Bio

College: 2008-09: Started 27 of his 28 games ... Ranked second on the team in scoring (14.2 ppg.) ... Also added 5.4 rebounds per game ... Finished with 20 double-figure scoring performances ... Twice had 30 points or more ... Scored 20 points or more in four games ... Had a season-high 32 points and made four three-pointers versus Grace Bible (1/3) ... Totaled 30 points and 11 rebounds at Ashland (12/4) ... Finished with 397 points and 151 rebounds ... Made 86 of 110 (.782) free throws ... Added 54 assists and 36 steals ... Had a five-game double figure scoring streak to begin the year ... Reached double-digits in five of his last six outings ... Tallied 22 points with seven rebounds at Grand Valley State (12/1) ... Added 20 points and six boards versus Saginaw Valley State (2/19) ... Prior to FSU: Played at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek the last two seasons ... Was a second team All-Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Western Conference pick for the Bruins in 2006-07 ... Helped Kellogg CC to the MCCAA Western Conference Championship in 2006-07 as team posted a 25-7 record and was 13-1 in league play ... Played under head coach Clint Stout while at Kellogg CC ... Helped team to both a regional runner-up finish and a conference championship during his JUCO career ... One of four Kellogg CC players from the 2007-08 season who moved on to play at a four-year institution ... Helped squad to a 16-12 overall record his final season, including a fourth-place (9-7) finish in the MCCAA Western Conference ... Squad advanced to postseason tourney both seasons.

High School: Prepped at Ypsilanti High School ... Earned Detroit News Class A Sixth Team all-state accolades in 2005 ... Led the Braves in scoring and was both an all-conference and all-area honoree ... Averaged in double-figures his final three seasons.

Personal: Nickname is “JY” ... Plans to major in Advertising &?Marketing at FSU.