VILLANOVA
A hard nosed guard who can be utilized in a variety of roles ... A steady shooter from beyond the 3-point arc and a terrific rebounder from the guard position ... Ends his career as one of hte legendary guards in program history, as a part of two Final Four teams and a two-time BIG EAST Player of the Year.
2021-22 Overview: Earned the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard in helping to guide the Wildcats to the NCAA Final Four after recovering from a knee injury that ended his 2021 season prematurely ... … Became the first player in conference history to be named BIG EAST Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the same season … One of only six players in league history to be named BIG EAST Player of the Year twice, having also won in 2020-21 … Named third team All-American by the Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association and The Sporting News … Selected as the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year and also claimed the Geasey Award as the top free throw shooter … Closed his career as Villanova’s No. 12 all-time scorer (1,858 points) and its all-time leader in games played (156).
2021-22 Postseason Highlights: Led the Wildcats with 17 points in the NCAA Final vs. Kansas … His clutch jumper in the final minutes helped Villanova secure a 50-44 victory over Houston and the NCAA South Region championship on March 26 … His 20 points helped lead VU past Ohio State on March 20 in the NCAA Second Round ... Earned the Dave Gavitt Award after helping VU rally past Creighton 54-48 in the BIG EAST title game on March 12 ... Finished with 17 points and five assists.
2021-22 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights: Added 14 points, four rebounds and three steals to a 76-74 win over Providence on March 1 ... Notched a career-high 33 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 29 seconds left, to help Nova down No. 8 Providence 89-84 on Feb. 15 at the Dunkin Donuts Center ... Played through a sprained right ankle to provide 10 points, five rebounds and four assists in a 73-67 win over Seton Hall on Feb. 12 ... Contributed 19 points to an 85-74 victory over UConn on Feb. 5 before exiting with a right ankle injury ... His 17 points helped lead Villanova past St. John’s 73-62 on Jan. 29 ... Matched a season high with 28 points in an 85-74 win at Georgetown on Jan. 22 ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Jan. 17 ... His 21 points helped lead VU past Xavier 64-60 on Jan. 12 ... Dropped in a then season-high 28 points to help lead ‘Cats past DePaul 79-64 on Jan. 8 .... Part of the Midseason Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 3 ... Scored 21 points and added four rebounds in a 73-67 win at Seton Hall ... Dropped in 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting to help VU down Xavier 71-58 on Dec. 21.
2021-22 Non-Conference Highlights: Contributed 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals to a 67-53 win over Syracuse on Dec. 7 ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll and co-Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week on Dec. 6 ... Followed a 16-point effort at Penn on Dec. 1 with 23 points in a 81-52 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 4 ... Contributed 13 points, six rebounds and five assists to a 72-46 win over La Salle on Nov. 28 ... Dropped in 21 points to help Villanova hold off Howard 100-81 on Nov. 16.
2020-21 Overview: Enjoyed a terrific senior season that came to an abrupt end when he suffered a torn MCL in his left knee in the first half of a 72-60 victory over Creighton that clinched the BIG EAST regular season title ... Named a third team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the United States Basketball Writers Association ... Named co-BIG EAST Player of the Year and a first team All-BIG EAST choice ... Also was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award honoring the nation's top point guard and a Second Team Senior CLASS All-American ... Averaged 14.0 points per game and his 2.88 assists to turnover ratio (92 assists, 32 turnovers) ranked 17th in NCAA Division I.
2020-21 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights: Led the Wildcats with 20 points in a 68-60 victory over Connecticut on Feb. 20 .... Tied a career best with 11 assists to go with 16 points in a 96-64 victory over Marquette on Feb. 10 ... Established a new career high with 11 assists in an 80-72 victory at Seton Hall on Jan. 30 ... Added 15 points to go with six assists in a 71-56 victory over Providence on Jan. 23 ... Helped pace the ‘Cats past Seton Hall on Jan. 19, scoring 22 points in 38:23 ... Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week on Dec. 28 after scoring 22 points to go with four assists in an 85-68 win at Marquette ... Delivered 18 points, five assists and zero turnovers to help lead VU past Butler 85-66 on Dec. 16 .
