Before Mount Ida: Played varsity basketball at both Newton North High School (Newton, Massachusetts) and Cathedral High School (Boston, Massachusetts). Small Catholic Confrence All Star 2003-04. Division IV South Sectional Champions. Division IV State Champion runner-up 2003-04. Student-Athlete-of-the-Year 2003-04. Averaged 18.9/ppg 3.0/apg at Cathedral High School. Played one year at Massachusetts Bay Community College, where the team went 18-9 and was ranked 7th Div III NJCAA. Averaged 12.4/ppg, 4.4/apg, and 2.0/spg at Mass Bay.