Biography
2022-23 (Senior): Saw action 29 games with seven starts for the Trojans ... Averaged 7.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 19.4 minutes per game ... Shot 43.9% from the floor, 20.7% from three point range and 69.9% from the free throw line ... Played in his 100th career game against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18), scoring 17 points with a career-high seven steals ... Scored in double figures 11 times, including nine of the last 12 games ... Registered a season-high 20 points with four rebounds at Southeast Missouri (Feb. 2) ... Tallied 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting at UT Martin (Feb. 11) ... Notched 16 points with three rebounds at Morehead State (Jan. 26) ... Finished with 15 points with a pair of rebounds against Tennessee Tech (Jan. 19) ... Registered 13 points with four steals, going 7-of-8 from the free throw line against Southeast Missouri (Jan. 7) ... Registered a season-high four rebounds on five separate occasions ... Made 19 consecutive free throws, the longest on the team, from Jan. 7 through Feb. 2 ... Ended the year with 28 assists, 34 steals and six blocks.
2021-22 (Junior): Played in 27 games with 19 starts for the Trojans ... Averaged 10.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29.1 minutes per game ... Shot 46.4% from the floor, 30.6% from three point range and 75.0% from the free throw line ... Scored a team-high 291 points, scoring in double figures 14 times on the season ... Was the team's top rebounder with 106 on the season ... Registered a career-high 30 points in the win over Champion Christian (Nov. 12), going 12-for-14 from the floor, 2-for-2 from three and 4-for-4 from the free throw line with five rebounsd and four steals ... Scored 19 points with five rebounds in 36 minutes at ULM (Jan. 6) ... Nearly notched a double-double against the Warhawks at home (Nov. 5), finishing with 19 points and nine rebounds with three steals ... Registered a double-double at Arkansas (Dec. 4), scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds and six assists ... Tallied 18 points with nine rebounds and five assists against Philander Smith (Dec. 11) ... Scored 16 points at Loyola Marymount (Nov. 17), at Colorado State (Dec. 1) and at South Alabama (Feb. 10) ... Led the team in scoring six teams and was the team's top rebounder in six games ... Ended the year with 41 assists, 35 blocks and four steals.Â
2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in 23 games with seven starts for Little Rock, averaging 4.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 15.2 minutes per game ... Shot 38.9% from the floor, 19.2% from three point range and 70.4% from the free throw line ... Scored in double figures three times, led by a season-high 17 points at Louisiana (Jan. 9) with five rebounds, tying a season-best while playing a season-high 40 minutes... Tallied 14 points with three rebounds and three assists at Missouri State (Dec. 21) ... Scored 13 points with three assists and a pair of rebounds against UT Arlington (Jan. 1) ... Tallied nine points with three rebounds against Central Arkansas (Dec. 6) ... Matched his season-high with five rebounds and had a season-best five assists against Champion Christian (Dec. 18), finishing with six points ... Registered three steals in the season opener against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 25) ... Ended the year with 98 points, 33 rebounds, 22 assists and 15 steals.
2019-20 (Freshman): Saw action in 23 games with a pair of starts for the Trojans as a true freshman, averaging 3.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 14.2 minutes per game ... Shot 32.9% from the floor, 38.9% from three-point range and 59.3% from the free throw line ... Scored a season-high 11 points with a pair of assists and two steals in the win over Tennessee State (Dec. 10), playing 28 minutes ... Logged a season-high 35 minutes at Georgia State (Mar. 3), finishing with 10 points, three rebounds and a season-high three blocks ... Scored eight points with four rebounds in the win over Georgia Southern (Jan. 6) ... Posted six points on 3-of-4 shooting with a pair of blocks against Troy (Jan. 22) ... Pulled down a season-high five rebounds with a pair of assists at ULM (Dec. 19) ... Had a season-best three assists with four rebounds in 26 minutes at N.C. State (Nov. 23) ... Finished the season with 39 rebounds, 20 assists, 12 steals and nine blocks ... Started his first collegiate game in the win at Missouri State (Nov. 5).
Prior to Little Rock: Four year letterwinner at Osceola (Fla.) High School ... Helped lead the Kowboys to Florida Class 9A state championships in 2017 and 2019 and a regional final appearance in 2018 ... First team all-state, all-area and all-county selection ... Named both the county and district Player of the Year ... Played internationally for the Puerto Rican national team ... Three star recruit by both ESPN and 247 Sports.
Personal: Son of James Highsmith and Jennifer Palermo.