Duke University Blue Devils

2023-24

• ACC All-Rookie, All-ACC Honorable Mention, All-ACC Academic Team
• Voted to Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team
• Selected to the NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team
• Named the winner of the Pagliuca Familiy Award at the team's end-of-season banquet, presented to the player that best displayed the commitment and values of Duke basketball
• CBS Sports/USBWA Freshman of the Week (12/26), ACC Rookie of the Week (1/29)
• The lone freshman in Duke’s starting lineup for its exhibition against UNC Pembroke -- scored 15 points in 20 minutes, including a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line
• Made first career start against Dartmouth, scoring eight points, including connecting on two shots from deep
• Played 29 minutes against Arizona, scoring nine points and grabbing four rebounds while adding five assists
• Recorded first career double-double versus Bucknell, scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds, including four three-pointers in the second half
• Career-high 11 rebounds versus Arkansas, including seven on the defensive glass
• First career game with 20+ points in Duke’s win over Charlotte, scoring 21 on 7-of-13 shooting from the field
• Played a career-high 36 minutes in Duke’s win over No. 10 Baylor -- making two key three-pointers in the second half to help the Blue Devils rally from a second-half deficit and secure a top-10 victory.
• Connected on at least two three-pointers in seven straight games (12/9/23-1/9/24)
• Team-high 20 points versus Pittsburgh (1/20) while playing a career-high 38 minutes for the second consecutive game
• Secured his fifth 20-point performance, using 16 second-half points en route to a game-high 21 total, against Clemson
• Logged three steals versus the Tigers, all coming within a two-minute span in the closing moments to help secure the comeback win
• Grabbed 10 boards at Virginia Tech, a team-high, his third game with double-digit rebounds 
• Once again led the team in rebounding at North Carolina, scoring 23 points alongside a career-high 11 boards
• Third game in a four-contest span with at least 10 boards with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double vs. Boston College (2/10)
• Remained in form with another double-double, against Wake Forest (2/12), scoring 17 points and reeling in 10 boards
• Record-setting day at Florida State (2/17), scoring 35 points on 12-of-20 shooting, including 8-of-11 from beyond the arc, matching Zion Williamson’s Duke freshman scoring record and set a new Duke freshman record for 3-pointers in a game
• Set Duke NCAA Tournament record with eight 3-pointers vs. James Madison (3/24), including six in the first half
• Did not commit a turnover versus the Dukes, becoming the first freshman since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to score at least 30 points with no turnovers
• Became the first Duke freshman to score 30 or more points twice in a single NCAA Tournament, adding 32 in the Elite Eight versus NC State (3/31), tying Zion Williamson's freshman NCAA Tournament scoring record 

HIGH SCHOOL

• Rated by 247Sports with five stars as the No. 14 player nationally, the No. 3 combo guard and the No. 1 player from the state of California
• Rated by ESPN with five stars as the No. 10 player nationally, the No. 2 shooting guard and the No. 1 player from the state of California
• Named the Gatorade California Player of the Year after both his junior and senior seasons
• Named a McDonald’s All-American, scoring nine points for Team West
• Averaged 18.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 34 games as a senior
• Helped lead Centennial to a second consecutive California Open Division state title in the 2021-22 season
• Named the MVP of the Open Division in 2022
• Also earned first-team Open Division and All-League honors in 2019 and 2021
• Played for Russell Westbrook's Team Why Not on the Nike EYBL circuit
• Part of the gold medal winning USA U18 National Team in Mexico
• Initially committed to Duke on March 18, 2022
• Also had offers from Gonzaga, Kansas and Houston among others