BEFORE SDSU: Team captain in both his junior and senior seasons ... led St. Charles East High School to a 24-4 record and a share of the Upstate East Conference regular season title as a senior averaging 18.2 points and 4.7 assists per game ... shot 55 percent from the floor overall, 48 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the free throw line as a senior ... earned conference MVP and co-captain honors on the Tri-Cities All-Area team in 2015 ... also earned City/Suburban Hoop Report Second Team All-State, Courier News Player of the Year and Chicago Sun Times All-Area team nods in 2015, adding and MVP of the DeKalb Holiday Tournament along the way ... averaged 13 points, five assists and two steals as a junior ... named academic all-league in his sophomore through senior years