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Overview: First-year walk-on with the Tigers in the 2007-08 season...played in seven games as a first-year player but did not score a point...in fact, did not attempt a field goal in five minutes of action...recruited to Clemson from one of the nation's most successful Christian schools at Veritas Academy in Fletcher, NC...high school teammate of freshman center Catalin Baciu...played in Indiana his first three years before transferring to Veritas.
In High School: Averaged 11.2 points as well as 6.2 rebounds per game as a senior...served as team captain and was named to All-Western North Carolina team...led Veritas to a runner-up finish nationally among National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) high schools in Division I...team compiled a 20-5 record in 2006-07...named All-Tournament at NACA Nationals...played for Evansville North in Indiana through his junior year of high school...played AAU basketball for Indiana S.W.I.S.H. and served as team captain...West Virginia Coal Miners Classic senior scholarship recipient...played for coach John Jordan at Veritas Christian...born 6/24/87...majoring in sociology.