An early entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft. Originally committed to Connecticut. Named a 2005 McDonald’s High School All-American.
2005 Postseason All-Star Games: Tallied nine points and five rebounds in 11 minutes in the McDonald’s High School All-American Game. Scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Gray squad at the Jordan Classic.
Senior (2004-05): Averaged 22.0 points, 16.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks.
Junior (2003-04): Averaged 17.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 7.0 blocks.
Strengths: Has tremendous size, soft hands and a nice scoring touch.
Personal: Was an honor student at St. Joseph High School. Graduated with a 3.6 GPA and scored a 1050 on his SAT. Favorite subject is physics.