Returning letterwinner who is expected to start at power forward for the Lakers… Is back at 100 percent after missing most of last season with a leg injury… Excellent defender and shot blocker, plus a tremendous rebounder on the defensive end… Left-handed shooter with an exceptional mid-range jump shot… A potential All-Peach Belt Conference and All-South Atlantic Regional hopeful.
2006-07: Saw action in 14 games in his first season in a Laker uniform, averaging four points and three rebounds a game, while shooting a whopping 62 percent from the field... Missed the entire Peach Belt Conference portion of the season with a stress fracture in his leg... Scored a career-high eight points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting from the field against Texas-Permian Basin... Also scored seven points each against Southeastern and Carver.
Pre-Clayton State: Lettered last season at Duquesne for head coach Danny Nee after redshirting during the 2004-05 season… Saw action in 27 games with five starts, averaging three points and two rebounds a game… Shot 49 percent from the field… Scored 10 points and had four rebounds in a game against Fordham.
High School: Lettered four seasons in basketball and three seasons in baseball at Columbia High School in Decatur, Ga… High school head coach was Philip McCrary… Averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds during his senior season in leading Columbia to the state quarterfinals… Averaged 15 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots a game as a junior… Was a two-time team captain… Selected to the National Honor and was member of the Beta Club.
Personal: Born: November 21, 1985… Parents are Raymond and Barbara Kelly… Favorite food is chicken wings… Favorite television show is “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”… Athletic hero growing up was Kevin Garnett… Major is Secondary Education.