Sport

2005 Basketball (M)

• Named the National High School Senior Athlete of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association

• Won the 2005 Morgan Wootten Award as the McDonald’s All-America Player of the Year

• 1st Team Parade All-America

• All-USA Today first-team selection

• EA Sports All-America in 2005

• McDonald’s All-America game MVP after scoring 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting with a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the East squad to a 115-110 victory

• Also participated in the Roundball Classic (West), finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and three blocked shots in a 136-119 win over the East team

• Led Carmel High in scoring and rebounding as a senior......

  • Averaging 17.9 points

  • 11.4 rebounds

  • 4.2 assists

  • 2.9 blocked shots per game

  • also shot an impressive .593 (166-of-280) from the field while guiding the Greyhounds to a 21-4 record and a trip to the sectional championship game in 2005

  • Rated as the top high school player in the Class of 2005 by Scout.com

  • Ranked second overall and number one among power forwards by Rivals.com

  • Named the top-ranked senior by Bob Gibbons All-Star Report

  • Collected 1,264 points

  • 759 rebounds

  • 255 assists

  • 259 blocks during his high school career

  • Named the MVP at the 2004 Nike Camp in Indianapolis

  • Two-time Nike Camp All-America

  • Three-time all-conference, all-county and all-state selection

  • Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots per game as a sophomore.