Biography
Finance major … Transfer from Oklahoma State who provides Eagles toughness and physicality inside … Led NCAA Division II in rebounding during the 2018-19 season and was among the nation’s leaders in blocked shots, earning him the Heartland Conference’s co-defensive player of the year award … Granted an extra season of eligibility by the NCAA for 2019-20 after appearing in only one game as a freshman at OSU … Enters the season fourth on OC’s career list for blocked shots … Has good floor vision and active on the glass … Has outstanding timing, making him a premiere shot-blocker … Coached in high school by former OC standout Tondrell Durham … Former high school teammate of former OC players Luis Lopez and Stephen Amalong … His father, Paul Lienhard, played junior-college basketball for Westark (Ark.) … His uncle, Steve Lienhard, played baseball at OSU and minor-league baseball for six years … His great-uncle, Bill Lienhard, played basketball at Kansas, where he was a part of the 1952 national championship team, as well as the team that won an Olympic gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games … 2019-20: Played in 24 games (23 starts), averaging 6.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.54 blocked shots per game … Recorded five double-doubles … Led the Lone Star Conference in both rebounding and blocked shots … In NCAA Division II stats, ranked seventh in blocked shots and 11th in rebounding … Named as Mr. Eagle, the highest honor in OC athletics … Received honorable mention on the All-Lone Star Conference list … Twice named as the LSC defensive player of the week … Named to the Lone Star Conference’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll (both semesters) … Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … In win at Southwestern Oklahoma State on Nov. 18, finished with eight points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots … First double-double came in an overtime win at St. Mary’s (Texas) on Jan. 2, when he had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots … After stellar defensive performances in a loss to Tarleton State (Texas) on Jan. 9 (13 rebounds, five blocked shots) and in a win over No. 10 Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Jan. 11 (14 rebounds, one blocked shot), was named as the LSC defensive player of the week … Had 13 points and nine rebounds in loss at Texas A&M-Commerce on Jan. 18 … Recorded seven points, 15 rebounds and four blocks in win over Midwestern State (Texas) on Jan. 23 and 12 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks on Jan. 25 in win over Cameron … After those performances, received the LSC defensive player-of-the-week award a second time … Grabbed 17 rebounds with six points in loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 1 … In win at Western New Mexico on Feb. 8, finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds … Had 16 points, a season-high 19 rebounds and four blocked shots in loss at Midwestern State (Texas) on Feb. 22 … Followed that with another double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds) in loss to Texas A&M-Commerce on Feb. 27 … Finished fourth on OC’s career list for blocked shots with 190 … 2018-19: Played in 29 games (29 starts), averaging 8.3 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.48 blocked shots per game … Led Division II in rebounds per game, the first OC men’s player ever to win a NCAA statistical title … Finished ninth in Division II in both blocked shots per game and total blocks (72) … The 72 blocks ranked fifth on OC’s single-season list, as did his 368 total rebounds … Also led the Eagles in total assists with 72, a rarity for a post player … Recorded eight double-doubles … Grabbed double-digit rebounds in 23 of 29 games … Named as the Heartland Conference’s co-defensive player of the year … Also received honorable mention on the All-Heartland list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall semester) and President’s List (spring semester) … Opened the season by grabbing a career-high 21 rebounds to go with eight points in loss to Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 9 … The next day, blocked a career-high six shots to go with 13 rebounds, six points and three assists in win at Cameron, with a big basket off an offensive rebound in the final minute … Put together a streak of three straight double-doubles with 11 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Barclay (Kan.) on Nov. 27, 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in a loss to Central Oklahoma on Nov. 29 and 10 points and 11 rebounds in loss to Newman (Kan.) on Dec. 1 … Matched his career high with 21 rebounds to go with 10 points in loss to Southwestern Christian on Dec. 15 … Had nine points, 16 rebounds and five blocks in a win over Maryville (Mo.) on Dec. 17 … On Jan. 9 in loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith, had eight points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots … In 84-80 win over No. 2-ranked St. Edward’s (Texas) on Feb. 7, scored a career-high 15 points, again grabbed 21 rebounds, had three blocks and hit the game-clinching free throws with 1.1 seconds left … Went 8 of 8 from the field en route to a career-high 20 points and added 14 rebounds and three blocks in win at Texas A&M International on Feb. 14 … Final two double-doubles came against Lubbock Christian (Texas) … In a regular-season game on Feb. 23, had 11 points and 13 rebounds as OC lost in Lubbock … In the Heartland Conference Championship tournament in Tulsa, posted 10 points and 18 rebounds (setting a tournament single-game record) as sixth-seeded OC stunned the NCAA tournament-bound Chaparrals 56-48 … 2017-18: Played in 26 games (18 starts), averaging 4.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots per game … Led the Heartland Conference in overall blocks (57) and blocks per game … Had at least one block in all but one game … His 57 blocks were the eighth-highest single-season total in OC history … Ranked seventh in the Heartland in rebounding … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … In a stat-stuffing performance in his OC debut, came off the bench to record four points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots in an OT loss to Texas A&M-Commerce in the season opener on Nov. 10 in Wichita, Kan. … The next day, started and posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds (to go with three blocks) in a loss to Cameron in Wichita … Had six points, four blocks and eight rebounds in win over unbeaten Southern Nazarene on Nov. 25 … Went for eight points, eight rebounds and three blocks in win over Missouri-St. Louis on Dec. 18 … Just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds in loss to St. Edward’s (Texas) on Jan. 6 … Grabbed 14 rebounds to go with eight points in win at Texas A&M International on Jan. 11 … Scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and added four rebounds and three blocks in loss at Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Feb. 15 … Second career double-double came in Heartland Conference Championship tournament semifinals in Tulsa on March 3, a 10-point, 11-rebound outing that helped OC to the overtime win … Went 4-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line in that game … Previous school: Attended Oklahoma State, where he spent two seasons on the Cowboys’ roster, one under coach Travis Ford and another under coach Brad Underwood … Appeared in 13 games for Oklahoma State over two seasons, averaging 2.7 minutes per game … Saw playing time as a sophomore against North Carolina, Georgetown and Wichita State, among others … Scored his first collegiate points against the Tar Heels … Before OSU, attended Bishop McGuinness High School in Oklahoma City … As a senior, averaged 10.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
Career highs: 20 points vs. Texas A&M International (2/14/19); 21 rebounds vs. 3 opponents; 6 assists vs. 2 opponents; 2 steals vs. 8 opponents; 7 blocks at Southwestern Oklahoma State (11/18/19).
