Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2020-21: Saw action in 27 games and made seven starts...Averaged 3.9 points and four rebounds per game...Ranked fourth on the team in rebounds...Drained seven 3-pointers and 24 free throws...Dished out 27 assists, gathered three blocks and had 29 steals...Scored a season-high 14 points as one of four players in double figures at Kansas City (11/28)...Scored eight points had a steal and knocked down two 3-pointers in the final 2:32 to seal Southeast Missouri’s season-opening win...Both of his 3-pointers were in the last 57 seconds and he scored the final eight points of the game...Made three 3-pointers, had two blocks and collected two steals against the Roos...Added nine points and eight rebounds at Lipscomb (12/9)...Scored five of his points in the second half to help the Redhawks erase a 15-point deficit...Collected a season-high six steals vs. SIUE (1/28)...Had a big steal and massive dunk in transition to help seal the overtime win vs. Austin Peay (2/16)...Dropped in 13 points vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/20)...Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

2019-20: Participated in 28 games and started seven…Ranked fourth on the team with 23 three-pointers made…Averaged 6.3 points and 2.9 rebounds…Rated third on the team with 42 assists…Added 19 steals, good for fourth-best…Averaged 18.3 minutes per game…Scored double figures seven times with a season-high 21 points vs. Tennessee Tech (2/8)…Pitched in 16 points at Morehead State (1/30)…Had a season-best seven rebounds at Santa Clara (11/29)…Started each of the final six games of the season…Averaged 8.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in OVC play…Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

2018-19: Participated in 31 games and made nine starts as a redshirt-freshman...Averaged 5.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest...Posted an average of 16.1 minutes a game...Knocked down 16 three-pointers and ranked third on the team with 44 assists...Had 13 steals and added two blocks...Logged 12 minutes and had two assists in his first NCAA Division I game at Saint Louis (11/6)...Scored two points and pulled down two rebounds in his first career start vs. Southern Illinois (12/8)...Narrowly missed a double-double when he finished with nine points and eight boards in the season-finale vs. Belmont (3/2)...Dropped in a season-high 12 points at Murray State (2/23), one of five double-digit scoring performances...Scored 10 points and made a layup on back-to-back possessions to get the Redhawks the lead vs. Tennessee Tech (2/7)...Had a season-best six assists and did not commit a turnover at Eastern Illinois (2/16)...Knocked down a season-high 8-of-8 free throws and tallied 11 points at Austin Peay (2/21)...Participated in all 18 games and started eight in OVC  play...Averaged 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game against league opponents.

2017-18: Redshirted the spring semester after joining the team mid-season on Jan. 23, 2018.

Prep: Averaged 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and 2.4 steals per game at ASPIRE Basketball Academy in Louisville, Kentucky...Prior to that, he spent his senior year at Chris Walker Academy in Houston, Texas…There, he averaged 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals en route to All-Region honors…Attended Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas as a junior…Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Spartans.

Personal: Born February 2, 1999...Majoring in Computer Information Systems...Son of Lenny and LaDonna Russell...Siblings are Atif Russell (brother), Jeremy Lievers (brother) and Nichole Lievers (sister).