Overview
- He averaged 19.5 points, 12 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a freshman at Willamette University and earned Northwest Conference freshman of the year honors.
- He transferred to Eastern Washington, where his junior season produced 15.4 points per game on 56.5 percent shooting and an All-Big Sky first-team nod.
- A shoulder injury ended his senior year at Washington State after six games, but he still posted a 17.7-point scoring average with strong efficiency.
- A standout performance at the NBA Draft Combine and pre-draft workouts prompted him to skip a planned transfer to Duke and declare for the draft.
- The Memphis Grizzlies traded up to secure him with the No. 11 pick, capping his rise from an unranked high school recruit to a first-round prospect.