Jacksonville State University Athletics

PRIOR TO JAX STATE 
2023-24 (Wichita State): Sat out the season as a redshirt. 

2022-23 (Wichita State): Appeared in 31 games with 22 starts after transferring in from Southern Miss...posted averages of 10.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists...made a team-high 50 three-pointers on 28.2% accuracy... Scored in double-figures 14 times and led the scoring on six occasions... Twice topped the 20-point barrier highlighted by a 28-point explosion at Tulane (Feb. 26) in front of friends and family in his hometown of New Orleans. He was 9-of-17 from the field including 5-of-12 from deep... Averaged a team-high 12.8 points in six December games, boosted by a 20-point effort against Longwood (Dec. 10).
 
2020-22 (Southern Miss): Played two seasons for the Golden Eagles, averaging 10.0 points and 2.2 threes on 33.7 percent accuracy during the 2021-22 campaign...made Conference USA’s All-Freshman team in 2020-21 when he started 16 games and averaged 8.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals...scored a career-high 29 points on 7-of-18 three-point shooting in a Jan. 29, 2022 game against Rice
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect, ranked No. 4 in Louisiana and No. 240 nationally by MaxPreps… Class 5A First Team All-State selection for St. Augustine HS… Averaged 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals-per-game as a senior on a team that finished 31-2 and advanced to the state title game in Division I (the largest of Louisiana’s four private school classifications)... Career bests include nine three-pointers in a Dec. 2018 win over Thiboduax… Also ran cross country.
 
PERSONAL
Born July 12, 2002...mother is Lorraine Thomas...has three siblings: Calvin Taylor, Jahan Pierre and Niela Kiesley...favorite food is lasagna.