PROFESSIONAL CAREER

The fourth Tarleton State player to participate in the NBA G-League/D-League, and the first since the league was rebranded as the G-League in 2017 … Joined former Ottawa BlackJacks forward Jackson Rowe as Canadians to participate in the G-League this season along with former CEBL participants A.J. Lawson and Gabe Osabuohien.

2024-25: Became one of 11 Canadians to play in the NBA G-League this season when he made his league debut on Nov. 17 for the San Diego Clippers in their 129-122 Tip-Off Tournament win vs. Valley … Had his lone double-digit point effort when he provided 13 points, to go along with five rebounds in San Diego’s 103-96 loss at Oklahoma City on Jan. 27 … Had a nine rebound game in his following appearance on Jan. 29 vs. Santa Cruz (102-98 win).

2023-24:  Began his professional career with KK Feniks 2010 of the Macedonian Superleague on 9/27/23 vs. Cair 2030 (93-72 loss) and established his second highest minutes played total of the season (36:46)  … Registered two of his three highest scoring games of the season against Akademijia FMP Skopje when he provided 18 points on 1/21/24 (109-76 win) and 14 points on 10/14/23 (108-86 win) … Recorded three games of at least 10 rebounds

COLLEGE CAREER

2022-23:  Appeared in and started all 33 games in his senior season for the Tarleton State Texans (WAC) … Led the WAC conference in playing an average of 35.7 minutes per-game … Ranked tenth in the WAC in steals per-game (1.3) … Registered 15 double digit scoring games … Upon completion of his three-year career at Tarleton State, he stood as the program’s DI-era career leader in assists with 186.

2021-22:  Started 13 games prior to suffering an injury … Averaged 5.2 points per-game and 3.4 rebounds per-game … Scored a season high 10 points on two separate occasions including in a season-opening 62-50 loss at Stanford on 11/9/21…  Pulled down a season high seven rebounds while adding 10 points and four assists vs. Dallas Christian (84-65 win) on 12/7/21 … Returned to play the final four games of the regular season after missing just over two months of action from 12/21/21 to 2/24/22

2020-21:Transferred to Tarleton State as the program transitioned from Division II to Division I … Earned All-WAC honourable mention accolades … Appeared in all 20 games and led Tarelton with 19 starts … Was second on the team in minutes per-game (32.4), assists (54) , steals (32) and assist to turnover ratio (2.1) … His assist to turnover ratio ranked fifth in the WAC … Recorded 13 games with either one or zero turnovers … Tallied a season high 14 points on 12/9/20 vs Arlington Baptist (84-43 win)

2019-20:  Played his sophomore season for head coach Billy Gillispie at Ranger Junior College (NJCAA) … Played in 31 games for Ranger while leading the nationally-ranked school to a 28-3 record and a trip to the NJCAA Tournament … Named the NTJCAC Defensive Player of the Year and an all-conference selection … Averaged 6.9 points per-game on 54 percent shooting from the floor … Had 10 double digit scoring games while providing a season high 20 points in a 106-60 win at Victoria College on 11/20/19 … Finished the regular season with three straight double doubles averaging 13.3 points and 10.6 rebounds

2018-19: Played his freshman NCAA season at Southern Mississippi (CUSA) where he made 17 appearances and averaged 7.2 minutes per-game … Played 10-plus minutes in seven of those games … Collected a season-high four rebounds at Louisiana Tech on 12/29/18 (71-56 loss) … Committed just two turnovers in 122 minutes played … Named to the CUSA Honour Roll

PERSONAL

Nickname is Shak … Has two brothers, Xzavior and Malaque and two sisters, Nia and Nya-Nicole … Top-five ranked player in Canada by USA Today and was a NACA All-American at Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Ark.