- Second-year senior
- Team co-captain with Geo Baker and Akwasi Yeboah
- Team’s leading rebounder on summer tour to Spain (9.3 rpg over four games) while also second on the team in scoring (16.0 ppg)
- High-energy, skilled post player from a prominent junior college program
- Hard-working and coachable with a reputation for toughness
- A low post scorer who can pass and has range to 15 feet
2019-20 (Senior):
- Played in all 31 games, making six starts at forward
- Averaged 3.6 points and 2.5 rebounds with 13 blocks and seven steals, shooting 57.0 percent from the field
- In Big Ten games, shot 56.9 from the field to average 3.6 points and 2.6 rebounds
- Had season-best of seven points at Maryland (Feb. 4) and six rebounds at Purdue (March 7)
2018-19 (Junior):
- Played in 28 games with five starts at forward
- Averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds
- Scored in double-digits three times, with a career-high 13 points against Columbia (Dec. 22)
- Reached double-digit rebounds with 10 boards against Northwestern (Jan. 18)
- Led team in rebouding four times
- Named to the Preseason Big Ten All-Newcomer team by Street & Smith’s
Junior College:
- A two-time Second Team All Mid-Florida Conference selection at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne (Fla.) under head coach Jeremy Schulman
- Helped EFSC advance to the NJCAA National Championship Tournament Final Four for the second straight season in 2017-18
- A 2017-18 Preseason JUCO Super Sophs selection by Street & Smith’s who shot 58.5 percent in 34 games for the 30-5 Titans
- Scored in double digits 13 times and registered 10-plus rebounds on eight occasions, including 21 in an 88-58 win over Santa Fe College
- Averaged 9.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks while shooting 56.6 percent in 2016-17
- Helped the Titans to a 31-6 record and the NJCAA national title game
- Led EFSC with 14 points and eight rebounds in the championship final
- Posted season high 26 points and 11 rebounds versus Broward
Scholastic:
- A 2016 graduate of Zion Lutheran High School in Deerfield, Fla.
- Averaged 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 61.0 percent as a senior
Personal:
- Son of Carla Philpotts-Callum
- Majoring in labor studies and employment relations
- Signed with the Scarlet Knights over reported offers from Purdue, Wichita State, Xavier, LSU, Auburn, Washington State and Iowa State.
Know Your Knights: Shaq Carter
One word to describe Coach Pikiell: Hilarious
Best friend(s) on another collegiate team: Eli Abaev Austin Peay, Ahmed Ali Washington State
Best player ever faced: Jonathan Isaac
If I wasn’t playing basketball, I’d be: playing football
Favorite professional athlete: LeBron James
Favorite professional sports team: Milwaukee Bucks
The person I most admire is: My uncle
One word to describe myself on the court: Energetic
One word to describe myself off the court: Chill
Few people know that I…: am from Jamaica
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Junior College Coach
I chose Rutgers because…: of Coach Pikiell
The thing that most surprised me about Rutgers is... how many people there was
Favorite pizza topping: Chicken
Favorite amusement park ride: New York, New York in Las Vegas
Movie I have watched the most: Friday
The first song I knew all the words to was…: Pick the World Up by Lil Wayne
Favorite musician: Popcaan
Favorite superhero/animated character: Superman
Famous people I have met include…: Drake
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are…: Pray
My spirit animal is…: Lion
Is it Taylor ham or pork roll?...: Taylor Ham
