The nation’s top junior college recruit who will fit into Florida State’s lineup perfectly on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court…earned NJCAA All-American First-Team honors and was the junior college player of the year in 2024…a First-Team Junior College All-American at South Plains College in Texas as a sophomore in 2024…entered the transfer portal on March 31, 2024 and committed to USF on June 5, 2023…left USF and transferred to play one season at South Plains Community College (2023-24)…elected to play for Head Coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff on April 24, 2024 and earned his Associates Degree from South Plains on May 30, 2024…chose Florida State over Alabama, Xavier, Virginia Tech and Florida…a physically strong and skilled big man…finishes well in the paint with the ability to finish with either his left of his right hand…can face the basket with a continuously developing outside shot…a dominant rebounder with tremendous athleticism...a fierce protector at the rim…has good hands and is a strong passer out of the post which allows the offensive to be run through him…a strong handle, can move off of the bounce, loves to start the fastbreak and scores well in space…his well-rounded offensive game makes him tough to defend as a big man…has incredibly soft touch and incredible body control for a player his size…is crafty, has amazing footwork for a player his size and knows how to use his body…a pure athlete…ranked as the No. A starter with 4 rebounds in his Florida State debut to help lead the Seminoles to a 74-62 win over Northern Kentucky at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Nov. 4)...scored 11 points with a team-high tying 7 rebounds with 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 blocked shot in Florida State's 73-65 win over Rice at the Toyota Center in Houston (Nov. 9)...scored 10 point with 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist against Florida at home at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Nov. 15)...scored his career-high of 13 points with 6 rebounds, a career-high 3 steals, and 2 assists in Florida State's 79-61 win over Hofstra in the Donald L. Tucker Center (Nov. 19)...a near double-double of 15 points and a career-high 9 rebounds in Florida State's 78-69 win over Temple in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Nov, 22)...totaled a career-high 17 points, with 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State's 92-59 victory over UMass in their final game of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Nov. 24)...totaled 12 points with 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in Florida State's 91-57 win over Western Carolina in Tallahassee (Nov. 26)...a career-night with a career-high tying 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds with 2 assists and 1 blocked shot at LSU In the ACC/SEC Challenge in Baton Rouge (Dec. 3)...a career-high 23 points and 9 rebounds with 2 blocked shots, and 1 assist in his first career ACC game at NC State in Raleigh, N.C. (Dec. 7)...scored 10 points with 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 blocked shot in Florida State's 77-64 win over Tulane in the Orange Bowl Classic (Dec. 14)...second career double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds with 4 assists, and 1 steal in Florida State's 82-64 win over Winthrop at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee (Dec. 17)...scored in double figures for the 10th consecutive game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Florida State's game against Louisville in Tallahassee (Dec. 21)...in double figures for the 11th consecutive game with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists in Florida State's 90-74 win over Syracuse at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Jan. 4)...third career double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds in Florida State's 80-65 win over Miami on the road in ACC play in Coral Cables (Jan. 8)...his fourth career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in Florida State's ACC game at Clemson (Jan. 11)...fifth career double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds with 3 blocked shots in Florida State's 82-70 win over Pittsburgh in ACC play in Tallahassee (Jan. 15)...a sixth career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds with 4 assists and 2 blocked shots in Florida State's 91-78 victory over Georgia Tech in Tallahassee (Jan. 18)...a seventh career double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in Florida State's game at Cal in ACC play (Jan. 22)...scored 16 points on a career-high 10 free throws made on a career-high 12 free throws attempted with seven rebounds and three assists at Stanford in ACC play (Jan. 25)...a near double-double of 18 points and 9 rebounds with 1 assist, 1 blocked shot, and 1 steal at Boston College in ACC play (Feb. 1)...his eighth carer double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in Florida State's win over home over Notre Dame (Feb. 5)...his nine career double-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocked shots, and 1 steal in Florida State's come-from-behind 72-70 win over Wake Forest on the road in ACC play (Feb. 12)...totaled 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots in Florida State's game against Clemson in Tallahassee (Feb. 15)...totaled 23 points on 10 of 10 shooting from the field with 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists in Florida State's 74-66 win over Miami...finished a perfect 10 of 10 from the field to become just the fourth player in school history – and the first since 1992 – to finish perfect on at least 10 field goals in a game...he was 10 of 10 from the field to match a record for field goal perfection last set by Douglas Edwards against UNC Asheville on January 2, 1992...the first player in school history to record a perfect shooting night with at least 10 field goals made in an ACC game (Feb. 19)...totaled 19 points (on 9 of 10 shooting from the field) with 9 rebounds, 2 assists ad 2 steals in Florida State's game against No. 2 seed in the NJCAA National Championship tournament, to the NJCAA Region V Championship, to the nation’s No 1 national ranking for 12 weeks during the 2023-24 season, and to the Western Junior College Athletic Conference regular season championship…averaged 14.9 points and 9.0 rebounds this past season at South Plains...he played in 34 games, shot .626 percent from the field, and earned 35 steals in leading South Plains to the quarterfinals of the NJCAA National Tournament...earned a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds as South Plains fell to eventual national champion Triton in the Elite 8 of the championship tournament…totaled 21 points, nine rebounds, and three blocked shots in the second round of the tournament to advance the Texans to the quarterfinals…totaled 21 points with nine rebounds, and three blocked shots in 33 minutes of play to lead South Plains over Panila Community College to advance the Texas to the Elite 8 of the NJCAA National Tournament at Hutchinson, Kansas.
Author: Jackson Collier
Published at: 2025-04-15 21:35:36
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