ENTERED 2017-18 AS THE SCHOOL’S ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADER WITH 478
ENTERED 2017-18 RANKED NO. 14 ON SAMFORD’S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST WITH 1,214 POINTS
ONLY PLAYER IN SCHOOL HISTORY TO RECORD THREE STRAIGHT 125-ASSIST SEASONS
2016-17 SET SAMFORD’S SINGLE-SEASON RECORD IN ASSISTS (225)
2016-17 RANKED FIFTH IN THE FINAL NCAA RANKINGS IN ASSISTS (225)
2016-17 RANKED 10TH IN THE FINAL NCAA RANKINGS IN ASSISTS PER GAME (6.3)
2015 COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS SOCON FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2015 SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Senior (2017-18): Entered the season as the school’s all-time leader in assists with a total of 478 . . . entered the year ranked No. 14 on Samford’s all-time scoring list with 1,214 points . . . has started at the point guard position in every game of his collegiate career (101) . . . entered the season as the only player in Samford history to register three straight 125-assist campaigns.
Junior (2016-17): Closed out the season ranked No. 5 in the nation in assists (225) and No. 10 in the country in assists per game (6.3) . . . set the school’s single-season record in assists with 225 . . . against Chattanooga on Feb. 22, he handed out three assists and became Samford’s all-time leader in the category with 434 . . . concluded the year with a Bulldog-record total of 478 assists as a junior . . . finished the season ranked first in the Southern Conference in total minutes (1250:00) and minutes per game (34:70) . . . against The Citadel on Jan. 14, he tallied six points and became the 27
th player in school history to reach the prestigious 1,000-point plateau . . . scored 29 points in the Bulldogs’ 81-77 victory against eventual NCAA Tournament participant Jacksonville State on Dec. 4 . . . finished 8-of-14 from the field and a perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line in the win . . . started at the point guard position in every game of his collegiate career (101 straight) . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs finishing the season ranked first in the SoCon in defensive rebounds per game (26.5), free throws made (645) and total rebounds (154) . . . Samford also closed out the year ranked No. 4 in the nation in free throw attempts (868), No. 17 in assists (581) and No. 18 in 3-point field-goal percentage (39.5) . . . finished the season with four 20-point outings . . . tallied three double-doubles; 12 points and 12 assists versus Wofford on Jan. 8, 21 points and 12 assists at Wofford on Feb. 9, and 10 points and 10 assists at Mercer on Feb. 27 . . . averaged 11.4 points, 6.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game . . . scored a career-high 30 points against ETSU in the second round of the SoCon Tournament on March 5 . . . proved to be one of five Samford players last season to average at least 8.2 points per game . . . logged a career-high 53 minutes of playing time on the road at Wofford on Feb. 9 . . . earned his third varsity letter.
Sophomore (2015-16): Exploded for a career-high 27 points at Western Carolina on Feb. 13, as he went 7-of-15 from the field and a perfect 13-of-13 from the charity stripe . . . also tallied two assists against the Catamounts . . . scored 26 points on Feb. 11 on the road against ETSU as he finished 9-of-17 from the field and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe . . . also added a two rebounds, two assists and a steal . . . tallied 26 points against Idaho on Nov. 25, as the Bulldogs clinched the championship title of the 2015 Mean Green Showcase . . . finished 8-of-11 from the field in the win . . . tallied a game-high 20 points in Samford’s 69-58 road victory at Nebraska on Dec. 20 . . . added six assists and four rebounds . . . nearly earned a double-double on Feb. 8 at The Citadel by scoring 19 points and handing out a career-high eight assists . . . registered 19 points and six assists at home against Wofford on Feb. 6, in a game-high 39 minutes of playing time . . . finished 7-of-10 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line . . . earned his second varsity letter.
Freshman (2014-15): Named the 2015 College Sports Madness Southern Conference Freshman of the Year . . . earned SoCon All-Freshman honors . . . started all 32 games for the Bulldogs at the point guard position . . . logged a team-high 962 minutes of playing time and averaged 30.1 minutes per contest . . . handed out a team-best 125 assists and finished the season averaging 10.3 points, 3.9 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game . . . turned in a 43.1-percent shooting mark from the field and a 79.1 percentage from the free-throw line . . . finished first on the team in assists (125) and third in both points (329) and points per game (10.3) . . . named the SoCon Freshman of the Week five times . . . on March 2, earned the weekly accolade after averaging 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in games at UNCG and VMI . . . turned in one of the best all-around performances of his young up-and-coming career at VMI on Feb. 28, as he scored a career-high 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field . . . also added five rebounds and four assists in the 80-69 win . . . scored 20 points against Wofford on Jan. 3, as he finished 6-of-12 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc . . . earned his second SoCon Freshman of the Week honor of the season on Dec. 2 after averaging 12 points, four assists and three rebounds in a trio of games the prior week . . . named the CRONS SoCon Freshman of the Week on Nov. 18 after averaging nine points, six rebounds and four assists per game in road contests at Purdue and Pittsburgh . . . earned his first varsity letter.
High School: Turned in a stellar prep career at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky. . . . lauded as a three-star recruit by VerbalCommits.com . . . chose to attend Samford over interest from nearly 20 Division I schools, including Houston, Western Kentucky, Marshall and Wright State . . . averaged 20 points per game as a senior and proved to be a varsity starter at both Cordia and Henry Clay High School since his sophomore season . . . represented Kentucky in the annual Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Game in 2013 . . . finished his prep career as the 18
th-ranked guard in the talent-rich state . . . as a team leader, his squad finished his senior season with a brilliant 23-9 record and as the “All-A” champions . . . led the team with 17 points in the title game and earned first-team all-region and all-district honors . . . also proved to be an all-star in the classroom and finished his high school career with a remarkable 3.85 grade-point average . . . for his AAU team, the Louisville Magic, he helped pilot his squad to the 2014 17U Kentucky State Championship . . . averaged 12 points per game as a junior at HCHS.
Personal: Born Sept. 24, 1995 . . . parents are Marilyn Wilson and Shirley Cunningham . . . brother, Christopher, played football at Florida A&M University . . . majoring in public administration.
