THE OFFICIAL HOME OF McNEESE ATHLETICS

• Preseason 1st Team All-Southland Conference by SLC Coaches
• The Almanac’s SLC Newcomer of the Year by The Almanac.
• Voted by league coaches anonymously as the league’s “Best Pro Prospect” and “Player Who Scares You the Most” conducted by The Almanac
• 1^st Team All-SLC by The Almanac

Before McNeese
At TCU:
2022-23 (Redshirt Senior):
• Helped guide TCU to a 22-13 record and to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where it fell by three points to eventual Elite Eight participant Gonzaga.
• Appeared in 35 games and made nine starts.
• Averaged 5.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
• Sank 44% from the field, 24% from 3FG range and 71% at the free throw line.
• Scored double-digits 10 times with a high of 17 points in an 83-60 win at Kansas where he sank 7 of 8 from the field including 3 of 4 from long range.
• Season-high seven rebounds at Iowa State (Feb. 15) and seven assists vs. ULM (Nov. 17).

2021-22 (Senior):
• Played in seven games, averaging 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game.
• Scored a season-high seven points and three rebounds against Southern Miss (11/15/21).
• Missed most of the season with a knee injury.
• Played 13 minutes against McNeese on Nov. 11, dishing out two assists.

At UT Arlington
2020-21 (Junior):
• ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
• NABC ALL-DISTRICT 23 FIRST TEAM
• Played in 24 games while making 23 starts.
• Averaged 16.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
• Scoring average ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference.
• Shot 41.6 percent from the field and 39.7 percent from 3-point range.
• Scored a season-high 31 points against Louisiana (1/15/21).
• Had a season-high nine assists against Arkansas State (2/27/21).
• Scored double-digits 24 times including 19 straight games to end the season.
• 20 or more points seven times.
 
At Tyler Junior College
2019-20 (Sophomore):
• NJCAA Division I First Team All-American.
• Region XIV Player of the Year.
• East Division First Team member.
• Led the team and ranked 21st in the nation with 21.6 points per game.
• Averaged 6.0 assists per outing to finish 23rd in the country in that category.
• Shot a gaudy 46.5 percent from 3-point range for the year – the 17th-best rate in the nation.
• Connected at an eye-opening 55.1 percent from the floor and went 81.4 percent from the free-throw line.
• Had eight games of 30+ points – including six such contests in an eight-game stretch in January – which was accentuated by a high of 41 on Jan. 25 at Kilgore.
• Collected three double-doubles on the campaign and had a triple-double with 38 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds on Jan. 29 against Trinity Valley.
• Helped guide TJC to one of its best seasons in program history, posting a 25-3 record, Region XIV Regular Season Championship and finishing with a #11 national ranking.
 
2018-19 (Freshman):
• Named Second Team All-Region.
• Averaged 16.1 points, 3.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds over 28 games.
• 450 total points off the bench were a team high.
• Connected at a 54-percent clip from the floor, a 75-percent rate from the free throw line and shot 47.6 percent from 3-point range/
• One of those triples was a game-winner as he lifted TJC to a win over #24 Trinity Valley Community College in February of 2019.
 
High School:
• Amarillo Globe-News Super Team Player of the Year as a senior in 2017 after averaging 21.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game at the highest Class 6A level.
• Made 48 percent of his 3-point attempts.
• Produced 3.6 steals per game.
• Scored a season-high 38 points during the playoffs.
• A multi-sport talent, he was also a member of Amarillo Tascosa’s track and field team, finishing 7th in the state his senior year in the long jump.
 
Personal:
• Born on Aug. 26, 1999.
• Son of Aesha and John Wells.
• One of four children.
• One cousin played in the WNBA: Briana Gilbreath; another cousin played professionally oversees: Stefanie Gilbreath.
• Wears #13 because his grandmother grew up on 13th Street in Amarillo.