2020-21 Non-Conference Highlights: Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week on Dec. 14 after adding 18 points, six assists and four rebounds to 76-63 win at Georgetown ... Dropped in four key free throws in the final minute to help Nova down No. 17 Texas 68-64 ... Led the Wildcats with 25 points and four assists in an 81-73 overtime loss to Virginia Tech on Nov. 28 … Registered his 1,000 career point at Villanova on a free throw in the final minute of a 76-67 victory over Boston College on Nov. 25 at the 2K Empire Classic.
2019-20 Overview: Named second team All-BIG EAST ... Averaged 15.1 points and 4.5 assists per outing in 31 regular season games ... Also tabbed first team All-Philadelphia Big Five.
2019-20 BIG EAST Highlights: Added 12 points, five rebounds and two assists to a 79-77 victory at Seton Hall on March 4 ... Finished with 17 points and six rebounds in a 91-71 win at DePaul on Feb. 19 ... Led Nova with a season-high 29 points in a 76-56 win at Temple on Feb. 16 ... Scored a season-high 28 points to go with six assists in a 79-76 loss at Butler on Feb. 5 ... Registered his first career double-double with 17 points and a career-best 13 rebounds in a 79-59 win at St. John’s ... Delivered a career-high eight rebounds to go with 18 points as the ‘Cats defeated Providence 64-60 on Jan. 25 ... Scored 14 points and added seven assists to a 76-61 win over Butler on Jan. 21 ... Led the Wildcats with 21 points, including six free throws in overtime, to help Nova hold off DePaul 79-75 on Jan. 14 at Finneran Pavilion ... Added 11 points, five assists and four rebounds as Nova downed Georgetown 80-66 on Jan. 11 ... Helped lead the Wildcats past Creighton on Jan. 7, scoring 24 points to go with a career high seven rebounds ... Delivered 24 points to help Villanova defeat Xavier 68-62 in its BIG EAST opener on Dec. 30.
2019-20 Non-Conference Highlights: Provided a series of key plays late to help the Wildcats knock off No. 1 Kansas 56-55 on Dec. 21 ... Produced a steal, basket and assist on Jermaine Samuels’ game-winning 3-pointer while finishing with 12 points ... Scored 20 points in the Wildcats’ 78-66 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 7 .. Supplied 14 points, three assists and zero turnovers in a 83-72 Big Five win over La Salle on Dec. 1 ... Named BIG EAST and Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week on Nov. 25 ... Dropped in 27 points and six assists in an 87-78 loss to Baylor in the title game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational ... That effort earned him a spot on the event’s all-tournament team ... Delivered 11 early points for the Wildcats on his way to 18 points and nine assists in a 83-76 victory over Mississippi State in a Mytrle Beach Invitational semifinal on Nov. 22 ... Scored eight points in the game’s first 55 second to help propel the ‘Cats past Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 21 ... Finished with 16 points and seven assists ... Shed the protective mask he had been wearing for a broken nose on No. 16 vs. Ohio, contributing 10 points and four assists in 32 minutes ... Suffered a broken nose in practice on Oct. 6 and underwent nasal surgery one week later. .
2018-19 Overview: Finished third on the Wildcats in scoring at 10.9 points per game ... Averaged 2.8 assists per contest while starting 35 games ... Connected on .379 of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.
2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Contributed five points to a 61-57 victory over St. Mary's in an opening round game in Hartford, Conn. ... Added eight points in a second round defeat vs. Purdue.
