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As a Sophomore (2007-08)
Started 33 straight games, including first career start versus Marist in the second game of the season... Second on the team in scoring with 10.3 points per game, including 1.7 three-pointers per contest... Scoring improvement (+7.2 points per game between freshman and sophomore campaigns) tied for second best in the ACC, while his minutes per game improvement (+14.4) ranked fourth in the league... Named team's Most Improved Player at year-end banquet... Played at least 30 minutes in 8-of-16 regular season ACC contests... Saw a career-high 36 minutes on the court twice -- in an overtime game at Florida State (3/8) and versus Texas (3/23) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Averaged 28.5 minutes per game -- second most on the team... Sank a career-high four three-pointers twice, and hit three-or-more treys 10 times -- including a five-game stretch from 12/13-12/29 in which he shot 44.7 percent from long range... For the season, converted 37.2 percent from beyond the arc... Scored in double figures in 18-of-34 games... Posted a team-leading 2.2 assist/turnover ratio (61 assists, 28 turnovers)... Made 31-of-32 free throw attempts against ACC opposition (96.9), including 26 straight to close the season... For the season, shot 90.7 percent from the charity stripe (49-54) -- second-best on the squad... Converted a career-best 8-of-8 from the line versus NC State (3/13) in the opening round of the ACC Tournament... Finished with 14 points and five rebounds in that win... Posted top performance as a Hurricane in the ACC opener against Georgia Tech (1/12) with a career-high 20 points, while also setting career highs in made field goals (7) and field goals attempts (16)... Scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half versus the Yellow Jackets... Scored 13 points, on 5-of-7 shooting, and grabbed four boards in victory over Maryland (2/23)... Finished with a team-high 15 points (5-of-6 FG, 3-of-4 3FG) and added three rebounds at Duke (2/2)... Grabbed a career-high tying six boards versus Florida State (2/6)... Finished with 15 points at Boston College (1/15)... Grabbed a season-high three steals twice -- in the season-opener versus Florida Southern (11/9) and at Wake Forest (1/29)... Dished out a career-high six assists versus Penn (1/2)... Dropped 17 points and put up a career-high three blocks in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship win over Providence (11/8)... Scored 16 points versus North Carolina A&T (12/23)... Shot 60.0 percent or better from the field seven times -- including converting 5-of-6 field goals at Duke for a season-best 83.3-percent performance.
As a Freshman (2006-07)
Appeared in more games (31) and logged more minutes per game (14.1) than any other non-starter... Averaged 3.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game over the season, and averaged 3.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in ACC play... One of only five players on the team to play in 31 or more games... Scored a season-high 10 points at Virginia (2/3), hitting a perfect 4-of-4 attempts from the floor... Pulled down a season-high six rebounds in an upset on the road over No. 25 Maryland (1/10)... Scored nine points in 24 minutes versus Nebraska (12/30)... Averaged 22.0 minutes and 4.8 points over the last four games of the season... Scored five-or-more points in eight games and had three or more rebounds in nine games... Recorded at least three field goals in five games.
High School
The Lakota East graduate was a high school honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith, as well as a Nike All-American... Ranked in the top 100 by Lindy's, Athlon and Scout.com... Averaged 27.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a senior... Greater Miami Conference Player of the Year, District Player of the Year, Butler County Player of the Year, Southwest Ohio Division Player of the Year, Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame Division I Player of the Year and Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year... Division I All-Ohio First Team selection by the Associated Press... First team all-state, all-city and all-conference... McDonald's All-America nominee... Lakota East's all-time leader in scoring (1,906), rebounds and steals... Led all of Cincinnati in scoring... High school retired his jersey (23) on February 10, 2006... Team captain as a junior and senior... All-state third team pick as a sophomore and honorable mention selection as a freshman... All-conference first team honoree as a freshman and sophomore... Led conference in scoring as sophomore and ranked second as a freshman... Coached by Wally Vickers.
Personal
Nicknames are "JD" and "Dewsy"... Off the court, enjoys going to the movies and playing video games... Would like to become a high school teacher and coach after his basketball career is over... Liberal Arts (Sociology) major.
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