Southern Utah University Athletics

Player Profile

2022-23 | Senior Season

• Started all 37 games for Southern Utah
• Ranked second on the team and eighth in the WAC in rebounds with 6.7 per game
• Finished second in scoring with 12.0 points each contest
• Ranked fifth on the squad in three-point field goal percentage, knocking down 35.8 percent of his attempts from behind the arc
• Scored a career-high 31 points against Grand Canyon
• Surpassed 1,500 career points against California Baptist
• Named to WAC Second-Team All-Conference

2021-22 | Senior Season

• Appeared in 34 games for the Thunderbirds
• Led the team and ranked fifth in the Big Sky in rebounding, averaging 7.9 per game
• Finished third on the team and 21st in the conference in scoring at 11.9 points per game
• Finished third on the team in field goal percentage (49.6%)
• Scored a season-high 21 points in two different contests
• Pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds in the season opener against Bethesda (November 9, 2021)
• Reached the 1,000-point scoring mark for his career with a 20-point outing against Northern Colorado (February 14, 2022)
• 2021-22 Big Sky All-Conference Third Team
• 2021-22 Big Sky All-Academic

2020-21 | Junior Season

• Appeared in 23 games for the Thunderbirds
• Led the team and finished seventh in the Big Sky in rebounding, averaging 6.9 per game
• Finished third on the team and 15th in the Big Sky in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game
• Finished second on the team in field goal percentage (54.5%), three-point percentage (41.4%), and third in free throw percentage (.803)
• Scored a career-high 24 points against Weber State (January 23, 2021)
• 2020-21 Big Sky All-Conference Second Team
• 2020-21 Big Sky All-Academic
• 2020-21 NABC Honors Court

2019-20 | Sophomore Season

• Appeared in 32 contests for SUU, starting in 19 of them 
• Played 704 total minutes for the T-Birds
• Averaged 8.8 ppg, with a total of 257
• Led the team in rebounds with an average of 5.6 per game and 183 total 
• Ranked 15th in the Big Sky in total rebounding and offensive rebounding 
• Shot 46 percent from the field 
• Credited with 25 assists, 24 steals and 19 blocks 
• Named to the 2020 Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team 

2018-19 | Freshman Season

• Appeared in 33 contests for the Thunderbirds
• Averaged 4.5 ppg (148 total)
• Pulled in 107 rebounds (3.2 rpg)
• Was third on the team in offensive rebounds with 41
• Finished the year with 17 blocks

Prep:

• Played high school basketball for Westlake 
• Averaged 16.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.9 apg and 2.1 spg during his senior season
• Named to the Deseret News 5A Second Team 
• Suited up for the Utah Basketball Club on the AAU circuit 

Personal:

• Parents are Mindy and Brad Fausett 
• Major is Undecided
• Favorite Food is Cheeseburgers
• Favorite Movie is Space Jam
• Favorite TV Shows are The Office and Modern Family
• Favorite Professional Team is the Utah Jazz