| Height: | 6-7 |
| Weight: | 225 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Tar Heel, N.C. |
| High School: | West Bladen |
| Position: | F |
| Major: | Pre-Major Studies |
AS A JUNIOR (2010-2011)
Played in 30 games with three starts to his
credit… Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week on Dec.
20… Spent majority of season as team’s “Sixth
Man”… Averaged 17.4 minutes per game… Fourth on
the team with an average of 8.1 points per game… Led the
team and finished second in the Peach Belt with a 62.2 shooting
percentage… Shot 73.2 percent from the free throw
line… Finished second on the team with an average of 5.1
rebounds per game… Second on the team with 33 blocks (1.1
per game)… Finished eighth in the PBC during league play
with an average of 1.4 blocks per game… Recorded season-high
17 points and 10 rebounds in win over Johnson & Wales on Nov.
14… Season-high 12 rebounds against Montevallo on Jan.
28… Season-high four blocks recorded on three
occasions… Recorded 15 points and nine rebounds in 110-107
triple-overtime win over Flagler… Finished in double figures
for scoring on 10 occasions… Recorded five or more rebounds
on 15 occasions… Recorded one double-double on the
year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-2010)
Played in 23 games with eight starts to his
credit… Averaged 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per
contest… Second on squad with 20 blocks… Shot 52.2%
from the field… Scored season-high 16 points in loss at USC
Aiken on Feb. 17… Recorded season-high nine rebounds on two
occasions… Perfect 6-6 from free throw line in loss at USC
Aiken on Feb. 17… Season-high three blocks in win over
Armstrong Atlantic on Jan. 23.
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-2009)
Appeared in all of UNCP’s 27 games with one start to
his credit... Scored 75 points on the year while pulling down 70
rebounds (42 defensive)... Finished the season with a shooting
percentage of .477... Tallied 13 blocks, six steals and four
assists for the season... Averaged 12.5 minutes per contest...
Posted a career-high 13 points against Francis Marion on Jan. 14...
Scored 10 points against Belmont Abbey on Dec. 6... Recorded a
career-high eight rebounds twice on the season, once against
Georgia Southwestern on Jan. 17 and then against Lander on Jan.
19... Tied for the team lead in rebounds against Lander on Jan. 19
with eight... Recorded season-high two blocks on four
occasions.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Ken Cross and the 2007-08 2A State
Champion West Bladen Knights... Averaged 11.4 points, 12.6 rebounds
and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior in helping lead the Knights to
a 30-2 record and a state title... Earned All-Conference accolades
and at state regionals he was named to the All-Tournament squad...
During his junior campaign WBHS went 23-4 reaching the third round
of the state playoffs before exiting the field... Also a three-time
letterwinner in football, earning All-Conference honors during his
career... Earned WBHS letters in tennis and track & field.
PERSONAL
Is the son of Charles and Traci Priest... has one brother, Charlie
Jr., and two sisters, Paige and Brittany... His father, Charlie,
ran track for UNCP... Born May 2, 1990 in Fayetteville, N.C....
Pre-major studies at UNCP.
CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP
Points: 17 vs. Johnson
& Wales (11/14/10)
Rebounds: 12 vs. Montevallo (1/28/11)
Assists: 3 vs. Allen (12/15/10)
Steals: 3 (3x) last vs. Montevallo
(1/28/11)
Blocks: 4 (3x) last vs. USC Aiken (2/16/11)
3-Point Field Goals: -
Free Throws: 7 (2x) last vs. The Apprentice
School (11/28/10)
Minutes: 30 vs. Augusta State (2/8/10)
Double-Doubles: 1 vs. Johnson & Wales
(11/14/10)
