2008-09: An injury limited him to nine games... Two of his three field goals were three-pointers... Scored three points and pulled down four rebounds against MIT... His first career field goal was a three-pointer at Vermont.

Before Yale: Long Island Catholic League Player of the Year as a senior at St. Dominic High School... Set the school record for three-point field goals made in his senior year... 2008 McDonald's All-America nominee... Named All State Class AA by the New York State Sportswriters Association... Two-time All-Nassau County selection... Named first team All-Long Island Catholic League in 2007 and 2008... Second team All-Long Island as a senior... Two-time team MVP... Represented Long Island/Hudson Valley in the 2007 Metro Classic All Star game against New York City... MVP of Long Island Catholic League championship game as a junior... Averaged 21.0 points as a senior and 15 points as a junior... Helped lead St. Dominic to the 2007 Long Island Catholic League Class AA championship with a 20-6 record... Played for the Long Island Lightning and Rising Stars AAU programs... Valedictorian of St. Dominic in 2008.