Biography
Junior (2024-25)
Earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors … Gained CSC Academic All-District accolades … Served the team as a captain … Won the team’s Raymond P. Lavietes Most Valuable Player Award and the program’s Thomas G. Stemberg ’71 MBA ’73 Iron Man Award … Played in and started all 27 games; the only member of the Crimson to do so … Ranked second in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.7), second in minutes per game (33.4), fifth in rebounds per game (6.7), 16th in points per game (13.1), and 16th in assists per game (2.6) … In Ivy only play, stood second in steals per game 1.9) and eighth in rebounds per game (6.3) … Led the team in minutes per game (33.4), rebounds per game (6.7), and steals per game (1.7), while standing second in points per game (13.1), second in assists per game (2.6), and third in field goal percentage (47.3) … Scored in double figures 22 times … Tallied two double-doubles and three games with double-figure rebounds … Led the team in rebounding in each of 18 games, in scoring in each of 11 games, and in assists in each of 11 games … Averaged 13.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.7 steals, and 33.4 minutes per game … Shot 47.3 percent from the field, 30.2 percent from 3-point distance, and 75.0 percent from the free throw line … Dropped a season-high 26 points on 10-of-16 field goals, 3-of-6 3-pointers, and 3-of-4 free throws with eight rebounds at Columbia (Jan. 31) … Totaled a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds at Brown (Jan. 18) … Notched a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards vs. Princeton (Jan. 11) … Registered 16 points and eight rebounds at Navy (Nov. 8) … Scored 17 points at Northeastern (Nov. 13) … Netted 16 points with nine rebounds vs. Colgate (Nov. 22) … Posted 15 points, seven rebounds, and five assists at St. John’s (Nov. 30) … Contributed 16 points and nine boards vs. Furman (Dec. 21) … Compiled 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals at New Hampshire (Dec. 8) … Participated in the US-China Summer Basketball Exchange from August 5-12, 2024 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Sophomore (2023-24)
Played in 25 games with 22 starts … Averaged 8.1 points, 29.2 minutes, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game … Ranked eighth in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.3) and 12th in rebounds per game (5.0) … In Ivy only play, stood fifth in the league in steals per game (1.4) and 10th in rebounds per game (5.2) … Scored in double figures eight times with one double-double … Ranked second on the team in rebounds per game (5.0), steals per game (1.3), and free throw percentage (81.8), third in games played (25), and fifth in points per game (8.1) … Scored a season-high 23 points on 8-of-12 field goals and 6-of-6 free throws at Rice (Nov. 10) … Notched a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds at Massachusetts (Nov. 17) … Registered 14 points vs. Army West Point (Dec. 8) … Posted 13 points and six boards at Princeton (Jan. 6) … Netted 13 points vs. Yale (Jan. 27) … Contributed 12 points and five boards vs. Northeastern (Nov. 14) … Played in all four of the team’s games on its 2023 foreign tour of Canada; averaged 9.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 30.0 minutes per game … Posted a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds at Ottawa (Aug. 22) … Netted 12 points at McGill (Aug. 21).
First-year (2022-23)
Won the team’s Floyd S. Wilson Sportsmanship Award … Played in 18 games with two starts … Averaged 1.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists, and 9.7 minutes per game … Posted seven points, three rebounds, and two assists vs. Cornell (Jan. 16) … Tallied five points, three rebounds, and two assists in the start at Cornell (Feb. 18) … Netted five points vs. Dartmouth (Jan. 16) … Added four points and two assists at Columbia (Feb. 17).
Before Harvard
Spent 2021-22 at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, following his graduation from Baumholder American High in Baumholder, Germany … Played both guard positions and was team captain for Baumholder American as a sophomore and junior … In three seasons at Baumholder American, he was a three-time all-conference, all-region and all-Europe selection, and named the 2019 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Europe Basketball Athlete of the Year … As a junior in 2020, he was Team MVP, High School Scholar-Athlete and Athlete of the Year, DoDEA Stars & Stripes Basketball Athlete of the Year, DoDEA Athlete of the Year, and Army Scholar Athlete of the Year … Led Baumholder to a trio of Division 3 basketball titles (2018, 2019, 2020) and four track and field championships, competing in the sprint and mid-distance events … Played for Nemesis Athletics, Team Flex, FC Bayern Munich and Rashard Lewis on the club circuit … Member of the National Honor Society (2018-21), Principal Honor Roll (2017-21) and Gold Honor Roll (2017-21) … Recipient of the Buccaneer Award for Character, Leadership and Citizenship (2018-21) … Served as the social media coordinator (2017-18) and secretary (2019-21) for the Boys & Girls Keystone Club … Named the Boys & Girls Club Baumholder Youth of the Year in 2019 … Was a student council member from 2018-21 … Served as the junior class representative on the student council in 2019-20 and was a Student 2 Student Class Sponsor (2018-21), while concurrently being the Helping Hands of Love Project Coordinator … Held the role of Audio Visual Technician for the Agape Christian Faith Center (2018-21) … Enjoys being with family and friends, cooking/baking, video production, video games and reading in his spare time.