Bio

High School: A 2009 graduate of Detroit Renaissance High School ... Averaged a double-double as a senior in the competitive Detroit Public School League (PSL) with 21 points and 11 rebounds per contest ... Attained Detroit Free Press All-PSL Third Team honors under prep head coach Cameron Nichols ... Tallied 29 points and 12 rebounds in Detroit Renaissance's PSL Semifinal loss (Feb. 13) to the state's second-ranked Doughboys of Detroit Pershing his final year ... Regarded as the state's 12th-best senior forward by Bankhoops.com ... Attained fourth team Class A All-State accolades from the online source ... Was also pegged as the 13th-best wing/forward in the class of 2009 by Next Generation Sports ... Two-year starter ... Averaged eight points and five rebounds a game as a junior in 2007-08 when the Phoenix finished with a 17-5 record and tied for first place in the PSL West League ... Also competed in cross country, track and baseball during his prep career.

Personal: He is the son of Beverly and the late Joseph Sutherlin and has a younger brother, Jonathan.