Biography
2020-21 (Graduate): NABC First Team All-District… BOXTOROW Co-Player of the Year… Finalist for Lou Henson National Player of the Year (Top Mid-Major Player) and Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year… Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American and Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team… 3rd Player to ever win both MEAC Player of the Year & Defensive Player of the Year… First Team All-MEAC and All-Defensive Team… 2x MEAC Player of the Week & 8x MEAC Defensive Player of the Week… Only player in the Nation to average at least 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals… Led MEAC in total points, rebounds, double-doubles, free throws made & attempted, blocks and steals… Reached double figures in all but two games, finishing with a pair of 30-plus point games and six with at least 20 points… Dished out at least five assists in seven games, going for eight in three contests… Had multiple blocks in 12 games and at least two steals in 15 games… Started in all 22 games and averaged 16.1 points and 8.2 rebounds in 34.8 minutes per game… Also tallied 79 assists (3.6 per game), 57 steals (2.6 per game) and 42 blocks (1.9 per game)… Hit 47.3% of his field goals (121-of-256), 25-of-78 (32.1%) of his 3-pointers and 88-of-156 (56.4%) of his free throws… Scored career-high 34 points on 11-of-13 shooting with a pair of threes and 10-of-15 free throws to go with ten rebounds, season-high eight assists, four blocks and four steals in win over UNC Greensboro, becoming the first player since at least 2010-11 with such a stat-line (12/10)… Made all 11 of his field goals with three 3-pointers and eight assists in regular season finale at Delaware State (2/28)… Opened season with 22 points, nine rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocks at #9 Duke (11/28)… Finished with 22 points and eight rebounds at George Washington (12/5)… Credited with eight points, five rebounds and five steals at Georgetown (12/8)… Tallied 19 points with four steals at Virginia Tech (12/19)… Recorded nation’s only 5-by-5 game against Delaware State, finishing with 13 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, six steals and five blocks (1/5)… Went for 17 points, career-high rebounds and five assists at Morgan State (1/16)… Followed up the next day with 21 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, five steals and three blocks (1/17)… Notched back-to-back doubleheaders against the Bears at the PEC with16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and four steals (1/30) before going for 22 points, ten rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals (2/2).
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior at UTEP): Played in 14 games, making two starts … averaged 4.0 rebounds per game (56 total boards) … scored 37 points (2.6 ppg) with eight assists, six blocks and 10 steals … scored a season-high nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and recorded eight rebounds with two blocks during a win against East Central … tallied six points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals during a win against Ball State at the Diamond Head Classic … registered eight rebounds with five points against Boise State … totaled eight boards at FIU.
2018-19 (Junior): Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
2017-18 (Sophomore at NJIT): First Team All-Atlantic Sun… Led team in scoring (15.7 ppg) and ranked second in rebounding (6.2 rpg) during the 2017-18 season … registered career-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Kennesaw State … matched career best with another 27-point effort at Lipscomb … dished out a season-high six dimes and scored 17 points against FDU … notched a double-double that included 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Rutgers … pulled down 11 rebounds and tallied 20 points for second double-double of season at North Florida …
2016-17 (Freshman at NJIT): Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team … Averaged 9.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game… opened collegiate career with a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) against Sarah Lawrence … notched second career double-double with a season-high 23 points and 10 boards against North Florida … registered third double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) versus Stetson … named ASUN Newcomer of the Week twice, the first was for averaging 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds during a two-game span (Jan. 9-15), while the second was for an 18-point, seven-rebound effort during a win against USC Upstate.
High School: Named the Montgomery Sentinel Co-Player of the Year and a Washington Post All-Met selection after leading Gaithersburg High School and the County with 26.3 points per game… Participated in the Crab Ball Classic and Capital Classic preliminary game… Did a prep season at Coastal Academy in Neptune, N.J … Honor Roll student
Personal: Born May 27, 1998... Son of Elizabeth Tarke and Willibroad Anthony … has two brothers, Nendah and Mandela, and a sister, Anelle.
