Before USC Upstate: Was a four-year letterwinner under the direction of Ralph Junge at Urspring High School… Finished senior campaign averaging 13.3 points, 4.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game… Was named team MVP in 2010 and 2011… Helped guide Urspring HS to three consecutive national championships (2008-10)… Scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in a 63-50 win over current Connecticut Husky Nils Giffey's Berlin squad in the 2010 championship game… Squad also claimed the German High School Championship in 2009 as well as a pair of European Championships in 2008 (in Bosnia) and 2010 (in Lithuania).

Personal: Born on Jan. 10, 1992 in Filderstadt, Germany… Son of Berud and Susanne Blessing… Has two older brothers… Majoring in business administration… His parents were his heroes growing up… Most admires his brothers… Favorite season is spring… Favorite TV show is “How I Met Your Mother”… Favorite movie is “Remember the Titans”… Favorited food is schnitzel… Enjoys playing sports and hanging out with friends… Wants to be a professional basketball player.