Biography
RECENTLY:
• Scored 21 points, 11 in the final 6:22, helping Demons finish their Canadian tour with an 85-80 win over the University of Toronto, who had beaten UNLV five days earlier on a neutral court.
• scored 21 points, draining 15 of 16 at the FT line, in a 103-84 win at York University
• played on an Athletes In Action team on a weeklong tour of Poland, helping the squad score two wins over the Belarus national junior team. Teammates included Baylor’s King McClure, Clemson’s Legend Robertin and Arkansas State’s Christan Davis, and two players from the Polish national junior team.
• along with mission work, the team toured infamous Nazi concentration camp sites at Auschwitz and Birkenau
SOPHOMORE (2015-16):
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER'S SPRING HONOR ROLL
• Played in 27 games, starting 26, averaging 10.9 points and 6.3 assists. Missed Houston Baptist game due to his grandmother’s funeral.
• led the Southland Conference in assists pg by a full dime pg, and ranked 14th nationally, taking over the point guard slot after the opening-game injury that ended Jalan West’s season. Played mostly at the point, but moved over to the shooting guard spot at times.
• 14 assists at Central Arkansas was best by any Southland player and tied for the 8th-best performance in Division I last season.
• fifth in the Southland with a plus 2.1 assist to turnover ratio.
• 12.9 scoring average in conference games ranked 18th among all league players.
• fourth in the conference in double-doubles with 5; 16 points, 11 assists vs. LSU-Alexandria, then three straight: 13/11 in 88-80 win at Nicholls, 11/10 in 91-76 win over Southeastern La., and 20/11 in win vs. UCA, then 16/14 in road loss at UCA.
• twice scored career-best 20, in home win over UCA and 84-82 road loss at SLU.
• 15 points, 9 assists, career-best 5 steals at Auburn; 12 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds at No. 16 Baylor
• nominated for Academic All-Southland, owning a 3.1 GPA in accounting
FRESHMAN (2014-15):
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER'S SPRING HONOR ROLL
• Played in all 32 games, starting 3 as a true freshman, averaging 20 minutes and 5 points.
• tallied 9 points, 5 rebounds in career-high 31 minutes in Southland Tournament semifinal battle with Stephen F. Austin.
• delivered the game-clinching block of a potential game-tying 3-pointer in quarterfinal victory over McNeese.
• hit the game-winning, buzzer-beating, court-length drive to hit a twisting 6-footer to beat UIW 103-101 on Jan. 10.
• dropped a season-best 13 points, hitting 6-8 FGs, at A&M-Corpus Christi.
• garnered two other double-digit scoring totals, 12 to key comeback win at LSU Alexandria (Nov. 20), and 11 in defeat at UL Monroe (Dec. 9).
• sank 10 of 16 shots in a three-game stretch in the middle of Southland play.
High School:
• Academic All-State with a 3.7 GPA.
• twice named All-State Class 3A.
• three times first-team All-District, All-City in Shreveport-Bossier, and All-Bossier Parish.
• district MVP as a senior, All-Bossier Parish MVP as a junior and senior.
• averaged 20.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior.
• voted Mr. Bossier High School by classmates.
• helped Bearkats of coach Jeremiah Williams to four straight Top 28 state tournament appearances and four straight unbeaten district records.
• FCA president at Bossier
• in his freshman season, he played with Demon junior Jalan West on the 2011 state championship team.
Personal:
• Son of Dewayne and Lorece Hall.
• has two brothers, Thomas and Antonio Rasco, and sisters, Olympia Manning and Sherilla Hodge, both 34.
• born Dec. 29, 1994.
• majoring in accounting.
• posted a 3.0 GPA in the Spring 2015 semester and brings an overall 3.0 GPA into the 2015-16 year.
