Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  3-year returning letterman....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team 2024-25, 2023-24....Played in 75 career games entering the 2024-25 season....Missed the 2024-25 season with an injury....Conference Carolinas All-Community Service Team for 2023-24....Appeared in 25 games in 2023-24 and made 8 starts....Third on the squad in three-point makes (33)....Second on the team in steals (45)....Ranked fifth in Conference Carolinas for steals per game (1.8)....Scored in double figures 11 times with three 20-point outings (career-high 23 vs Emory & Henry on 11-11-23 and Coker on 11-15-23)....Played in 26 contests in 2022-23 and made 14 starts....Third on the team in steals....More assists than turnovers....10th in Conference Carolinas for steals (1.5 per game)....10 games scoring in double figures (season-high of 18 vs Erskine on 1-14-23)....CSC Academic All-District Team 2022-23....Appeared in 24 contests in 2021-22....Ranked 17th in Conference Carolinas with 1.4 steals per game....More assists than turnovers....Third on the team in steals (34)....Three games scoring in double figures (season-high 15 at UNCP on 1-6-22)....18 games with double-figure minutes played....2021-22 Frankie Award for the Ray Thames Raise the Roof Award....One of the leading scorers on a very talented Miami Prep team....A good shooter who knows how to score....Big and strong....Has the ability to replace some of the scoring lost from last year’s team.....A good, physical defender on the perimeter.....One of three signees from Miami Prep....Excited to have him join the FMU program....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2023, 2024....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2021 (fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (spring), 2025 (spring).... Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2022-23.... Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2025 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Miami, FL
• Graduate of Miami Preparatory School, where he played for coach Juan Cardona
• Helped Miami Prep to a 49-4 record in 2020-21 and an appearance in the FSBC state championship game
• All-Conference selection
• As a senior, tallied 19.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game
• Previously attended South Miami Senior High School, where he played for coach Robert Doctor
• Named his squad’s Best All-Around Player in 2020
• Nickname is F5

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  NBA Player
• How you got your nickname: Team started calling me it freshman year
• Favorite Fictional Character: Aquaman
• Favorite Athlete:  Kobe Bryant
• Favorite Sports Team:  Los Angeles Lakers
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Book of Eli
• Favorite Food:  Hibachi
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Medellin, Colombia
• Favorite Musical Artist: Drake
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  The love from the community
• Favorite Off-Court Activity:  Hanging with my teammates
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Be the best I can be each and every night
• Why you first chose your sport: Started to love it at a young age
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Stay out of my head
• Interesting Notes:  I can solve a rubix cube and I am double-jointed
• Brush With Greatness:  I met Kobe Bryant and got his autograph