PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Participated with the Raptors’ entry at NBA Summer League 2024 in Las Vegas … Averaged 11.6 points (second on the team), 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 24.0 minutes in five games (all starts) … Scored in double figures three times … Made pro debut July 12 vs. Oklahoma City; recorded five points and two rebounds in 22 minutes.

BEFORE NBA

College Career: Averaged a team-high 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 32.3 minutes in 35 games (all starts) as a freshman at Baylor (2023-24) … Shot .341 (75-220) from beyond the arc … Scored in double figures in 26 games, including 20 or more points nine times … Was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year … Earned All-Big 12 Third Team and Big 12 All-Freshman Team honours … Was a top-10 finalist for the Jerry West Award, given annually to the top shooting guard in men’s Division l college basketball … Led all Big 12 freshman in scoring and recorded the second-most points (508) by a Baylor freshman in school history … Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Nov. 13, became the first Bears freshman to win the award … Set a Baylor record for most points by a freshman in their debut with 28 points Nov. 7 against Auburn.

PERSONAL LIFE

Father, Eddie, won the 1995 NAIA Division I national championship with Birmingham-Southern College (AL) … Was a McDonald’s All-American and participated in the Nike Hoop Summit in 2023 … Played senior season of high school (2022-23) at Link Academy (Branson, MO) where he helped the team to a 24-1 record … As a junior, led McKinney H.S. to its first state championship game where he scored a team-high 23 points against Duncanville ... Averaged 23.3 points and 7.6 rebounds that season and was named the 5-6A offensive player of the year.

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