University of South Carolina Upstate

East Mississippi: Sat out the 2009-10 season after a solid freshman year in 2008-09 at East Mississippi College under head coach Mark White... originally signing with Austin Peay out of prep school... averaged five points and 3.6 rebounds as a freshman at East Mississippi... shot 52 percent from the field... finished the year with 22 blocked shots.

Prep School: Spent one season playing basketball in prep school at Pioneer Christian Academy in Nashville, Tenn... averaged 13 points and nine rebounds.

High School: A standout at Batesburg-Leesville High School... played as a combination forward... averaged 14.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 2.5 steals per game as a senior... led the team to a 36-4 record... averaged 10.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game as a junior... led the Panthers to a 34-6 record and the 2006 region championship... named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year... an A-B Honor Roll student... Rivals.com ranks him as a two-star recruit coming out of junior college.