BEFORE MANHATTAN: Played four years at I.C. Norcom High School for head coach Leon Goolsby... garnered First Team All-Eastern Regional, Second Team All-State and Second Team All-Tidewater honors after averaging 15.8 points as a senior at I.C. Norcom... helped lead I.C. Norcom to a 30-1 overall record as the Greyhounds finished the 2010-2011 season ranked in the top 10 nationally in six polls... Rivals.com and MaxPreps.com had the Greyhounds as high as No. 3, while I.C. Norcom ranked No. 4 in the Powerade FAB 50 ESPN RISE poll and No. 6 in USA Today... served as a key part of I.C. Norcom's run for its second straight state title averaging 14.4 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, dished out nine assists and logged seven steals over the Greyhounds' three playoff contests.

PERSONAL: Born January 21, 1992... son of Coretta Anderson... has three brothers, DeAngelo, Terrio and Carlos who plays defensive back at NCAA Division II Elizabeth City State University... has three sisters, Portia, Michella and Makesha... majoring in sociology.