2019-20: Stepped into a starting role and was one of two Scots to start all 29 games … Averaged 29.2 minutes, 9.3 points, and 4.4 rebounds per game … Earned a spot on the NCAC All-Tournament Team after scoring a career-high 22 points against Wittenberg (Feb. 29) in the championship game en route to helping Wooster extend its Div. III record for consecutive NCAA Tourney berths to 18 … Was 8-for-10 from the floor, which included a 4-for-6 showing from beyond the arc against the Tigers in the championship game … Earlier in the year, surpassed 20 points for the first time with a 21-point effort versus Denison (Feb. 12) … Logged eight games with at least six rebounds, headlined by nine versus Wilmington (Nov. 23) … Named to the NABC Honors Court and member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19: The team’s “sixth man” who averaged 21.2 minutes per game, the most among non-starters … Played in 29 games and made four starts … Tied for fifth on the team with 7.6 points per game and was third with 37 3-pointers … Opened the year with a 14-point night versus Muskingum (Nov. 14) … Overall, logged nine double-digit scoring performances, headlined by a career-high 19 points versus Hiram (Jan. 20) … Was 4-for-6 from beyond the arc versus the Terriers as part of a 6-for-9 showing from the floor … Tallied 13 points in 76-74 win at Ohio Wesleyan (Feb. 2), and buried the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.1 seconds left … Secured a career-high nine rebounds at Ohio Northern (Nov. 25) … Named to the NABC Honors Court.
2017-18: Entered 22 of 29 games and averaged 16.2 minutes per game – the second-most among non-starters … Averaged 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game … Scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting at Wabash (Jan. 20), and secured a season-high seven rebounds – all of which came on the offensive end … Canned a trio of 3-pointers during win over then-undefeated Emory & Henry (Dec. 30) … Key contributor in Wooster’s win over Illinois Wesleyan (March 2) with 10 points off the bench in first round of NCAA Div. III Championships … Added six rebounds at Hiram (Jan. 24) with five coming on offensive end of the floor.
2016-17: Key reserve among Wooster’s frontcourt players entering 15 games and averaging nearly seven minutes per game … Averaged 1.8 points and 1.0 rebounds … One of the keys in win over DePauw (Dec. 10) with season-bests in points (10) and rebounds (4) … Logged 14 minutes against the Tigers and went 3-for-5 from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers … Contributed six points and three rebounds in win over Kenyon (Jan. 18).
Prior to Wooster: Two-time AP all-state selection, including a second-team honoree as a senior … Four-time all-district selection … District 12 Player of the- ear for Div. III high schools as a senior … Helped team to district championship as a junior and a pair of conference titles … Lettered four times in basketball, once in football, and once in track & field … Scored 1,312 points, and set Union Local High School’s record with 172 3-pointers.
Personal: Born March 6, 1998 … Son of Daymond and Lori Tipton … Majoring in biology.
