Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Last Updated Oct. 21, 2012

2011-12: Southeast’s top scorer off the bench with 6.6 points per game...Averaged 15.3 minutes in 26 games and one start...Pulled down 1.3 rebounds per game...Dished out 21 assists, added three blocks and had seven steals...Shot over 40 percent from the field (.401, 61-of-152) and 80 percent at the free throw line (.801, 17-of-21)...Made his first career start at Tennessee Tech (1/21), where he played 12 minutes...Scored double figures off the bench nine times...Dropped in a season-high 16 points twice, with his last effort coming vs. Tennessee Tech (3/1) at the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament...Hit a career-high four three-pointers against Tennessee State (2/4) and vs. Tennessee Tech (3/1)...Established a season-high six field goals made on three occasions...Pitched in double figures for the first time in his career when he had 11 points in 34 minutes vs. Southeastern Louisiana (12/3)...Also scored 11 points in 16 minutes vs. SMU (12/19)...Registered seven points in 14 minutes at Oregon (11/20)...Drained multiple three-pointers in eight games...Knocked down a three-pointer in nine of his final 12 games of the season.

Connors State College: Claimed Second-Team Junior College All-America and National Junior College Athletic Association Region 2 Player of the Year honors after averaging 16 points per game and ranking 19th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (81-of-178, .455) in 2010-11...Broke a single-game school record when he knocked down 11 three-pointers vs. Northeast Oklahoma, including eight in the first half...Averaged 10 points, three rebounds and three assists per game as a freshman...Was part of two Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship teams at Connors State...Also helped lead the Cowboys to a Region 2 Tournament title, NJCAA National Tournament appearance and their first-ever No. 1 NJCAA national ranking last season...Connors State went a combined 56-8 and finished among the top five teams in the nation with Wilford on its roster the last two years.

Prep: Attended Christian County High School...Was rated as one of the quickest players in the state of Kentucky, especially on defense...Averaged 17 points and four rebounds as a senior...Helped lead the Colonels to the state playoffs...Earned Associated Press honorable mention All-State honors during his final prep season.

Personal: Born March 29, 1991...Majoring in General Studies...Son of Mary Bannister.