2011-12: Started all 31 games for the team, averaging 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game... led the team in scoring 12 times and in rebounding 11 times... finished the regular season sixth in the conference in scoring, fifth in rebounding, fourth in blocks per game (1.3) and second in field goal percentage (.573)... scored 10 points or more in 25 games, including 16 of the last 18 games of the season... had 19 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in a win over Cornell (11/16)... put in 17 points and 11 rebounds to go with six assists in a blowout win over Dayton (11/30)... played arguably the best game of his career against Youngstown State, matching his career high with 29 points on 14-17 shooting and adding a career-high 13 rebounds and three steals (12/10)... just two games later, he poured in 28 points as the Bulls came just shy of upsetting Temple (12/28)... hit a career-best seven free throws en route to 25 points in a home win over Kent State (1/7)... led the charge in two straight conference road wins, with double doubles against Bowling Green (16 pts, 13 rebs) and Northern Illinois (14 pts, 12 rebs) (1/21, 1/28)... had another double double in a tough road win over Central Michigan, scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds while adding three assists and two blocked shots (2/8)... had a team-high seven rebounds paired with 11 points in the regular-season finale against Bowling Green (3/3)...had 18 points in 19 minutes at American (3/14).

2010-11: Proved to be not just one of the best freshman performers in the Mid-American Conference, but in all of college basketball… named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and All-MAC Honorable Mention team… tabbed as one of 21 players on the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshman All-America team… was a finalist for the United States’ U19 National Team… served as the team’s sixth man, averaging over 21 minutes per game while appearing in every game… finished 19th in the conference in points per game (11.8) and 8th in rebounds (6.5)… despite not being a starter, he led the team and the MAC in offensive rebounds (101), and led the team in rebounds per game (6.5) and finished third in points per game (11.8)… the team’s top passing forward, he ended up second on the team in assists, with 58 total… shot the lights out, leading the MAC in field goal percentage with a 63.1 clip… was a premier defender, averaging 1.33 steals and 1.67 blocked shots per game, good for 13th and 4th in the MAC, respectively… led the team in scoring eight times and led the team in rebounding 15 times… had 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals in only 13 minutes of action against Navy (11/13)… just one week later, had another double-double after pulling down a season-high 12 rebounds and added 14 points and two steals against Towson (11/20)… wreaked havoc on Green Bay, scoring 13 points with 12 rebounds and five blocks in a win (12/11)… served notice to MAC rivals Bowling Green and Miami, putting up games of 18 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals against the Falcons (1/8) and a season-high 26 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks vs. the Redhawks (1/13)… helped the Bulls come back to beat Ohio on the road, scoring 21 points with eight rebounds and two blocks (1/22)… stuffed the stat sheet against Kent State, scoring 15 points with 11 rebounds, three blocks,  four steals and three assists (2/24)… led the team in points (19) and rebounds (7) in a loss to Bowling Green (3/5)… put the team on his shoulders in the quarterfinal loss to Kent State, scoring 28 points and pulling down 13 rebounds (3/10)… finished the season with one of his best games, scoring 29 points on 13 of 16 shooting and added 10 rebounds against Iona (3/22).

High School: Three-year letterwinner and two-year team captain  for head coach Bob Havrilla at Newark High School...averaged 22 points, 14.6 rebounds and eight blocked shots per game his senior year...set the Section V single game record with 17 blocked shots in a game...is Newark High School’s all-time leading scorer...2010 All-Greater Rochester Boys Basketball Player of the Year...Three-time Finger Lakes Player of the Year...Led the Reds to three league titles and  a 23-2 record and conference championship in 2010.

Personal: Born November 5, 1992...favorite athlete is Lebron James...favorite television shows are Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Everybody Hates Chris...chose UB because “it’s a good school; it’s close to home; the coaching staff”...three people I’d invite to dinner are Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.