2007-08 ... Turned in his best season to date, turning it on for conference play ... averaged 6.2 points per game, but was ISU's second leading scorer during conference play with a 9.6 scoring average ... had scored just six points all season before a seven -point outburst against Washington State, which was started off by a steal and thunderous dunk, one that in reality changed ISU's fortunes ... in the opening conference game at Northern Colorado, he picked up a career-high with 10 points in an 11-point win ... broke his career-high again the next game with 11 points against Eastern Washington ... had his third career double-figure scoring game two games later in a win at Montana with 10 points, but more importantly he hit the winning basket on a put-back with 3.6 seconds left, outrebounding 6-9 Jordan Hasquet in the process ... earned his first start, and set another career-high with 15 points at Montana State ... was a perfect 5-for-5 from the line in that game ... scored 16 against Sacramento State, giving him a new career-high for the fourth time in six conference games ... averaged eight points over his next three before busting out with a 20-point effort at home against Northern Colorado, the sixth time during the season he set a career-high in scoring ... had a career-best seven field goals, and also hit both of his three-point shots ... played sparingly the next two games due to a lingering illness, but hit for 12 points once back at full strength against Montana State ... also grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and dished out a career-high tying four assists ... had an eighth double-figure scoring night with 13 against Montana, and then hit for 10 at Sacramento State the next game ...scored 10 big points in ISU's playoff win against Montana.

2006-07 ... Played in 17 games for the Bengals, including seven conference tilts ... averaged 1.4 points and 0.5 rebounds per contest ... scored his first collegiate points on a three-point play against Maine in the CBE Classic ... scored his then-career-high of five points against UC Davis, and that followed up a four-point effort against Idaho ... scored three points against Northern Arizona ... hit his only conference three-pointer against Eastern Washington in Cheney ... had a career-best three rebounds against Idaho ... recorded his only steal at Brigham Young ... dished out three assists against UC Davis.

High School ... Prepped at Livonia Clarenceville High School in Michigan ... lettered in both basketball and track ... netted 1,317 points in his career (in only 57 games), taking just 46 games to reach the 1,000-point barrier ...he holds Clarenceville's career scoring mark ... also owns school career records for most steals and most blocks, as well as most points in a game, netting 40 against Lutheran North ... was team MVP as a senior, averaging over 27 points per contest ... led his team to a District Championship ... a three-year starter and team captain ... as a senior, averaged 26.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.7 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game, scoring 620 points while shooting 47% from the field, earning First Team All-Metro Conference and voted League MVP ... selected First Team All-Metro West and was selected Third Team All-State ... also named to BCAM All-State and All-Observerland first teams ... his team went 17-7 and won the first Boys Basketball District in school history ... as a junior he scored 457 points, averaging 21.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 4.0 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game ... his 84 steals ranks eighth all-time in the Michigan High School Athletic Association for a single season ... he was voted First-Team All-Metro Conference and First Team All-Metro West ... he was named to the Observerland first team, and BCAM Honorable Mention. He was voted captain as a junior and team MVP ... as a sophomore he scored 205 points averaging 17.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.8 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game, playing only 12 games ... he was named Second Team All-Metro Conference and Second Team All-Observerland ... was a four-year member of the honor roll, and he was named an All-State Scholar-Athlete as a senior.

Personal ... his parents are Alicia and Ruth Carson ... his birthday is December 17, 1987 ... is majoring in marketing.