Eastern Oregon University Athletics

2020-21 • Redshirt Freshman: Appeared in 16 games in his first season with the Mounties and was tabbed a starter in 11 during the spring season … Was fourth on the team in scoring at 12.1 points per game on 56.9% shooting … Averaged 23.7 minutes per game and was a 44% three-point shooter … Dished out 67 total assists and tallied 28 steals … Had an assist-turnover ratio of 2.79 and grabbed 38 rebounds on the year … Scored a career-high 26 points against Multnomah on March 13 … Notched his first career double-double (19 points-11 assists [career-high]) on Feb. 20 against Multnomah … Scored double-digit points eight times ... Used the NAIA's COVID waiver to maintain his freshman status after the 2020-21 season.

Before EOU: Spent his true freshman season as a walk-on at Gonzaga University … Redshirted the 2018-19 season and did not appear in any games.

In High School: Was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Boise High School under head coach Manny Varela … Was a First Team All-Conference selection as a junior and senior … Went on to earn First Team All-State accolades as a senior and was a Second Team All-State selection as a junior … Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors as a sophomore … Earned Team MVP honors from his sophomore-senior year … Finished his prep career scoring over 1,000 points to go along with over 400 career assists and over 200 career steals … Helped his team make the State Tournament in his junior and senior season, with the berth his junior season ending a 20 year drought for Boise High … Played in the Idaho State All-Star game his senior year … Also competed and lettered in golf and tennis … Named the Heart of the Brave Award winner at Boise High one year.

Personal: Son of Paul and Wendi Pennington … Majoring in Business Administration … His grandfather is Carl Pennington who played in the minor league system for the Boston Red Sox.

Off the Court: Favorite Sports Hero: Derek Jeter. Hobbies: Mountain biking, wake surfing, running, spending time with family. Favorite Food: Steak, pesto pasta, Caesar salad. Favorite Movie(s): Jaws, 300, Interstellar, The Dark Knight. Favorite Book(s): The Great Gatsby. Favorite Musician(s)/Genre(s): The Notorious B.IGI.G. Drake, Kanye West.