▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁Mad ▁An ts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁time ▁abroad ▁with ▁H ap o el ▁Jerusalem , ▁M ers in ▁Bü y ük ş eh ir ▁Be led i yes i , ▁O ita ▁He at ▁Dev ils ▁and ▁C air ns ▁Ta ip ans . ▁He ▁played ▁college ▁basketball ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁senior ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁ass ists ▁champion ▁( 7 . 0 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁NCAA ▁runner - up . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁high ▁school ▁basketball ▁with ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁fo e ▁E van ▁Turner ▁on ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁High ▁School ▁( in ▁West chester ) ▁basketball ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - state ▁selection ▁according ▁to ▁numerous ▁publications . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁team ▁in ▁scoring ▁average , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁team ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁player ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁coach es ▁and ▁the ▁media . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁junior ▁season , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁big ▁ten ▁in ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game . ▁He ▁holds ▁the ▁Illinois ▁single - season ▁assist / game ▁( 7 . 0 6 ) ▁and ▁single - game ▁ass ists ▁( 1 6 ) ▁records .