2008-09: Sat out initial season as a redshirt.

High School: First team IBCA All-State guard at New Castle Chrysler High School...third team A.P. All-State in 2007-08...two-time all-conference performer...conference Player of the Year as a senior...McDonald's All-American nominee in 2007-08...team captain as a senior...named to the Indiana All-Star Team for the annual Indiana-Kentucky summer all-star series...named a "Central Six" Junior All-Star in 2006-07...ranked 19th in the state in scoring as a senior with a 21.2 average...tallied a career-high 39 points against Muncie South in 2007-08...had a career-best 14 rebounds twice...averaged 14.8 points as a junior and 12.0 points as a sophomore...set school freshman and sophomore scoring records...helped lead New Castle Chrysler to a 21-6 record and an Indiana 3A state championship in 2006-07...starting guard on Chrysler's 23-3 team in 2006-07...played on teams that set a school record with 18 consecutive victories between 2006 and 2007...helped high school squad to a 79-22 record over four varsity seasons...member of teams that won four sectional championships, one regional crown and one semi-state title...earned four varsity basketball letters...High School Coach: Steve Bennett.