in 2017 … Accumulated nine rebounds and six assists against Grambling State (Nov. 16) … Erupted for a season-high 23 points, on 9 of 11 shooting, and pitched in five boards and two assists in a victory over Richmond (Nov. 19) at the Fort Myers Tip-Off … Closed out the two-game tourney with 13 points, six caroms and three helpers versus Boston College (Nov. 21) … Returned to action from the broken hand January 8 at Evansville after missing the previous eight games … Registered 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists versus Valparaiso (Jan. 15) and then totaled 14 points, eight boards and three steals at Indiana State (Jan. 19) … Reinjured the hand in that game at Indiana State and was sidelined for the next 10 contests before returning February 27 at UNI, where he delivered 12 points, four boards and four steals … Had 10 points, six rebounds and four steals in the regular season finale versus Bradley (March 2) as the Ramblers clinched a share of the MVC title … Scored 10 points in a MVC Championship quarterfinal round win over Valparaiso (March 8).
2017-18: Played a valuable role in his rookie season, appearing in all 38 games and putting up 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game, connecting on 41.5 percent (34-for-82) of his three-point field goal attempts … Named to both the MVC All-Freshman and MVC All-Bench teams … Started five games, averaging 6.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 1.6 apg in those contests … Scored in double figures on four occasions, with Loyola posting a 3-1 ledger in those games … Put up 4.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.0 apg in five NCAA tournament outings … At Gentile Arena, shot 56.4 percent (22-for-39) from the field, 50 percent (14-for-28) from three-point territory and 80 percent (20-for-25) from the foul line … Scored eight points and added two rebounds, a pair of assists, a block and a steal against Eureka (Nov. 12) … Reached double digits for the first time as a Rambler when he collected 11 points against Samford (Nov. 19) … Impressed in a victory over Kent State (Nov. 25) at the Savannah Invitational, producing eight points, four rebounds and four assists … Came off the bench to pump in a season-high 14 points in 20 minutes of action in a win over UIC (Dec. 2) … Made his first career start in a win over Norfolk State (Dec. 9) and in his second career starting nod, dropped in 10 points, grabbed three rebounds and had a pair of steals, at Milwaukee (Dec. 16) … Filled up the stat sheet with eight points, five boards, two assists, a pair of blocks and two steals in a victory over Evansville (Dec. 30) … Came up with seven points, five rebounds, three steals and a memorable block in the closing seconds to help Loyola hold on for a victory at UNI (Jan. 7) … Was perfect in Loyola’s win at Drake (Jan. 24), contributing 10 points, three rebounds and two steals, while going 4-for-4 from the field, including 2-for-2 from beyond the arc … Accounted for six points and a half dozen rebounds in a MVC Championship semifinal round win over Bradley (March 3) … Came up with seven points and a pair of steals against Illinois State (March 4) in the MVC Championship title game that gave the Ramblers their first NCAA berth in 33 years … Had five points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal, forcing a critical late-game turnover that set up the game-winning shot in a 64-62 victory over Miami (March 15) in a NCAA First Round game … Contributed seven points and four boards in a NCAA Second Round decision over No. 3 seed Tennessee (March 17) … Produced eight points, five caroms, two assists and a block as Loyola toppled Kansas State (March 24) to earn its first Final Four berth since 1963.
High School: Bookended his prep career with IHSA state titles as a freshman and as a senior … During the 2016-17 campaign, pitched in 17.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game and shot 78 percent from the foul line to help Whitney Young High School to the IHSA Class 4A crown … First team all-state selection … Along with former Loyola teammate Cameron Krutwig, was a Chicago Tribune First Team All-State honoree … Named MVP of the prestigious Proviso West Tournament after averaging 21.0 ppg and leading the Dolphins to the title … Third Chicago Public League player to sign with Loyola since Porter Moser took the reins of the program … Was the only freshman on Whitney Young’s varsity roster in 2013-14 and helped a Jahlil Okafor-led team to a IHSA Class 4A state championship … Ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect and No. 5 shooting guard in Illinois.
