Valparaiso University

2025-26: Was the only Valpo player who started all 33 games… Shot a team-best 58 percent from the field (87-of-150), ranking tied for ninth in program history for season field-goal percentage (minimum 100 attempts), Valpo’s best season field-goal percentage since Derrik Smits at 59.4 percent in 2018-19… Averaged 6.4 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game while blocking 42 shots… In league play, averaged 6.0 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game while blocking 24 shots in 20 games and shooting 60.5 percent (49-of-81)… Ranked fifth in the league in blocked shots per game at 1.27… Ranked fourth in the league in offensive rebounds per game at 2.33… In league-only games, ranked tied for 13^th in rebounds per game at 5.2, seventh in blocked shots per game at 1.2 and tied for sixth in offensive rebounds per game at 2.0… Had eight double-figure scoring outputs and three double-figure rebounding efforts… Led the team with eight rebounds and blocked two shots while scoring seven points on Nov. 7 at No. 9 Kentucky... Scored 10 points and turned in seven rebounds on Nov. 12 vs. Nicholls, his first double-figure scoring effort as a Beacon... Had his first Valpo double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 16 vs. Bryant... Had season bests with 21 points and three blocks on Nov. 19 vs. Cleveland State while sharing the team lead with seven boards... Grabbed a team-best nine rebounds on Nov. 29 vs. Western Michigan... Had another nine-rebound effort on Dec. 13 vs. UNCW... Tied a season high with three blocks on Dec. 29 at UNI... Blocked a season-high four shots to go along with six points and eight rebounds on Jan. 1 at Southern Illinois... Had a season-high 12 rebounds on Jan. 10 at Murray State... Went 4-of-4 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line on his way to 12 points, his highest scoring output in league play, on Jan. 28 vs. Belmont... Had his third double-figure rebounding effort of the season with a team-high 10 while also notching three blocks in the Feb. 6 win over Evansville... Had a season-high three assists on Feb. 9 at Drake to lead the team for the first time... Tied a career high with three assists while going 5-of-7 from the floor for 11 points in the Feb. 18 win over Bradley.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2023-24 & 2024-25): Averaged 14.5 points per game and 12.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2024-25… Played a key role on a team that won conference regular-season and tournament titles before going on to beat nationally-ranked opponents in each of the first two rounds of the NAIA National Championship… Scored in double figures 23 times in 2024-25 and 35 times in his two seasons at SMWC… Played in 61 games and made 59 starts over two years under head coach Jesse McClung, now an assistant coach at Valpo… Played in two exhibition games at Valpo while at SMWC, including in 2024-25, when he poured in 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting while securing four rebounds in just 14 minutes of action against the Beacons… Had 16 double-figure rebounding performances this season and 28 total over the last two years… Posted 26 double-doubles in his two seasons with the Pomeroys, totaling 710 points, 743 rebounds and 124 blocked shots over the two years… Scored a career-high 28 points in a game and his single-game rebounding peak was 26.
 
Prep: Describes himself as a late bloomer who did not start playing AAU/travel until his senior year of high school… Was benched his eighth-grade year and didn’t see the court, was benched in ninth grade and didn’t start getting minutes until his sophomore year of high school… Had an injury and started giving up on basketball before current Valpo assistant coach Jesse McClung encouraged him to keep going.
 
Personal: Thinks of the saying “empty the tank” or “ETT” every time he plays, a phrase from Valpo assistant coach Jesse McClung, who has been influential in his life… Has interest in digital marketing and business… Was a boy scout as a child and enjoys being outdoors including water rafting, extreme downhill biking and four-wheeling… Hopes to at some point try skydiving… Also enjoys amusement parks and spending time with friends and family.