Honors and Awards
• 2018-19 Preseason First-Team All-Southland Conference
• 2017-18 Third-Team All-Southland Conference
• 2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
• 2016 NCAA Top 64 Freshmen (College Court Report)
Entering 2018-19:
• Leading scorer, rebounder returning from 2017-18
• has 15 career double-doubles
• has 58 of 85 career games scoring in double figures
• owns 11 career games of 20+ points, 7 as a junior, 2 each in his first two seasons
• begins his final season 31st on the Demons’ career scoring list (1,038 points), 23rd in rebounds (549) and eighth in blocked shots (100). If he matches last year’s totals, he can finish 12th all-time in scoring, eighth in rebounding and fourth in blocks.
In 2017-18:
• Started 28 of 29 games
• ranked 57th nationally (second in the Southland) in blocks per game (1.83), 66th NCAA/3rd Southland in FG percentage (.530), 82nd NCAA/3rd Southland with eight double-doubles
• NSU’s leading scorer (13.7 ppg), rebounder (7.2 pg), shot blocker and most accurate 3-point shooter (.378)
• nine games with 10+ rebounds, with career-best 17 vs. ACU (1/13) along with 22 points
• season-high 28 points vs. UCA included 26 after halftime, biggest half of his career
• three times in league play, posted back-to-back 20-point games; ACU (22) and SHSU (20) on 1/13 and 1/17 was first time in his Demon career. Others came 1/23 vs. UCA (28), 1/31 at UNO (20), and 2/14 vs. HBU (21), 2/21 at UIW (22).
• twice in those back-to-back games, he had double-doubles: 22/17 vs. ACU followed by 20/13 at Sam Houston, and 21/11 vs. Houston Baptist followed by 22/11 at UIW
• 23 of 29 games scored in double figures
• did not have two straight games out of double-digits
• season-best 12 straight games with 10 points or more from 12/9 to 1/17
• became Demons’ best 3-point threat, leading all players who finished the season with 17 behind the arc and a very solid 37.5 percent aim
• fouled out 3 times, including with 7 minutes left at UNO in his 20/11 double-double
• took a summer 2017 tour of China with a faith-based basketball organization
In 2016-17:
• Third-leading scorer (11.0) overall, in Southland play (11.6), scoring in double digits 17 times.
• top rebounder overall (6.2) and in league games (6.3).
• emerged in the final weeks of his sophomore year among the better interior players in the Southland.
• in last eight games, averaged 14.9 points, shooting 62 percent FGs and 77 percent on FTs, and 6.9 rebounds.
• posted a career-best 32-point game at ACU 2/11, going 11-15 on FGs and 9-11 on FTs, making his first career 3 to beat the shot clock in a 20-point second half.
• last five Saturday games were outstanding, with three double-doubles and averages of 20 ppg, 9.4 rebounds.
• recovered from miserable start at FT line (was under 50 percent all season until 2/4 vs. SFA, going 5-6) by sinking 73 percent (49-67) over last 13 games.
• three double-double games: 19 points, 11 rebounds vs. SFA (career-long 35 minutes, including OT); 17/13 at Nicholls, 12/10 in win over Southland champ UNO.
• only non-start, for second straight year, was vs.
AMCC.
• despite being ill 3/2 at SFA, scored go-ahead layup with 1:34 to go in 72-67 victory snapping hosts’ 5-year, 45-game Southland home streak.
In 2015-16:
• Third-leading scorer for Demons (11.5 points pg), top rebounder (5.6) while starting 27 of NSU’s 28 games, averaging 25 minutes.
• team-best 56.6% shooting aim ranked fifth in the Southland Conference; made 120 shots in 28 games, needed 20 more to meet NCAA minimum that would have ranked him 38th nationally.
• top-ranked freshman rebounder in the Southland Conference, 17th overall.
• did his best rebounding in Southland play, with a 6.2 average, 14th in the league.
• with 1.0 blocks pg, ranked 12th in the Southland, third among freshmen.
• led team overall with 57% shooting aim, shot 68% on FTs, getting to the line 121 times, second on the team.
• blocked 27 shots, with a single-game high of 3 on three occasions, including at Ole Miss in his college debut.
• scored 13 at Ole Miss to signal he was ready for prime time.
• three double-doubles: 20 points, 12 rebounds in last-minute home loss to UNO, 17/14 in 15-point home win over Southeastern La., 18/11 in road loss at A&M/Corpus Christi, his only non-start of the season.
• scored in double figures in 17 games, including 17 at Arkansas with 6 rebounds.
• breakout game was season-best 25 points, 9 rebounds in hard-fought six-point win over Louisiana College.
• 17 points vs. No. 16 Baylor in competitive 75-62 loss in Waco.
High School:
• All-state player as a senior.
• selected to The Advocate All-Metro team and was named a swat team captain.
• averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks as a senior.
• helped Port Allen to the quarterfinals.
• second-team all-district as a junior.
Personal:
• Born June 20, 1997.
• son of Veda Ferdinand.
• business administration major aims to play in the NBA or own his own business.
• nicknames are “Ish” and “Big Dog.”
