Earning Their Stripes Video (YouTube)
2023-24: Fifth-year team member ... has started 27 of 78 career games … 218 career points, 241 career rebounds, 102 career assists, 65 career steals, 16 career blocks and 13 career three-point field goals ... career field goal percentage of 41% (85-208) ... career three-point field goal percentage of 27% (13-48) ... career free throw percentage of 66% (35-53).
2022-23: Team Captain ... played in 24 games, averaging 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 11.6 minutes with five three-pointers … shot 51% (22-43) from the field, including 46% (5-11) on three-pointers, and 77% (10-13) at the free throw line … added 15 steals and seven blocks … season-high 10 points at Ferrum (2/11) … season-high five rebounds vs. Virginia Wesleyan (2/24) in ODAC Tournament Quarterfinal … season-high four assists vs. Alvernia (PA) (11/11) … equaled season-high two steals on two occasions, most recent at Lynchburg (12/7) … equaled season-high one block on seven occasions, most recent vs. nationally-ranked No. 2 Christopher Newport (3/4) in NCAA Tournament Second Round … season-high two three-pointers at Ferrum (2/11) ... season-high 20 minutes vs. Guilford (NC) (2/25) in ODAC Tournament Semifinal ... one double-figure scoring game.
2021-22: Team Captain ... started one of 24 games, averaging 2.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 14.1 minutes … shot 38% (23-61) from the field, including 0-6 on three-pointers, and 53% (10-19) at the free throw line … added 17 steals and three blocks … equaled season-high eight points on two occasions, most recent at Shenandoah (2/19) … season-high six rebounds vs. Mary Washington (12/18) … equaled season-high four assists on two occasions, most recent vs. Guilford (NC) (2/24) in the ODAC Tournament Quarterfinal … season-high four steals vs. Virginia Wesleyan (1/20) … equaled career-high two blocks at Lynchburg (2/1) … season-high 22 minutes at Shenandoah (2/19).
2020-21: Started all six games, averaging 4.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 22.2 minutes with one three-pointer ... shot 48% (11-23) from the field, and 100% (2-2) at the free throw line, adding nine steals ... led team in starts ... season-high nine points at Ferrum (2/2) ... season-high five rebounds at Lynchburg (2/16) ... equaled season-high two assists on two occasions, most recent at Ferrum (2/2) ... season-high three steals at Ferrum (2/2) ... season-high one three-pointer at Ferrum (2/2) ... season-high 25 minutes at Randolph-Macon (1/30).
2019-20: Started 20 of 24 games, averaging 3.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 25.5 minutes with seven three-pointers … shot 36% (29-81) from the field, including 25% (7-28) on three-pointers, and 68% (13-19) at the free throw line … added 24 steals and six blocks … career-high 13 points vs. nationally-ranked No. 21 Guilford (NC) (1/4) … career-high nine rebounds vs. Southern Virginia (12/14) … equaled career-high five assists on three occasions, most recent at Guilford (NC) (2/15) … equaled career-high five steals on two occasions, most recent at Bridgewater (1/18) … career-high two blocks vs. Shenandoah (12/7) … career-high three three-pointers vs. nationally-ranked No. 21 Guilford (NC) (1/4) … career-high 39 minutes at Virginia Wesleyan (1/8) … two double-figure scoring games.
High School: 2019 graduate of Landstown High School in Virginia Beach ... helped Landstown HS win the 2019 Virginia High School League 6A State Championship … Team Captain helped team to a 25-3 record … Landstown HS Governor’s STEM & Technology Academy Graduate … Advanced Diploma … Honors Graduate … Early Scholars Program Graduate.
Personal: Son of Samuel and Demia Turner … has one sister (Payton) … uncle (Cory Alexander) played basketball at Virginia and in the NBA (San Antonio, 1995-98; Denver, 1997-2000; Orlando, 2000-01; Charlotte, 2004-05) … cousin (Kenny Brooks) played basketball at James Madison and is currently the women’s basketball head coach at Virginia Tech … majoring in government with a minor in leadership in the public interest … favorite TV shows include Black-ish and Blended … favorite movies include Space Jam and Like Mike ... favorite professional sports teams include the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Lakers … favorite sports figures include LeBron James and Cory Alexander … greatest sports moment was helping basketball team win high school’s first state championship … hobbies include playing video games and listening to music.
Why H-SC: “I wanted to go to a school that wanted me to be there, and had my athletic and scholastic interests at heart”
