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AS A FRESHMAN (2013-14): A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... As a guard, he played in 14 games to total 70 minutes on the court … Averaged 2.6 points, 0.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 5.0 minutes per game … Shot 32.5 percent (13-for-40) from the field, including a 11-of-35 (.314) success rate from the perimeter … Turned in a career-high six points twice against Montevallo and USC Aiken, but added five points in back-to-back games against St. Andrews and Mid-Atlantic Christian … Went 66.7 percent from the 3-point line in the loss to Montevallo … Tallied a career-high four rebounds, three assists, one steal and 15 minutes in the victory over Mid-Atlantic Christian ... Finished the season with 37 points, six rebounds, one steal and five assists.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13): A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Redshirted ... Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Hoggard High School for coach Brett Queen … Played AAU basketball for Flight 22 and coach Nathan Faulk … Averaged a team-leading 13.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a prep senior in leading the Vikings to an 18-8 record, a state playoff appearance and a runner-up finish in the conference … Also registered 23 assists and a team-best 32 steals … Also canned a school record 87 3-pointers (39.7 pct. success rate) and converted on a team-best 74 percent of his shots from the free throw line … Finished his prep career second in the Hoggard record books in 3-point percentage (37.4) and fourth in 3-point field goals (145) … Earned all-conference, all-area and all-district accolades as a senior … Averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds as a junior and helped lead Hoggard to an 18-8 record and the Mideastern Conference championship … Also grabbed 23 steals and 19 assists … Registered a 35.5 percent success rate from the perimeter (38 total 3-pointers) … Earned Big Shots Winthrop MVP accolades for Flight 22 after leading his squad to the tournament title with 28 points in the championship game.

PERSONAL: The son of Tracey and Ron Thayer … Has a younger sister, Lauren, and a younger brother, Cameron … Maintained a 3.75 cumulative grade point average at Hoggard High School and graduated in the top 25 percent of his 418-member senior class … Enrolled in pre-major studies at UNCP.

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP
Points: 9 - vs. Southern Wesleyan (11/22/14)
FG: 3 - vs. Southern Wesleyan (11/22/14)
FGA: 12 - vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/09/13)
3FG: 3 - vs. Southern Wesleyan (11/22/14)
3FGA: 9 - vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/09/13)
FT: 
FTA: 
Rebounds: 4 - vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/09/13)
Assists: 3 - vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/09/13)
Steals: 1 - vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/09/13)
Blocks: 
Turnovers: 1, five times - last vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (11/14/14)
Minutes: 15 - vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian (12/09/13)