University of Memphis Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 4
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- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-11 / 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Chisholm Trail/The Hotchkiss School
- Prev School:
- Columbia
2025-26 (Junior)
Totaled 23 minutes across nine games of action ... Played season-high seven minutes in win over New Orleans (12/3/25), scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds
2024-25 (Sophomore | Columbia)
Appeared in six games off the bench … Scored seven points and pulled in seven rebounds in 23 minutes against United States Merchant Marine Academy (12/7/24)
2023-24 (Freshman | Columbia)
Appeared in 10 games off the bench … Made his collegiate debut at Providence (12/6/23) … Recorded his first points and assist vs. Bard (11/12/23) … Scored a career-high 13 points and pulled in five rebounds against Mount Saint Vincent (1/4/24)
High School/Personal
A June 2023 graduate of The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut … Played a post-graduate year at The Hotchkiss School for head coach Joseph Busacca… Averaged 10 points and six rebounds his post-graduate year … Won the Founders League high jump event for the track & field team … A June 2022 graduate of Chisholm Trail High School in Fort Worth, Texas … Played four years at Chisholm Trail High School and scored over 1,200 points … Set a school record with six slam dunks in a game … Was a First Team All-District selection and Academic All-State selection his senior year … Was a Second Team All-District selection and Academic All-District selection his junior year … Tied the school’s single game scoring record his junior year with 32 points against North Mesquite… Averaged 15 points and six rebounds his junior year … Was a Second Team All-District selection and Academic All-District selection his sophomore year … Averaged 14.2 points his sophomore year
Single Game Highs
Points: 13Â vs UMSV, 01/04/24
Rebounds: 7Â vs Merchant Marine, 12/07/24
Assists: 2 vs UMSV, 01/04/24
3-Pointers: 1, three times
Steals: 1Â vs SUNY Delhi, 11/15/23
Blocks: 1, twice
Totaled 23 minutes across nine games of action ... Played season-high seven minutes in win over New Orleans (12/3/25), scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds
2024-25 (Sophomore | Columbia)
Appeared in six games off the bench … Scored seven points and pulled in seven rebounds in 23 minutes against United States Merchant Marine Academy (12/7/24)
2023-24 (Freshman | Columbia)
Appeared in 10 games off the bench … Made his collegiate debut at Providence (12/6/23) … Recorded his first points and assist vs. Bard (11/12/23) … Scored a career-high 13 points and pulled in five rebounds against Mount Saint Vincent (1/4/24)
High School/Personal
A June 2023 graduate of The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut … Played a post-graduate year at The Hotchkiss School for head coach Joseph Busacca… Averaged 10 points and six rebounds his post-graduate year … Won the Founders League high jump event for the track & field team … A June 2022 graduate of Chisholm Trail High School in Fort Worth, Texas … Played four years at Chisholm Trail High School and scored over 1,200 points … Set a school record with six slam dunks in a game … Was a First Team All-District selection and Academic All-State selection his senior year … Was a Second Team All-District selection and Academic All-District selection his junior year … Tied the school’s single game scoring record his junior year with 32 points against North Mesquite… Averaged 15 points and six rebounds his junior year … Was a Second Team All-District selection and Academic All-District selection his sophomore year … Averaged 14.2 points his sophomore year
Single Game Highs
Points: 13Â vs UMSV, 01/04/24
Rebounds: 7Â vs Merchant Marine, 12/07/24
Assists: 2 vs UMSV, 01/04/24
3-Pointers: 1, three times
Steals: 1Â vs SUNY Delhi, 11/15/23
Blocks: 1, twice
Men's Basketball: Dr. Ed Scott and Penny Hardaway Press Conference-March 18, 2026
Wednesday, March 18
Men's Basketball: Penny Hardaway and Dug McDaniel Press Conference-March 11, 2026
Wednesday, March 11
Men's Basketball: Zach Davis and Dug McDaniel Press Conference-March 5, 2026
Thursday, March 05
Men's Basketball: Penny Hardaway Press Conference-March 5, 2026
Thursday, March 05


