University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2025-26 (Sr.): Earned NABC Second Team All-District, unanimous First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference and GNAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, leading Seawolves to 21-11 overall record, NCAA Tournament berth, and GNAC regular-season and tournament runner-up finishes … averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting .817 from the FT line … led GNAC and ranked No. 3 nationally with 3.3-to-1 assist-turnover ratio … was only GNAC player to rank among league’s top six in assists (4th) and steals (6th) … named to all-tournament teams at Sprite Tundra Tip-Off and Alaska/Hawaii Challenge, and earned GNAC Player of the Week honor for Dec. 29-Jan. 4 … posted career-high 24 points (8-12 FG, 4-5 3FG, 4-5 FT), plus 9 assists and 4 rebounds to power home win over MSU Billings … had 13 points and 14 assists in home win over Central Washington, dishing 5th-most assists by a Seawolf against a fellow D-II opponent and the most by a UAA player since Nov. 2014 … other top efforts included 16 points (7-8 FT), 10 assists and 2 steals in home win over Western Washington; 19 points (8-12 FG), 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in home win over Simon Fraser; 17 points (6-9 FG, 3-6 3FG), 5 assists, no turnovers, 2 blocks and 3 steals in home win over Chaminade; and 16 points (8-9 FT), 3 rebounds and just one turnover in 38 minutes of 87-86 double-OT win over UAF in GNAC Tournament semis … finished top-20 on UAA single-season lists for assists (15th, 137), assists per game (20th, 4.6) and steals (19th, 52), despite missing two games and being limited in two others due to ankle injury … finished three-year career at No. 5 on UAA steals list with 124, along with No. 12 in assists (258), No. 33 in rebounds (338) and No. 35 in points (791) … earned GNAC All-Academic Team honors.

2024-25 (Jr.): Started 25 of 31 games, ranking fourth on team in scoring (9.5 ppg) and second in rebounding (4.6 rpg) … led Seawolves and ranked 13th in GNAC with 1.5 steals per game, along with team-high 79 free throws made … posted additional GNAC top-20 ranks in free throw pct. (8th, .790), assists per game (17th, 2.7) and offensive rebounds per game (10th, 2.1) … scored double figures in 15 of final 21 games after entering starting lineup for good on Nov. 30 … increased numbers to 11.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.9 apg in 18 GNAC contests … had 17 points (6-9 FG, 5-6 FT), 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, and made game-winning basket with 4.1 seconds remaining in 59-58 victory over Simon Fraser … other top efforts included 20 points (6-11 FG, 8-10 FT), 6 rebounds and 3 assists in road loss to Chaminade; 16 points (6-12 FG, 3-3 FT), 6 rebounds and 4 steals in home loss to eventual GNAC champ Central Washington; 14 points (5-5 FG, 2-2 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 6 rebounds in road victory over Western Washington; and 12 points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3FG, 4-4 FT), 4 assists and no turnovers road victory over Saint Martin’s.

2023-24 (So.): Played in every game for UAA squad that went 22-11 and reached NCAA Tournament, averaging 4.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists, and shooting 50 percent from two-point range … scored at least five points on 14 occasions, with season-high 10 points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 2 steals propelling road win over Simon Fraser … voted by Best Defensive Player by teammates after helping UAA lead Great Northwest Athletic Conference and rank 11th nationally with 65.0 points allowed per game … other top efforts included 9 points (4-8 FG) and 4 rebounds in 77-72 win over Chaminade; 9 points (4-4 FG, 1-1 3FG) in 83-67 win over Adams State; 9 points (4-6 FG), 2 assists, no turnovers and 3 steals in 80-79 road win over No. 17 Saint Martin’s; and 9 points (4-4 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in OT home win over Simon Fraser.BEFORE UAA: Spent two seasons at fellow NCAA Div. II program Texas-Tyler, including redshirt campaign in 2021-22 … drew seven starting assignments in 20 games in 2022-23, averaging 3.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, plus a 3-to-1 assist/turnover ratio and .793 free-throw shooting … posted season highs of 10 points (8-9 FT), 9 rebounds and 2 steals in road loss to UT Permian Basin.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was three-time All-Cook Inlet Conference performer, leading Bettye Davis East to 19-0 record and ASAA 4A state title as senior in 2021 … named First Team All-State final two seasons and CIC Player of the Year as senior … posted 35-point game against Dillard (Fla.) in Alaska Airlines Classic to rank eighth-best on 30-year tourney’s single-game scoring list … played AAU for Alaska Gold and Tru Game.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 6, 2002 in Anchorage … son of Mekesha and Hasaan Herrington … has three siblings – Danny, Jasiah and Grace … favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … favorite team is L.A. Lakers … favorite food is crab mac & cheese.

MAJOR: Journalism & Public Communications

NCAA Div. II Career Highs
Points – 24 vs MSU Billings, 1/24/26
Rebounds – 9, three times (last: at Western Oregon, 2/27/25)
Assists – 14 vs Central Washington, 2/5/26
Blocks – 3 at Alaska Fairbanks, 2/15/25
Steals – 4, six times (last: at Simon Fraser, 1/1/26)

Career Stats
Season          GP-GS  Min/Avg   FG-FGA  FG% 3FG-Att 3FG%  FT-FTA  FT%  OR- DR-REB/AVG  PF-D   A  TO BK  ST  PTS/ AVG
2021-22 (UTT)                                REDSHIRT
2022-23 (UTT)   20-7   336/16.8  16- 44 .364   7-21  .333  23- 29 .793  19- 25- 44/2.2  36-1  19   6  2   5   62/ 3.1
2023-24 (UAA)   33-2   521/15.8  60-141 .426   8-36  .222  28- 49 .571  31- 57- 88/2.7  53-0  36  32  5  27  156/ 4.7
2024-25 (UAA)   31-25  785/25.3  99-207 .478  19- 69 .275  79-100 .790  65- 79-144/4.6  67-0  85  40 10  45  296/ 9.5
2025-26 (UAA)   30-28  842/28.1 113-264 .428  37-115 .322  76- 93 .817  43- 63-106/3.5  77-2 137  42  8  52  339 11.3
UAA TOTALS      94-55 2149/22.9 272-612 .444  64-220 .291 183-242 .756 139-199-338/3.6 197-2 258 114 23 124  791/ 8.4
NCAA D2 TOTALs 114-62 2486/21.8 288-656 .439  71-241 .295 206-271 .760 158-224-382/3.4 233-3 277 120 25 129  853/ 7.5