Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2024-2025:
First Team South Central District (NABC)
Second Team All-South Central Region (D2CCA)
First Team All-Lone Star Conference
South Central Regional Tournament Most Valuable Player
NABC Division II National Player of the Week (Week of Dec. 3)
Three-Time Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week
D2CCA Tournament All-Stars First Team
2023-2024:
Honorable Mention All-American (D2CCA)
First Team All-South Central Region (D2CCA)
First Team All-District (NABC)
First Team All-Lone Star Conference
Dave Campbell’s Non-DI Men's Basketball All-Texas Defensive Team 
Two-Time Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week
Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Week of Mar. 4)
2022-2023:
First Team All-Lone Star Conference
2021-2022:
First Team All-Lone Star Conference
Second Team All-District (NABC)
Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Week of Jan. 10)
 
2024-2025 (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR)
Garnered First Team All-Lone Star Conference honors for the fourth straight season ... Also tabbed a First Team South Central District selection (NABC) and a Second Team All-South Central Region selection (D2CCA) to finish off one of the most storied careers in program history … Finished his career as DBU’s second all-time leading scorer with 2,177 career points and became program’s all-time leader in field goals (858), games played (152), rebounds (829) and offensive rebounds (282) … Finished his career second all-time in DBU history in starts (121) and defensive rebounds (547) and fifth all-time in steals (151) … Started all 39 games … Was the team’s second leading scorer with 548 points and ranked 17th in the LSC in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game … Was also second on the team and ninth in the LSC in total rebounds (201) ... His .532 field goal percentage ranked fifth-best in the LSC ... Scored 25 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Saint Martin’s at the D2CCA Canadian Tip Off Classic (11/2) ... Scored 22 points, including the game winning layup, in a 90-88 win versus Oklahoma Baptist in the DBU Thanksgiving Classic (11/29) to earn LSC Player of the Week and National Player of the Week honors ... Posted 22 points and nine rebounds against West Texas A&M (1/23) ... Earned LSC Player of the Week honors for the second time after scoring 21 points versus Eastern New Mexico (1/25) ... Registered 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds at No. 25 St. Mary’s (2/8) to earn his third LS Player of the Week honor ... Recorded 20 points in the South Central Regional Final versus No. 7 Colorado School of Mines (3/18) to earn Tournament MVP honors.
 
2023-2024 (SENIOR)
Garnered First Team All-Lone Star Conference honors for the third straight season and was tabbed a First Team NABC All-District selection and a D2CAA All-American … Started all 31 games … Led the Patriots in total rebounds (195) and rebounds per game (6.3) ranking tenth in the Lone Star Conference … Led the team in scoring for the second straight year (19.5 ppg) and ranked third in the LSC … His .586 field goal percentage also led the team and ranked second in the conference ... Registered 30 double-digit performances on the season including five double-doubles … Posted 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Southwestern Oklahoma (11/18) ... Recorded 19 points and 13 rebounds at Midwestern St. (11/30) ... Scored a career-high 32 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Mississippi College (12/19) ... Posted 28 points and 11 rebounds against Texas A&M Kingsville (1/18) ... Recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds against St. Mary’s (2/10) ... Named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring 29 points at UT Tyler (2/29) and followed with a 20-point performance against UT Tyler (3/2). 
 
2022-2023 (JUNIOR)
Garnered First Team All-Lone Star Conference honors for the second straight season … Started all 31 games … Led the Patriots in total rebounds (198) and rebounds per game (6.4) ranking seventh in the Lone Star Conference … Led the team in scoring (14.0 ppg) and ranked 13th in the LSC … His .540 field goal percentage also led the team and ranked third in the conference ... Registered 21 double-digit performances on the season including five double-doubles … Recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds at UAFS (12/30) ... Posted 22 points and 13 rebounds against West Texas A&M (1/19) ... Registered 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against UAFS (1/28) ... Recorded a career-high 29 points and pulled down eight rebounds at UT Tyler (2/25).

2021-2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Earned First Team All-Lone Star Conference honors and was tabbed a Second Team NABC All-District selection … Saw action in all 29 games and made 20 starts … Led the Patriots in total rebounds (151) … Ranked second on the team in both scoring (12.4 ppg) and rebounds (5.2 rpg) … His 5.2 rebounds per game ranked 20th-best in the LSC … Registered 17 double-digit performances on the season … Recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and matched a career-high with 10 rebounds versus East Central (11/17) … Named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a career-best 28 points at UT Permian Basin (1/13) and followed with a 22-point performance at Angelo State (1/15).
 
2020-2021 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 22 games as a freshman … Finished the year third on the team in scoring with 231 points and his 10.5 points per game was also third-best on the team …. Posted the team’s second-highest field goal percentage (.605) … Led the team in offensive rebounds (40) … Made his Patriot debut in the season opener versus then-ranked No. 17 Angelo State and scored six points and grabbed four rebounds … Pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds against Cameron (1/2) … Registered a season-high eight field goals, going 8-of-12 from the field, and scored 20 points versus Southwestern Adventist (2/12) … Scored a season-high 27 points and went 13-for-17 from the free throw line in a win over Western New Mexico (2/27).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Sulphur Springs High School … Coached by Clark Cipoletta … Earned All-State and First Team All-District honors during his prep career … Was also named the District’s Offensive MVP in 2020 … Helped lead Sulphur Springs to their school’s first-ever State Tournament appearance when they reached the Class 5A semifinals his junior season … Competed in the summers for Texas Impact 4:13.

PERSONAL
Born on August 19, 2002 … Parents are Mollie Shepard and Iawana Hohenberger … Majoring in Sports Management … Favorite Bible verse is John 3:16.