Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Last updated Oct. 20, 2014

2013-14: Southeast’s fourth-leading scorer (8.5 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (6.0 rpg) in 30 games and 21 starts...Ranked fourth on the team in minutes played with 25.5 per contest...Finished 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding and 12th in blocks...Ended the year with 28 blocks, third-most on the team...Recorded his 100th career block at Memphis (12/21)...Turned in three double-doubles...Scored double figures in his last six starts of the season...Had a season-high 14 points on two occasions -- vs. Jacksonville State (2/20), vs. Austin Peay (2/27)...Pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds vs. Tulane (11/30), his second start of the season...Made 8-of-9 free throws and scored 12 points at Ball State (11/18)...Ranked second on the team with 63 offensive rebounds...Averaged 8.8 points and six rebounds in OVC games alone...Scored double  figures in his last six starts of the season.

2012-13: Broke Southeast’s all-time single-season blocks record...Officially topped Bud Eley’s previous mark of 75 blocks (1998-99) when he recorded three swats vs. Ball State (2/23)...Finished the year with 84 blocks, averaging 2.5 per contest...Led the team, ranked second in the OVC and rated 22nd in the nation in blocked shots...Led the team and ranked second in the OVC with 8.8 rebounds per game...Was third on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and led the Redhawks in field goal percentage (.566)...Averaged just under 10 points per game (9.9) in conference play...Notched a team-high 10 double-doubles...Scored double figures a total of 21 times...Scored a career-high 21 points and matched a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Central Arkansas (12/8)...Poured in 20 or more points on two occasions...Collected double-digit rebounds 12 times...Had 10 or more rebounds in five of his last nine games of the season...Gathered at least two blocks in 23 contests...Posted a career-high seven blocks vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/7)...Made a career-high nine field goals vs. McNeese State (11/15)...Scored double figures in six-straight games from Nov. 26 to Dec. 19.

2011-12: Selected as the Preseason OVC Freshman of the Year by College Sports
Madness...Played in 26 games off the bench...Averaged 2.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game... Scored 11 points in each of his first two contests of the season...Shot 58.8 percent (20-of-34) from the field...Contributed 7.8 minutes per game...Hit a season-high 5-of-7 field goals and 1-of-2 free throws against both No. 25 Missouri (11/11) and Harris-Stowe (11/14)...Pulled down seven rebounds in 22 minutes against the Tigers...Tied for third on the team with eight blocks...Finished with two blocks vs. Harris-Stowe (11/14) and Austin Peay (1/26)...Saw action in 14 OVC games.

Prep: Was ranked as the nation’s No. 17 high school power forward by ESPN’s college basketball recruiting website...ESPN also rated him as a four-star recruit on a five-star scale...Physical specimen, who also received scholarship offers from Auburn, Cincinnati, Charlotte, DePaul, Georgia Tech and Mississippi...Three-year starter at perennial national power White Station High School...Played at Melrose High School before transferring to White Station prior to his junior season...Helped lead White Station to a 30-7 record in 2010-11, the Spartans 16th-consecutive season with 20 or more wins...Averaged 12 points and seven rebounds en route to leading his team to a 28-9 record and Tennessee Class AAA runner-up finish as a junior...That squad featured guard Joe Jackson, who scored 3,451 points in a decorated prep career before joining the Memphis Tigers program...Carried a 3.5 GPA...Also played football.

Personal: Born January 15, 1993...Undecided on his major...Son of Tina Johnson and Ron Shields...Was among 300 participants chosen to attend the NCAA Regional Career in Sports Forum in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 5-7, 2012.