Biography
At UR 2022-23: Wrapped up marvelous Rochester career by playing in 22 games for the Yellowjackets, making 19 starts...Averaged 14.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg while shooting 58.1 percent from the field...Chipped in 31 assists, 30 blocks (1.4 bpg), 18 steals and 12 3-pointers made...Named 2nd Team All-UAA and 3rd Team All-Region 3 from D3hoops.com...1st Team All-Rochester Area from the USBWA...Team captain...Tournament MVP of the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout and UR Chuck Resler Tournament...D3hoops.com Team of the Week and UAA Athlete of the Week in late November...Preseason All-American by D3hoops.com...Scored game-winning layup in Rochester's win over #13 Middlebury in the UAA/NESCAC Challenge...Hit the 1,000 point plateau in his career during an 8-for-8 FG performance against Brandeis on Feb. 17, tying for the UR single-game FG% record...Ranked 38th in Division III in field goal percentage, 88th in offensive rebounds per game (2.86) and 105th in blocks per game)...Was 1st in the UAA in points per 40 minutes at 25.0, also top-10 in the conference in blocks, field goal percentage, rebounds and scoring...Finishes career 1st in UR Men's Basketball history with a .632 field goal percentage, also ranking 5th in blocks (126) and blocks per game (1.3)...Awarded 2nd Team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Communicators...CSC All-District and UAA All-Academic...Part of UR's contingent on the NABC Honors Court.
At UR 2021-22: Sat out season with an injury...Named preseason All-American by D3hoops.com...Member of the UAA All-Academic team...NABC Honors Court.
At UR 2020-21: The senior had a spectacular year in the six-game, pandemic-shortened campaign...Named D3Hoops.com 2nd Team All-American and was 1st Team All-East/Northeast...Selected as D3Hoops.com East/Northeast Regional Player of the Year...Averaged a career-best 19.3 ppg and 9.0 rpg in six starts...Added 1.5 apg and shot 68.7% from the floor (46-67)...Added a career-best 67.7% free throw percentage while also blocking 10 shots and having five steals...Ranked 5th nationally in Division III in field goal percentage and was top-50 in blocks per game (1.67) and offensive rebounds...Ended top-100 in the country in rebounds per game (53rd) and scoring (70th)...Scored in double-figures five times, eclipsing 20 points on four occasions, including a season-high 28 against Medaille on Mar. 14...Two double-doubles, 24 pts/10 reb at Nazareth on Feb. 26 and 22 pts, 13 reb against Clarkson on Mar. 7...Academically, was named 1st Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA, following 1st Team Academic All-District accolades...Elected Phi Beta Kappa and was UR Spike Garnish Scholar...Named to UAA All-Academic team for third straight season...Honored with Louis Alexander Alumni Award from the UR Athletic Department.
At UR 2019-20: As a junior, was able to start in each of the Yellowjackets 25 games...Selected an All-American by the NABC, being a 3rd Team selection...1st Team All-District by the NABC and 2nd Team All-Region by D3hoops.com...Finished the season as part of the 1st Team All Association in the UAA and 1st Team All-Rochester Area by the USBWA...Scored a team-high 14.8 points per game; 6th in UAA...Led Rochester with 8.2 rebounds per game; 4th in UAA...Earned 1.8 blocks per game; 1st in UAA...Accumulated team-high 150 field goals on 62% from the field; leading the UAA and ranking 16th in Division III...Selected MVP of the Mark's Pizzeria Crosstown Shootout and was on the All-Tournament Team at the Holiday Inn Rochester Downtown Tournament...Elected as Athlete of the Week by the UAA on Nov. 25 and Jan. 27...Added a season-high 33 points in a win over Nazareth on Nov. 23rd...Honored as part of the Winter All-Academic team in the UAA...Also, named to UAA Presidents Scholar-Athlete Team...Additionally, named as 1st-Team Academic All-District by CoSIDA...Picked as UR Athletic Department John Vitone Sportsmanship Award winner...NABC Honors Court selection.
At UR 2018-19: Saw a more expanded role inside as a sophomore, appearing in all 27 games for the Yellowjackets, making one start...Finished with a UR record .691 field goal percentage, sinking 94 of 136 shot attempts, leading to 8.0 ppg, ranking fourth on the team...Added 3.4 rpg and a team best 36 blocks...Scored a season-high 18 points (9-11 FG) in win over Case Western Reserve on Jan. 21...Grabbed 11 rebounds in regular season finale at Emory...11 games with two or more blocks...Ranked 1st in the UAA in field goal percentage and blocked shots, also ranking 9th in points per 40 minutes (20.6)...Was top-100 in NCAA Division III in total blocks and 102nd in blocks per game...Member of UAA All-Academic team.
At UR 2017-18: The first-year big man appeared in 16 games for UR...Averaged 2.2 ppg and 1.1 rpg while shooting .750 from the floor (15-20)...Added eight assists and six blocked shots...Excelled on UR's road trip at Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Mellon, where he scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds across the two games...Played season high 19 minutes at CWRU on Feb. 9.
HS: Graduated from Fairport HS where he lettered in basketball and volleyball for the Red Raiders...Named volleyball team captain as a senior when he also earned the MVP and Impact Award...Was basketball Most Improved Player...Earned 1st Team All-Greater Rochester honors and All-County honors as a senior, also earning All-State accolades in 2017...Named to Section V All-Tournament Team...Averaged 13 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 2.5 bpg while shooting 63% from the field during his career...Was teams leading scoring in Sectional Final and NYS Championship games...Earned three All-County awards and was named AGR in volleyball...Helped the Red Raiders earn three straight league titles, a Section V title and state runner-up finish...Was member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and on the Math Team...Earned Monroe County Superintendents Outstanding Senior Award.
