Biography
AWARDS/HONORS
• Bevo Francis Award Top 25 – 2021-22
• D2CCA Third-Team All-American – 2021-22
• NABC First-Team All-District – 2021-22
• D2CCA First-Team All-Region – 2021-22
• All-PSAC West First-Team – 2021-22
• NCAA Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team – 2021-22
• D2CIDA National Player of the Week (1.25.22)
• 3x PSAC West Athlete of the Week (11.22.21, 1.24.22, 2.28.22)
• 3x PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week (11.29.21, 1.10.22, 2.21.22)
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2020-21
• Cal U AD Honor Roll – Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
2021-22 I SOPHOMORE
Featured on Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List … selected a D2CCA Third-Team All-American … named NABC First-Team All-District … voted D2CCA First-Team All-Region … tabbed to All-PSAC West First-Team … started all 33 games … averaged 21.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.9 blocks in 33.1 minutes per game … led PSAC and ranked No. 18 in the country in scoring … paced league and ranked No. 11 in the nation in rebounds … led PSAC and ranked third in NCAA Division II with 21 double-doubles … finished second in PSAC and No. 23 in the country in blocks per game … ranked fifth in the league with a team-best .538 field-goal percentage (279-of-519) … led PSAC and ranked seventh in the nation with 692 total points … paced league and finished third in NCAA Division II with 358 total rebounds … led PSAC and ranked fourth in the country with 279 field-goals made … scored at least 20 points 18 times with six 30-point games … led the team in scoring 19 times … collected double-digit rebounds in 22 games with seven games of 15-plus rebounds … paced team in rebounds 22 times … registered at least three blocks 12 times … played at least 35 minutes in 17 games … tabbed to NCAA Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team … selected D2CIDA National Player of the Week (Jan. 25) … named PSAC West Athlete of the Week three times (Nov. 22, Jan. 24, Feb. 28) … chosen PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week three times (Nov. 29, Jan. 10, Feb. 21) … scored 37 points on 16-of-21 shooting and added 10 rebounds, one block and one steal against Franklin Pierce … posted 35 points on 16-of-29 from the floor, 16 rebounds and two blocks versus Fairmont State … tallied 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including three-of-eight from long range, 10 rebounds, four blocks and one steal at Shippensburg … finished with 19 points on 8-of-13 from the field, 15 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and four steals at Bloomsburg … collected 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals against Carlow … scored 29 points on 9-of-15 from the field and 11-of-17 from the free-throw line and added 13 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and one steal versus West Chester … totaled 20 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, four blocks and one steal against Kutztown … set a career high with 18 rebounds and posted 33 points on 12-of-20 from the floor and eight-of nine from the charity stripe, plus added two assists, four blocks and one steal, at Edinboro … recorded 29 points on 13-of-24 shooting, 17 rebounds, one assist, four blocks and two steals at Clarion … scored 30 points on 13-of-15 from the field and added six rebounds, one assist and two blocks at Mercyhurst … finished with 26 points on 10-of-15 from the floor, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks at Slippery Rock … collected 21 points, nine rebounds, two assists, four blocks and one steal versus Pitt-Johnstown … tallied 30 points on 12-of-22 shooting, 13 rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals at IUP … registered 23 points on 11-of-13 from the field, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Clarion … posted 24 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and one steal while playing all 40 minutes versus Slippery Rock … established a career high with 38 points on 14-of-25 from the field and 8-of-12 from the free-throw line and added 10 rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal while playing all 40 minutes against Mercyhurst … totaled 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting, 16 rebounds, one assist and one block while playing all 40 minutes at Gannon … finished with 24 points on 10-of-13 from the floor, six rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal versus Slippery Rock in first round of PSAC Tournament … collected 20 points, 14 rebounds, one assist, four blocks and one steal at IUP in quarterfinals of PSAC Tournament … scored 29 points on 10-of-20 from the field and 9-of-12 from the charity stripe and added 15 rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal against Fairmont State in first round of NCAA Tournament … posted 12 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and four steals versus West Virginia State in second round of NCAA Tournament … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
2020-21 I SOPHOMORE*
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2020-21) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
The asterisk next to the 2020-21 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020-21 to 2021-22 due to this NCAA ruling.
2019-20 I FRESHMAN
Appeared in 18 games as a reserve … averaged 3.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game … played double-digit minutes six times … posted 10 points, four rebounds and a season-high three blocks in 11 minutes against Mansfield … finished with six points, two rebounds, one block and one steal at West Chester … set a season high with 11 points and added three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a season-high 18 minutes at Slippery Rock … registered nine points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 13 minutes versus Slippery Rock … collected five points and five rebounds at Edinboro … tallied six points, four rebounds and one block in 17 minutes against Seton Hill … posted four points, one rebound, two blocks and two steals in 12 minutes at IUP in quarterfinals of PSAC Tournament
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Westerville North under head coach Shannon Trusley … three-year letter winner … tabbed second-team all-conference and all-district honorable mention as a junior and senior … served as team captain and member of conference championship team as a senior … featured on Honor Roll
PERSONAL
Son of Anthony and D’Metria Alston … has two brothers and one sister … played AAU for Nova Village … majoring in business administration (management information systems)