2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Averaged 9.3 ppg...Went 10-for-27 from the floor...Averaged 3.0 assists per game in the conference tournament
2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS
Paced the Wildcats with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field on March 9 at Seton Hall ... Added eight points and two assists to a 75-54 win over Butler on March 2 ... Contributed seven points and three rebounds to a 67-61 victory over No. 10/9 Marquette on Feb. 27 ... Notched a new career high with 30 points in a 77-65 victory over Georgetown on Feb. 3 ... Dropped in four 3-pointers for 12 points to go with four rebounds in an 86-74 win at DePaul on Jan. 30 ... Picked up three steals as part of a standout defensive effort to go with eight points in an 80-52 triumph over Seton Hall on Jan. 28 ... His 11 points helped lead the Wildcats past Butler 80-72 on Jan. 22 ... Drained 6-of-10 from beyond the arc and ended the night with 18 points on Jan. 18 to help lead the Cats past Xavier 85-75 ... Sank 4-of-9 from beyond the 3-point arc on Jan. 13, finishing with 14 points and five assists to help VU down Creighton 90-78 ... His strong defense on Shamorie Ponds helped carry the Cats past St. John’s 76-71 on Jan. 8 ... Finished with seven points and six assists ... Returned to the starting lineup for the conference opener against DePaul on Jan. 2, scoring six points.
2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Sidelined for the game vs. Connecticut on Dec. 22 while under head injury protocol .. Established a new career high with 21 points in a 78-75 loss to Penn on Dec. 11 ... Contributed eight points, four rebounds two assists and zero turnovers in a 70-58 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 8 ... Added 15 points and five assists to an 85-78 victory at La Salle on Dec. 1 ... Capped the Advocare Invitational with a 17 point effort in a 66-60 victory over No. 14 Florida State at the HP Field House ... Logged a career-high 40:54 while scoring 19 points in a 76-68 overtime loss to Furman on Nov. 17 ... Established a new career high with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field in an 86-53 win over Quinnipiac on Nov. 10 ... Made his second career start in the season opener, a 100-77 victory over Morgan State at the Finneran Pavilion on Nov. 6 ... Contributed ix points, six assists and five rebounds in the win.
2017-18 Overview: Earned a spot in the guard rotation and gave the Wildcats a lift off the bench at several key points in the campaign ... Averaged 14.4 minutes and 4.3 points per game in 32 games over the course of the season ... Missed more than a month of the season in December and January due to a broken bone in his left (non-shooting) hand.
2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Contributed four points and five rebounds to the 79-62 NCAA championship game victory over Michigan ... Provided vital first half defense on Alabama's Collin Sexton in an 81-58 win over the Crimson Tide on March 17 ... Supplied nine points and a steal in an NCAA First Round victory over Radford on March 15.
2018 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Contributed seven points and four assists in 24 minutes of an 87-68 win over Butler on March 9 ... Logged 16 minutes of activity in a 94-70 win over Marquette on March 8, scoring three points and grabbing a rebound.
2017-18 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Contributed six key points in a 69-68 overtime win at Seton Hall on Feb. 28 ... Added 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting to help in a 95-79 win at Xavier on Feb. 17 ... Chipped in with 10 points in 16 minutes of a 76-71 loss at Providence on Feb. 14 ... Recorded season highs in points (12) and Made his first start as a collegian in an 86-75 win over Butler on Feb. 10 ... minutes (30) in a 79-75 loss to St. John's on Feb. 7 .... Added three points and an asist in 19 minutes of an85-82 win at Marquette on Jan. 28 ... Returned to the lineup at Georgetown on Jan. 17 after missing nine games due to fractured bone in his left hand .... Scored two points and grabbed three rebounds against the Hoyas in 15 minutes of action ... Suffered a left wrist injury in practice prior to the Wildcats game vs. La Salle on Dec. 10 and has not played since ... There is no timetable on a return to the lineup ... Dropped in a trio of 3-pointers for nine points in VU's 94-53 victory at Saint Joseph's on Dec. 2 ... Added three points and an assist in 16 minutes of a 90-62 win over Penn on Nov. 29 ... Chipped in with seven points and two assists in a 104-57 win over Lafayette on Nov. 17 at PPL Center ... Scored 10 points to go with five assists and four rebounds in a 113-77 win over Nicholls on Nov. 14 ... Contributed six points in 19 minutes of action in his collegiate debut vs. Columbia on Nov. 10.
ARCHBISHOP WOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Came to Villanova after leading Archbishop Wood to the Philadelphia Catholic League title as well as a PIAA state championship … Named the Philadelphia Player of the Year by the Philadelphia Daily News after averaging 24.1 points per game while playing for Coach John Mosco … Signed a national letter of intent to attend Villanova in April 2017.
