Eastern Illinois University Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

SENIOR (2014-15):  Played in 33 games this season with 18 starts... finished career first on EIU games played list with 124 appearances... ranked 14th on EIU career 3-pointers made with 100... had nine games this season with multiple 3-pointers made... was 3-of-5 on 3-pointers at Cleveland State finishing with nine points... was 3-of-3 from 3-point range in opening round CIT win at Oakland... lone double figure game was 11 points at Tennessee State where he posted his second career double-double adding ten rebounds... ended regular season with eight points at Murray State... ranked 10th on EIU career blocks list with 59... had season high four assists in senior night win over Southeast Missouri... scored four points in OVC Tournament quarterfinal game against Belmont...  finished career with eight points in CIT 2nd round game against Evansville... OVC Medal of Honor award winner... 

JUNIOR (2013-14): Played in 30 games, making 15 starts… averaged 17.8 minutes per game… averaged 4.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game… added 35 assists, eight steals and 19 blocks… posted a .397 field-goal percentage (50-for-126) and a .317 three-point field-goal percentage (19-for-60)… also went 13-for-17 from the foul line… scored a season-high 11 points twice, against Chicago State on Feb. 24 and against UT Martin on Feb. 6… grabbed a season-high six rebounds on Dec. 28 against Tennessee State… scored in double figures three times… averaged 4.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in conference play.

SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Played in all 32 games with 31 starts... third on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game... finished season with 19 points against Southeast Missouri in the OVC Tournament making 8-of-13 from the floor and 2-of-3 from 3-point range... led EIU in 3-point shooting making 52-of-134... 38.8 percent clip from 3-point range ranked 9th in the OVC... had 16 games in double figures with a high of 28 points against Texas Pan American... scored 20 points in road win at Austin Peay... double-double against Houston Baptist with 16 points and 11 rebounds... named to EMU Ice Man Classic All-Tournament team as he scored in double figures in all three games... averaged 4.4 rebounds per game... shot 86.4 percent from 3-point range (38-of-44) and 45 percent from the floor (118-of-262)... season high five made 3-pointers against Toledo.

FRESHMAN (2011-12): Played in all 29 games with all action coming off the bench... shot 57 percent for the season (49-of-86)... scored in double figures in four games with season high 17 points against Oakland City... averaged 2.1 rebounds per game with a high of eight at Northern Illinois... made 3-of-6 3-pointers... was 24-of-26 from the free throw line including ending season with a string of 16 straight made free throws.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Champaign Centennial HS for coach Tim Lavin... helped lead team to a IHSA Class 3A state championship as a sophomore and fourth place finish as a junior... earned special mention All-State honors as a senior as team posted a 20-10 record... averaged 19.2 points and 10.4 rebounds a game as a senior... had a break out game of 40 points and 22 rebounds against Decatur Eisenhower... as a sophomore averaged 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as team was 32-1... increased average to 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the floor as a junior when team went 31-3... All Big-12 Conference selection... All-Area... All-State 4th team... McDonald's All-American nominee.

PERSONAL: Son of Kristi Piper and Mark Piper... memorable sports moment was "winning IHSA state title during sophomore year."