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2025-26 (Cal)

All-ACC Third Team
Only player to start and appear in all 34 games in 2025-26
Led Cal in scoring (16.9 ppg) and averaged 2.2 assists, 2.0 rebounds per game
Shot 85 percent from the free-throw line and 46.4 percent from the field
Set career high with 31 points at Wake Forest on March 7
Had winning four-point play to beat Notre Dame on Jan. 2
Recorded 12 games with 20 or more points and scored in double figures in 29 games
Led Cal in scoring 13 times
Made a career-high six 3-pointers vs. Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 10
Went a career-best 10-for-10 from the free-throw line at Wake Forest
Record a career-high seven rebounds vs. Stanford on Feb. 21
Set career high with five steals at Kansas State on Nov. 13
Hit at least two 3-pointers in 16 games
Went 56-of-149 from 3-point range (37.6 percent)

2024-25 (Virginia)

Started 26 of 31 contests for Virginia, averaging 25.7 minutes per game as a sophomore
Averaged 8.7 points, 1.4 rebounds & 1.9 assists per game
Shot 46% (103-224) from the floor, 39.7% (31-of-78) from 3-point range and 82.9% (34-of-41) at the free-throw line
Double-figure scorer in 14 games, including 10 straight ACC contests between Feb. 1-March 8
Scored career-high 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting at Pitt (Feb. 3)
Poured in 18 points (4-of-6 3FG) along with four boards against Georgia Tech (Feb. 8)
Led the Cavaliers with 18 points, three rebounds and three assists vs. Florida State (March 4)
Owned a 1.58 assist-to-turnover ratio; had 3+ assists in 12 games, including a season-high five twice
Dished out 15 assists to only six turnovers in four-game span during ACC play (Jan. 18-29)
Fourth among Cavaliers with 24 steals
Made multiple 3-pointers in eight games

2023-24 (Kansas State)

Played 31 of 34 games, including 16 starts, in his first collegiate season at Kansas State
Averaged 5.2 points, 2.0 assists & 1.1 rebounds in 20.6 minutes played per game
Was a 32.9% (23-70) shooter from 3-point range & make 69.8% (30-43) of his free throw attempts
Scored in double figures 8 times, including season-best 16 points at Iowa (March 19) on 6-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range in NIT First Round
3 double-digit scoring performances in the final five games of the season
Third on Kansas State with 61 assists; posted at least three assists in 12 games with season-high seven vs. South Dakota State (Nov. 13)
Tallied 4 assists in nationally-ranked wins over No. 25 BYU (Feb. 24) & No. 6 Iowa State (March 9)
In 13 consecutive starts to end the season, averaged 5.7 PPG on 44.8% shooting (26-58), including 45.2% (14-31) from 3-point range with 1.4 RPG & 1.9 APG in 22.0 MPG
Scored 12 points (3 of 5 3-pointers) in first-ever home game vs. Bellarmine (Nov. 10)
Posted a season-best 5 rebounds at Texas (Feb. 19)
Saw action in 16 of 18 Big 12 games with 10 starts
Missed two games due to injury at Texas Tech (Jan. 13) and vs. Baylor (Jan. 16)
Opted to transfer in April 2024 after his lone season with the Wildcats

High School

Graduated from Kenwood Academy (Chicago, Illinois) in spring 2023
Starred for Kenwood Academy from 2021-23, helping the Broncos to 54 wins & back-to-back Illinois Class 4A Super-Sectional titles during his junior & senior seasons
Scored more than 1,500 points in his prep career, including a school-record 65 points against Southland Prep in 2022
Averaged 21.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 steals during his senior season in 2022-23
Shot 51.3% from the floor, 32.6% from 3-point range & 81.9% from the free throw line
Named First Team Class 4A All-State in 2022 & 2023, including consensus honors as a senior in 2022-23 from AP, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, Champaign News-Gazette, City/Suburban Hoops Report & SBLive
Selected as a 2023 Jordan Brand Classic All-American, becoming one of 32 high school seniors to earn the recognition
Rated as a consensus four-star prospect by all major recruiting services, including ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals & On3
Listed among the ESPN 100 & Rivals150
Rated as a top-20 point guard nationally & the No. 2 prospect in state of Illinois by 247Sports & On3

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