Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Creighton (Exhibition) on October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Awards & Honors
ISU Outstanding Defensive Player Award (05)
Cyclone Challenge All-Tournament Team (05)
ISU Outstanding Rebounder Award (06)
Big 12 All-Underrated Team (06)
Brian Pearson Inspiration Award (07)
Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament Team (07)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (08)
Ralph Olsen Iowa State MVP Award (08)
Barry Stevens Hilton Magic Award (08)
2007-08 (Senior)
Started 30 games, averaging 8.3 points and 6.2 rebounds...earned the Ralph A. Olsen Award as the team’s Most Valuable Player...ranked 11th in the Big 12 and ranked second on the team in rebounding (6.2 rpg)...named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team...led the team and ranked 11th in the Big 12 in blocks at 2.16 bpg...his 36 blocks is the 15th-best total in school history...talled three double-digit rebounding games...shot 75.8 percent (50-66 FT) at the charity stripe...tied a career high with 14 boards vs. Texas...posted 13 rebounds vs. Nebraska...had a season-high 15 points at Oregon State...totaled 73 career dunks...started in 108 career games to rank eighth all-time...ended his career with 1,075 points to rank 23rd all-time in school history...his 670 career rebounds ranks 13th all-time...only player in school history to rank in the career top-10 in steals (10th, 143), blocks (6th, 109), and 3-pointers (8th, 102)...only player in Big 12 history to record 1,000 points, 100 steals, 100 3-pointers and 100 blocks...ended career with 73 dunks.
2006-07 (Junior)
Only Cyclone to start all 31 games, averaging 6.4 points and 5.9 rebounds...winner of ISU’s Brian Pearson Inspiration Award...second on the team in steals (26) and third on the squad in rebounding (5.9 rpg)...led the Cyclones with 13 dunks...third on the team in blocks (21)...tallied two double-doubles...had a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) in ISU’s win at Minnesota...posted a season-high 16 points vs. Savannah State...was 5-of-6 from the floor and scored 10 points in ISU’s win vs. Oklahoma.
2005-06 (Sophomore)
Was one of ISU’s most improved players, ranking third on the team and 20th in the league in scoring (13.1 ppg)...named to the Kansas City Star’s Big 12 all-underrated team...led the team in rebounding (5.5 rpg), blocks (31) and dunks (30)...made a team-high 76.7 percent from the free-throw line (66-86 FT)...shot 49.5 percent from the field (141-285 FG)...second on the team in 3-pointers made (45)...posted a streak of 23 consecutive free-throws made...tallied three 20-point games...was 7-for-8 from the floor en route to 18 points vs. Howard...earned all-tournament honors at the Cyclone Challenge after averaging 16.7 points and shooting 71.4 percent (20-28 FG) from the field in the three games...posted a career-high 26 points (scoring 19 in the second half) and hit a career-high five treys at Drake...tallied 19 points vs. South Florida behind a 3-for-5 effort from 3-point range...had 15 points and a career-high five steals vs. Colorado State...tallied a team-high 18 points and three blocks vs. No. 8 Texas...scored 20 points vs. Kansas, his third-highest conference point total...notched his second double-double in conference play vs. Colorado with 24 points and a career-high 14 rebounds...scored a team-high 19 points vs. Oklahoma State.
2004-05 (Freshman)
Averaged 7.3 ppg and 4.1 rpg...started 15 of 16 conference games and 19 of the final 20 games...averaged 8.1 ppg and 5.2 rpg in Big 12 play while converting 50.5 percent (50-of-99) of his shots in league action...second on the team in field goal percentage (54.0 percent, 87-161 FG)...shot 40.4 percent (19-47) from 3-point range...fifth in the Big 12 (conference games only) in steals at 2.2...eighth in the Big 12 in steals (all games) at 1.65 spg...his 51 steals is the fourth-best total for an ISU rookie...tallied 21 blocks...scored in double figures in five of last seven games...averaged 11.8 points and shot 61.3 percent from the field (19-31) in ISU’s four postseason games (Big 12 and NCAA Tournament)...started first game of his career against Drake, tallying 14 points (5-6 FG)...against No. 13 Oklahoma, converted 5-of-7 from the field for 11 points and recorded eight rebounds...scored 19 points vs. Baylor...went 9-of-13 from the field against the Bears...was phenomenal in the Big 12 Tournament opening round game against Baylor, pouring in 20 points, including a 2-of-3 performance from behind the arc, to go with six rebounds and a block...in ISU’s two NCAA Tournament games, averaged 13.5 points and shot 64.7 percent (11-17) from the field...had four steals and 14 points vs. Minnesota...was 6-of-9 from the floor en route to 13 points vs. North Carolina.
High School
Rated No. 67 nationally by RivalsHoops...Basketball Times listed him as the 14th-best player out of prep school...played his senior season at Bridgton Academy in Maine...team finished 27-7 overall and was ranked No. 1 nationally after a 12-1 start...averaged 18.2 ppg and 11.2 rebounds as a senior at Bridgton...scored 31 points against Redemption...poured in 30 points against IMG Academy...competed his junior season at Beach Channel in Queens, earning Queens Player of the Year honors after averaging 24.8 points and 11.7 rebounds...also averaged 4.2 blocks per game...a second-team all-New York City pick...played for the Long Island Panthers on the AAU circuit and played in the Adidas ABCD camp...also recruited by St. John’s, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Kent State.
Personal
Born July 29, 1984, in Queens, N.Y...son of Josephine Butler...criminal justice studies.