University of West Florida

Very strong post player that understands the game well ... after three years of basketball at the junior college and NCAA Division II levels has scored 536 points and tallied 440 rebounds, averaging 6.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

2008-09: (Hawai’i Pacific University) Played in 24 games and made 13 starts for the Sea Warriors in his first year of NCAA Division II basketball ... averaged 5.2 points and 4.0 rebounds and shot .495 from the field ... scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double against Western New Mexico (11/29) ... shot 6-8 from the field and scored 15 against Coe (12/21).

2006-07: (Southwest Tennessee Community College) Saw action in 35 games as a sophomore ... scored 5.5 points per game and averaged 5.1 rebounds per contest.

2005-06: (Southwest Tennessee Community College) Played in 29 games as a freshman at Southwest Tennessee CC ... scored 7.5 points and grabbed 5.6 rebounds per game.

High School: Averaged 22 points and 14.5 rebounds as a senior at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School in Fort Worth, Texas ... selected as one of the top players in the state by TexasHoops.com ... played for Dunbar’s 2003 state championship team as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Linda and Leonard Gross.

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