Biography
2025-26 (Senior): Played all 34 games (32 starts)... Averaged 17.6 points (7th ACC), 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio, 2.4 threes per game (11th ACC)... Shot 46.2% FGs, 37.0% 3FGs, 75.8% FTs... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Totaled 25 points (10-19 FG), 7 rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block in the win over [21/21] Louisville... Had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal in the win vs Notre Dame 2/10... Game-high 28 points (11-18 FG, 4-10 3FG, 2-2 FT) with 5 rebounds, 2 steals and a block in the win vs Florida St 1/24...Game-high 35 points (13-21 FG, 3-8 3FG, 6-6 FT) with 5 rebounds in the OT win vs Texas A&M 12/7... Had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the overtime win at Mississippi State 11/28... Totaled 15 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in the win vs Radford 11/24... Had 18 points, including the game-winning reverse layup with 4.2 seconds left, with 7 rebounds and 2 steals in the win vs Butler 11/15... Team-high 21 points (5-9 FG, 3-3 3FG, 8-10 FT) with 3 rebounds in SMU debut vs Tarleton State 11/3... GAME-WINNER: Hit a driving reverse layup with 4.2 seconds left in the 87-85 win vs Butler 11/15... HONORS: NABC All-Gulf District Second Team... All-ACC Honorable Mention... Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game with 35 points in the OT win vs Texas A&M 12/7... MILESTONE: Reached 2,000 career points in the win vs Notre Dame 2/10... SMU SEASON RECORDS: 3FGs (80, 8th), Points (599, 10th)
2024-25 (Jacksonville State): C-USA Player of the Year… Started all 36 games… averaged 21.6 points (1st C-USA, 4th NCAA), 5.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists (6th C-USA), 0.7 steals, 1.32 assist-to-turnover ratio (10th C-USA)… 38.2% 3FGs (3rd C-USA, 66th NCAA), 2.9 made 3FGs (3rd C-USA, 46th NCAA), 81.0% FTs (6th C-USA)… 2-time C-USA Player of the Week, Lute Olson Player of the Week (Feb. 10), Oscar Robertson Player of the Week (Nov. 18), Lou Henson Player of the Week (Nov. 18).
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
Prep: 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 of 2002...mother is Lorraine Thomas...has three siblings: Calvin Taylor, Jahan Pierre and Niela Kiesley.
