His hero growing up was Larry Bird, and he plays a lot like "The Hick from French Lick in many respects ... An excellent face-up scorer at 6-8 ... Can burn you with the 3-pointer or jumper off the dribble ... Has great maneuverability with the ball, a solid first step, enabling him to penetrate to the basket from the perimeter ... Does some work with his back to the basket, although he needs to continue to improve his game on the blocks ... Poor rebounder ... A non shot-blocker ... Lanky, needs to add strength ... Defense also needs improvement ... Possesses good instincts as a distributor ... As a high school star in Washington, set the Greater Spokane League single-season and career scoring records with 542 points his senior season and 1,904 career points ... His career mark broke the record held by current Gonzaga teammate Sean Mallon and his single-season record broke his own mark of 488 set as a junior ... Averaged 27.7 points per game as a senior, leading Mead High to a 28-1 season ... Scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Washington in 106-98 victory over Oregon in Washington-Oregon All-State game in Portland.