Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Santa Margarita Catholic High School (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) under head coach Jeff Reinert … was a two-time first-team All-CIF Southern Section selection (Open Division in 2018, Division I in 2019) … as a senior (2018-19), was named the Orange County Player of the Year by the Orange County Register … averaged 21.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior … in addition, shot 54.0 percent from the field as a senior and made 44.0 percent of his 3-point attempts (92 for 207) … was an 85.0 percent free throw shooter during his senior season … was named a first-team All-Trinity League selection as a senior … scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the CIF-SS Division I final (2019), totaling 10 points in the fourth quarter … scored a team-high 19 points in Santa Margarita’s 50-45 win over Harvard-Westlake in the CIF-SS Division I semifinals … also registered 29 points in a win against Rancho Christian (Temecula), one of the top teams in California … drilled a late 3-point basket to force overtime for Santa Margarita in the CIF-SS Division I championship contest, as his team went on to defeat Chino Hills (62-61) for the CIF Division I title (Feb. 23, 2019) … as a junior (2017-18), averaged 17.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game … in addition, shot 50.1 percent overall, 44.7 percent from 3-point range and 85.9 percent from the free throw line as a junior … totaled a season-high 32 points, connecting on a season-best six three-pointers (eight attempts) in a 75-70 loss to St. John Bosco (Jan. 12, 2018) … helped guide Santa Margarita to a 20-10 record and 7-3 mark in league play as a junior … captured first-team Orange County Register All-County acclaim and was an honorable mention All-California State selection by MaxPreps.com as a junior … averaged 13.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore (2016-17) … averaged 7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game as a freshman (2015-16).