Also recruited by Utah, Gonzaga, Utah State, Cal Berkeley, Washington State, Penn State and Santa Clara
Before BYU
Provo High School
Played for Craig Drury at Provo High School where he helped lead the Bulldogs to state titles as a sophomore and junior and a second-place finish as a senior
Named first-team all-state by the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News and to the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West Second Team as a senior
Averaged 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while leading Provo to a 17-1 record, including 10-0 in region play as a senior
Played in Utah Valley All-Star Classic and earned MVP honors
Played in UBCA All-Star game
Played for Mike O'Connor, Todd Phillips and John Palica for Utah Pump-N-Run club team
Averaged 5.4 points and 3.0 rebounds and shot .539 from the field and .568 from the free throw line
Scored in double figures 6 times and had 1 double-double
Led the team in rebounding 4 times and scoring once
Had 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 7-of-11 from the free throw while adding 7 rebounds and 1 steal
Recorded his first double-double, adding 10 points to 11 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and 26 minutes at Air Force
Posted 14 points at UTEP, adding 1 board and 1 assist
Scored 14 points vs. Nebraska on 6-of-7 shooting to go with 4 rebounds
Against Eastern Washington scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting, adding 1 block
Scored 10 points, all in the first half (3-3 FG, 4-4 FT), adding 4 rebounds and 1 steal versus Weber State
Snagged 8 rebounds and scored 8 points to go with 1 block and 1 steal against Southern
2010-2011 | Sophomore Year
Earned All-MWC Third Team honors
Received team Best Conditioned Post Player Award
Averaged 11.1 points, 6.2 boards and 0.9 blocks per game while shooting .525 from the field and .674 from the free throw line
Led the team in scoring once and rebounding 10 times
Was 5th in the MWC in rebounding, 19th in scoring, 7th in blocked shots, 5th in offensive rebounds and 6th in defensive rebounds
Scored in double figures 20 times and had 3 double-digit rebounding games
Posted 3 double-doubles
Had 14 points on 12-of-16 free throw shooting and 15 boards vs. Colorado State
Posted 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting to go with 9 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals at Wyoming
Had 15 points and 10 boards at UNLV
Hit 9-of-11 from the field for 24 points at Creighton
2011-2012 | Junior Year
Named to the All-West Coast Conference Team and NABC All-District 9 Second Team
WCC Player of the Week for Feb. 6, averaging 16.5 points, 9 rebounds and 4.5 steals
WCC Player of the Week for Jan. 2, averaging 21.0 points and 14.0 boards with two double-doubles
Named Comeback Player of the Year at the Y Awards and Outstanding Player at team banquet
Was 4th in the WCC in scoring and rebounding, 3rd in blocks and 8th in steals
Ranked 175th in the NCAA in scoring, 56th in field goal percentage, 112th in rebounds, 147th in blocks and 207 in steals
Started every game, scored in double figures 29 times, led team in scoring 11 times, rebounding 16 times
Posted nine double-doubles (Pts/Reb); vs. Baylor (18/13), vs. CSUSM (14/13), vs. San Diego (21/22), at LMU (15/10), at San Diego (12/12), at Portland (18/13), at Gonzaga (23/10), vs. Iona (18/15), vs. Marquette (19/12)
Posted season highs of 29 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists, 8 steals and 3 blocks
Only the second BYU player to average one of everything (points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals) in a single season
2011-12 steal and block totals rank among the top 10 in a season at BYU, the only player in the top 10 in both categories
Averaged 15.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks and shot .516 from the field and .662 from the free throw line