Height: 6-4
Weight: 209
Position: SG
College: Maryland
Age: 23
2014-2015 Season Stats
PPG: 15.1
RPG: 5.3
APG: 2.8
BLK: 0.4
STL: 1.0
Player Bio
Courtesy of Maryland Athletics
2014-15 Highlights: First Team All-Big Ten (coaches), Second Team All-Big Ten (media)...Bleacher Report All-Big Ten Second Team and was selected to the USBWA All-District Team...Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (3/9)...Averaged 16 points and 6.5 rebounds in two games in the Big Ten Tournament...Has scored in double-figures in 13 straight games, averaging 17.5 points per game with a .523 field goal percentage as the Terps went 10-3 during that span...Recently passed former Naismith Player of the Year Joe Smith on Maryland’s all-time career points list and is currently 20th (1,375)...Notched second-straight double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds at Nebraska (3/8)...Scored 20-plus points in six games this season, including four of the last eight...Led team in scoring (26), rebounds (7) and assists (4) vs. No. 5 Wisconsin (2/24)...Ranks 10th in scoring (15.4) and eighth in free throw pct. (.805) in the Big Ten...Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (2/16)...Scored 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting and added six rebounds at Penn State...Scored a game-high 23 points on 8-for-10 shooting and added seven rebounds vs. Penn State (2/4)...Hit game-winning putback with 1.4 seconds left vs. Northwestern and scored 17 points versus Wildcats (1/25) - second career game-winner (vs. Miami, 1/29/14)...Scored 16 points, including a game-tying three-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation at Michigan State. Also added seven rebounds and five assists against the Spartans (12/30)...Missed four weeks due to fractured right wrist sustained in Iowa State game (11/25)...Tabbed to John Wooden Preseason Top-50 List on Nov. 18...Named to the CBE Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 14 points, 7.5 rebounds and four assists
in wins vs. Arizona State (11/24) and Iowa State (11/25)...Listed as one of the top 10 dunkers in college basketball by the Sporting News...Recorded 1,000th career point as a Terrapin against CCSU.
CAREER HONORS: 2014 All-ACC Third Team, 2014 USBWA All-District III Team, 2013-14 Paradise Jam MVP, 2013 ACC All-Tournament First Team, 2012 Atlantic 10 Coaches All-Rookie Team, 2012 Sporting News Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year, Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (2/21/12)
AS A JUNIOR (2013-14): Named to the ALL-ACC THIRD TEAM on March 10 in both coaches’ and media polls...named to the USBWA ALL-DISTRICT III TEAM on March 11...started 31-of-32 games, averaging 30.6 minutes/g...led team in scoring (14.9/g), notching double-figures in 28-of-32 contests...dramatically improved free throw shooting, nailing 81.7% of free throws -- inlcluding 94% over final six games of season...led team in total assists (69) and t-first in blocks (27); t-second in steals (34)...scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half on 4-of-6 shooting vs. #4 Syracuse (2/24)...scored 17 points in the second half on 7-of-11 shooting at #8 Duke (2/15)...hit a game-winning 3-pointer against Miami (1/29) with 5.9 seconds remaining, scoring 21 points in the second half (7-for-7 shooting)...notched 19 points and career-high four steals vs. #20 Pitt (1/25)...posted all 17 points in the second half with career-high 11 free throws vs. Notre Dame (1/15)...hit season-high nine free throws and scored 15 points at Florida State (1/12)...recorded second career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. Tulsa (12/29)...blocked a career-high five shots and added 18 points and nine rebounds vs. Boston Univ. (12/21)...had a career night with 33 points, including 22 in the second half, at Boston College (12/12)...tallied 19 points, including 17 in the second half, at #5 Ohio State (12/4)...named Paradise Jam MVP, averaging 12.7 ppg, 4.7 rebs and 3.0 assists in three games...scored 13 points in Paradise Jam finals vs. Providence (11/25)...had 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting in Paradise Jam semifinals versus Northern Iowa (11/24)...notched 23 points and went 8-for-8 at the charisty stripe versus Oregon State (11/17)...posted 13 points in 37 minutes in season debut against #19 UConn (11/8)...had 22 points and nine rebounds in a 92-84 win over the Bahama All-Stars.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Named to the ACC All-Tournament first team on March 17... Led the team in scoring (13.1 ppg), ranked 2nd in assists (3.0 apg) and 3rd in rebounding (4.9 rpg)... Ranked 10th in the ACC in assists (3.0), 17th in scoring (13.1) and 21st in rebounds (4.9)... Averaged 17.0 ppg on .542 (71-131) shooting in the last 11 games... Averaged 16.6 points in Maryland's 17 games away from home (11 road + 6 neutral)... Led the team with six 20-point games and scored in double figures 24 times... Had a team-high 60 assists (3.3 pg) in ACC play... Third on the team with 20 blocks and third with 34 steals... Set then season-high with eight rebounds vs. LIU Brooklyn (11/16)... Set then career-high with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting at Northwestern (11/27). His 34 minutes played are the most by a Terp this season... Established a new career high with 25 points vs. George Mason (12/2). Also became the first ACC player to make 11 field goals in a game this season (11 of 17 shooting)... Had 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, along with 6 boards, vs. Stony Brook (12/21)... Scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting at Miami (1/13)... Had a team-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting at North Carolina (1/19)... Recorded a career-high 8 assists vs. Boston College (1/22) while seeing significant minutes at point guard. Had 7 assists and no turnovers in the second half... Had 8 rebounds, while adding 13 points at Duke (1/26)... Scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the second half at Florida State (1/30)... Set a season high with 9 rebounds while adding 8 points and a team-high 5 assists at Virginia Tech (2/7)... Scored a team-high 13 points vs. Virginia (2/10)... Dished out a game-high seven assists and added nine points, seven rebounds and two steals vs. Duke (2/16)... Had a team-high seven assists and just one turnover vs. Clemson (2/23)... Led the team with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting at Georgia Tech (2/27)... Scored 23 points on 11-of-12 shooting and added five rebounds at Wake Forest (3/2)... Had a team-high 18 points along with six rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists vs. North Carolina (3/6)... Recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Virginia (3/10). Also set career marks with 40 minutes and 18 field goal attempts... Averaged 22.0 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game in three ACC Tournament games to earn first team All-Tournament honors... Scored a career-high 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 10-of-10 free throws to lift Maryland to a quarterfinal win over Duke... Had a team-high 19 points, including nine in a 23-4 run that helped Maryland comeback for a 62-52 win over Denver in the NIT quarterfinals (3/21).
AS A FRESHMAN AT XAVIER (2011-12): Selected to the 2012 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team by the A-10 coaches and named 2012 Sporting News A-10 Freshman of the Year... Earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 12.5 ppg. in XU's games at UMass on Feb. 21 and vs. Richmond on Feb. 25, including a career-high tying 19 at UMass... Fourth on the team in scoring at 9.8 ppg and third in rebounding at 4.9 rpg... Recorded two double-doubles: 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the win over Notre Dame on March 16 and 13 points and 10 rebounds at Saint Louis on Feb. 28... Started all 32 games that he played as a freshman... Hit 6-of-9 from the field en route to 16 points to go with seven rebounds against IPFW on Nov. 15... Started and played 21 minutes in his Xavier debut on Nov. 11 vs. Morgan State, contributing 12 points, four rebounds and two assists... Returned for the Gonzaga game on Dec. 31 after serving a four-game suspension that started with the Oral Roberts game on Dec. 18... Had 13 points at Butler on Dec. 7 and 14 points and six rebounds against Cincinnati on Dec. 10... Had a team-high tying 15 points at La Salle on Jan. 4 to go with seven rebounds... Hit all seven of his shots from the field against the Dukes, including six dunks and a 3-pointer... Scored 16 points to go with a game-high nine rebounds in the win over Duquesne on Jan. 11... Came up big at Charlotte on Jan. 28, especially in the second half; contributed 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds, tallying eight points and four rebounds in the final 7:19 of action in the win over the 49ers... Matched his career scoring high (19 points) and set a new career high for steals (three) in the game at Massachusetts on Feb. 21... Had a career game at Memphis on Feb. 4 where he hit 8-of-10 from the field en route to a career-high 19 points to go with four assists and five rebounds... Scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half of the March 10 win over Saint Louis, making big play after big play... The 18 points were one point shy of his career high... Scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead a 67-63 win over Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 17.
AT HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY (2010-11): Team recorded a 28-1 overall record during his lone season... Teammates included P.J. Hairston (North Carolina).
AT WORD OF GOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: Two-time state champion... Averaged 19.8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals as a senior while leading his team to a 28-1 record... Teammates included John Wall (Washington Wizards), C.J. Leslie (N.C. State), Bishop Daniels (Miami), Elijah Johnson (Kansas) and Emanuel Chapman (North Carolina Central).
PERSONAL: Mother is Pamela Wells, who was an All-American basketball player at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C... Has two sisters, Jocelyn Brand and Jazmine Wilson, who is a senior at Winston Salem State and plays basketball and volleyball... Major is American Studies...Changed number to 44 (from 32) as a senior to honor deceased former teammate.