Prior to FSU: Led Glenbard North High School on Chicago's west side to the Illinois Class 4A Regional Championship contest ... Earned Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State laurels in his final campaign at Glenbard North High School in 2011-12 after averaging 18 points, five rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals per game ... Was a Chicago Tribune Player to Watch honoree ... Tallied 482 total points and earned DuPage Valley Conference Co-MVP Award accolades ... Three-time first team all-area pick ... Twice led his team in scoring and also claimed all-conference recognition in both his junior and senior campaigns ... Was listed among Illinois' top 100 players as a senior for a Glenbard North squad that gave the state's second-ranked team in Proviso East all it could handle in a three-point setback during the regional final (March 2) ... Earned Illiois Basketball Services All-State Honorable Mention kudos as a junior in 2010-11.