Biography
Concordia Career:
2018-19: All-NSIC Second Team … two-time NSIC Player of the Week (11/19 & 2/25) … started all 29 games for the Golden Bears … set the single-season program record for points (546) while also becoming CSP’s all-time leading scorer with 1,813 points … also set the CSP career record in field goals made (676), games started (110) and minutes played (3,920) … ranked seventh in the NSIC in scoring (18.8), third in rebounding (8.3), second in field goal percentage (58.0%), seventh in assists (4.1), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4), 11th in steals (1.2) and second in minutes played (37.2) … hit 211-364 (58.0%) from the floor and 108-147 (73.5%) from the free throw line on the year … scored in double figures in 26 games, reaching 20 or more 12 times and 30 or more three times … tallied 10 double-doubles and one triple-double … shot 50.0% or better in 21 of 29 games, including 15 above 60.0% … compiled 34 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists against Arkansas Tech and 33 points, 11 rebounds and five assists against Edgewood in back-to-back games from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17 … claimed his first career triple-double with 21 points, 13 boards and 10 assists on 9-13 shooting against SCSU on Jan. 18 … hit an efficient 15-20 from the field to finish with 34 points, 10 rebounds and five assists at Winona State on Feb. 22.
2017-18: NSIC All-Academic … appeared in 27 games, making 26 starts, for the Golden Bears … finished ninth in the NSIC with a team-leading 16.9 points per game … his 6.8 rebounds per game ranked 11th in the league while his 2.4 offensive rebounds per game ranked third … also finished ninth in steals with 1.3 per game to go along with a team-high 2.7 assists in his 35.4 minutes per night … connected on 48.6% (171-352) from the floor, hitting 27.3% (18-66) from deep, and 69.3% (97-140) from the free throw line … scored in double figures in 24 of 27 games, surpassing the 20+ point plateau nine times … had five games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds on the year … scored 12 points or more in each of the first 11 games of the season … set career-highs in back-to-back games with 28 points and 12 boards on 13-25 shooting against Bemidji State on Jan. 26 before scoring 29 on 11-19 shooting against Minnesota Crookston on Jan. 27 … followed up that weekend with 28 points on just 13 shots (8-13 from the field and 12-20 from the free throw line) on Feb. 3 at Minnesota Duluth … had 20 points with a season-best 13 rebounds on Nov. 11 at Arkansas Tech … had a pair of 20-10 games against Upper Iowa, grabbing 20 points and 11 boards at UIU on Dec. 8 before putting up 21 points and 10 rebounds at home on Feb. 10.
2016-17: Played in all 31 games while making 29 starts for the Golden Bears ... led the team in total minutes (1,007), minutes per game (32.5), field goals made (169), field goals attempted (322), free-throws made (111), free throws attempted (163), offensive rebounds (59), defensive rebounds (178), total rebounds (237), rebounds per game (7.6), steals (44), total points (475) and points per game (15.3) ... ranked 18th in the NSIC in points per game, fifth in rebounds per game, 11th in field goal percentage, fifth in steals per game (1.4), and 13th in minutes played per game … scored in double digits in 28 games … scored a career-high 24 points against Sioux Falls on Feb. 17 while shooting 7-13 from the field … recorded six double-doubles on the year … grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and scored 23 points against Winona State on Dec. 10 … recorded back-to-back double-doubles at Winona State (Feb. 10) with 17 points and 10 rebounds and at Upper Iowa (Feb. 11) with 18 points and 11 rebounds … dished out a career-high, seven assists against Southwest Minnesota State (Feb. 18) and against Augsburg (Nov. 22) … currently ranks second in program history in career defensive rebounds per game with 4.8 … ranks fifth all-time in career rebounding average at 6.6 and minutes average with 31.4.
2015-16: Played in 29 games, making 26 starts as a freshman for the Golden Bears ... finished third on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game and rebounds with 5.5 per game … shot 46.8% from the field which also ranked third on the team … scored in double digits in 18 of 29 games … scored a career-high 23 points on 9-14 shooting and pulled in five rebounds against Southwest Minnesota State on Feb. 19 … notched his first career double-double against Bemidji State on Jan. 16 where he scored 15 points and pulled in 12 rebounds … scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out five assists and added three steals against MSU Moorhead on Jan. 29 … had seven consecutive double-digit scoring games from Dec. 5 to Jan. 3 … averaged 1.8 offensive rebounds per game which ranked 10th in the NSIC.
Eagan High School:
A two-sport athlete for the Wildcats, competing in basketball and football … versatile skill set as he was named team Offensive MVP in 2014-15 and Defensive MVP in 2013-14 … two-time All-South Suburban Conference selection … holds Eagan High School single game scoring record with 46 points … holds single game free throw percentage record at 100 percent (14-14) … averaged 19.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.5 steals as a senior, shooting 50.9 percent from the field, 35 percent from three-point distance and 73 percent at the foul line.
Personal: Majoring in business management and minoring in sport management at Concordia ... brother played football at Augustana.
