High School: Attended Fort Scott High, playing for coach Jeff DeLaTorre his senior season, his third head coach in as many seasons...senior season averaged 19.8 ppg, 4.0 assists, shot 84.6 percent from the line and 42.0 percent from 3-point range...team went 19-4, won Southeast Kansas League and Southeast Kansas Regional to advance to Kansas State 5A Tournament where Fort Scott was upset in the first round...McDonald's All-America Basketball nominee...named to Willard Tri-State and Basehor-Linwood all-tournament teams...selected to play in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-State Game...junior season averaged 18.6 ppg, shot 79.8 percent from the line and 40.0 percent from 3-point range...Ralph Miller All-Tournament team selection...sophomore season averaged 11.9 ppg and shot 47.0 percent from 3-point range...two-time All-State selection as a junior and senior, All-State honorable mention as a sophomore...three-time All-Southeast Kansas League pick...scored 1,060 career points to break his brother, Michael's, school record...ran cross country as a freshman and sophomore.

FRESHMAN (2001-02): Attended Gonzaga University but was not a part of the basketball team, year counting as a redshirt season.

FRESHMAN (2002-03): Made the team as a walk-on but did not participate in any games.

SOPHOMORE (2003-04): Saw his first collegiate action at home against Denver, playing one minute...scored his only two points of the season at home against San Francisco...grabbed 2 rebounds at home against Pepperdine... played 13 minutes, including a season-high 7 minutes at home against San Francisco...made just one road trip for the season, going on the Los Angeles swing when Tony Skinner and Richard Fox were sidelined with injuries...played one minute at Pepperdine.

JUNIOR (2004-05): Played in four games, a total of nine minutes...scored his only five points of the season in regular-season finale against Northern Colorado, going 2-for-2 from the field, including 1-for-1 from 3-point range for his first career trey...saw action in both WCC Tournament games.

Misc.: Born 12-9-82...National Honor Society with 3.95 high school GPA...nickname "Shaggy" given to him by Gonzaga teammate after the character in Scooby Doo.