Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

Has established himself as one of the top players in the nation over the past three years…has been a cornerstone in the program since he arrived along with head coach Joe Lombardi five years ago…continues to improve, adding better shooting and ball handling skills to his already strong offensive game…will need only one class during the spring semester to earn his degree from IUP…named to The Sporting News preseason All-America team and the Division II Bulletin Super 16 team as well as that publication’s preseason PSAC Player of the Year…enters his senior season already holding school career records in rebounds (890) and blocked shots (115) while ranking among the leaders in several other categories…stands sixth in IUP history with 1,392 points and needs 324 to break Robert Misenko’s school record.

2009-10
Became the first IUP men’s basketball player named to an All-America team since 2002 when he was honored by both the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Division II Bulletin…one of two players along with Ashton Smith to start all 36 games…set a school single-season record with 376 rebounds and his average of 10.4 per game led the PSAC and ranked 13th in the nation…also ranked 13th in the conference in scoring (15.2), ninth in field goal percentage (53.6, 199 of 371), 11th in steals (58) and 12th in blocked shots (38)…shot 31.4 percent from 3-point distance (16 of 51) and 60.5 percent from the free throw line (133 of 220) while dishing out 41 assists…named first team All-PSAC West for the second straight year and selected MVP of the Atlantic Region tournament after matching his career high with 27 points while grabbing 12 rebounds in the championship game win over West Liberty…also had a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds in the quarterfinals vs. Fairmont State…added three more double-doubles at the Elite Eight including 17 points and 14 rebounds in quarterfinals vs. Valdosta State and 12 points and 15 boards in semifinals vs. St. Cloud State to earn a berth on the all-tournament team…scored in double figures 29 times and reached double figures in rebounding 20 times…first established career high with 27 points while adding season-best 17 rebounds vs. Cheyney.

2008-09
Played in all 30 games with 28 starts and was named first team All-PSAC West…ranked fourth in the PSAC and 23rd in the nation with an average of 9.2 rebounds per game…ranked ninth in the conference in field goal percentage (51.8, 158 of 305) and tied for seventh in blocked shots (45)…averaged 12.8 points per game and reached double figures 21 times and had 11 double-doubles…shot 31.4 percent from the 3-point arc (16 of 51) and 54.8 percent from the free throw line (51 of 93) and added 25 assists and 20 steals…had a season-high 24 points while pulling down 15 rebounds vs. Seton Hill and had a career-high 19 boards vs. Shippensburg…had 15 or more rebounds in a total of six games.

2007-08
Started all 28 games his redshirt freshman year and was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year and second team all-conference…only player in the conference to rank in the top 10 in both scoring (seventh, 16.5) and rebounding (third, 8.5) while also placing 10th in the league in blocked shots (32)…made 35.6 percent of his 3-pointers (42 of 118) and 64.3 percent from the charity stripe (92 of 143), handed out 50 assists and made 29 steals, the latter figure ranking third on the team…scored in double figures in all but four games, including nine games with 20 or more, and had nine double-doubles on the year…put in a season-high 26 points vs. Shippensburg and had 12 or more rebounds in eight games.

High School
A 2006 graduate of Long Reach High School…ranked second in school history with 950 points and first with 650 rebounds at the time of his graduation…set school mark with 25 rebounds in one game…helped lead team to state championship his senior year when he was selected the Howard County Player of the Year.

Personal
Born January 16, 1988…nephew of Doris Jackson…majoring in criminology.