I grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada where I graduated from Western High School. I then went to the University of Arizona for a year before transferring to Dixie Junior College. I then attended Southern Utah University for my remaining two years, where I was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.After moving to Europe and I played professionally for more than twelve years in six different countries. I played in Austria, France, Portugal, England, Switzerland and Germany. ​I made the jump to coaching in Germany's first league after returning from playing. Over nine years, I coached various levels, from professionals to youths.Now, I live in Germany with my family and work full-time as an Educator at an International School. I have also written my first book based on playing basketball in Europe called Same Name Different Game. My passion work is advising both men and women looking to play overseas by giving advice and the knowledge I have in that area.I also host a podcast on Instagram Live called The Eurostep in which I interview interesting personalities involved with basketball.