AS A FRESHMAN – 2025-26
Awards: Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec. 1).
Season: Made 28 starts in standout freshman season, averaging 13.7 points, a team-best 4.3 assists, 3.5 rebounds and a team-high 2.1 steals per game…Finished season as the third-highest scoring freshman in the Big Ten and ranked second in the conference with 2.1 steals per game…Shot 47.7 percent (144-302) from the field…Led the Nittany Lions in assists in 19 games…Scored in double figures in 21 games, including three 20-plus point efforts…Named one of four team captains, and the only freshman team captain, prior to the start of the season.
Fairfield (11/3): Opened season with 15 points, five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. at New Haven (11/8): Tallied 16 points and six assists. Navy (11/11): Finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. vs. La Salle (11/15): Posted 14 points and seven assists. Harvard (11/19): Scored 24 points on 8-of-18 shooting and 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Boston U. (11/25): Finished with 14 points, four assists and two steals. Sacred Heart (11/29): Had 13 points, five assists and a single-game program record-tying eight steals. Campbell (12/2): Tallied 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting while adding four assists and three steals. at Indiana (12/9): Scored 19 points and added two steals. #9 Michigan State (12/13): Finished with 11 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals. N.C. Central (12/29): Had 19 points, five assists and six steals while shooting 8-for-12 from the field and 3-for-6 from 3-point range. #20 Illinois (1/3): Posted 16 points, five assists and four steals. at Maryland (1/18): Tallied 19 points and five assists. at Northwestern (1/29): Finished with 15 points and four assists. at Oregon (2/14): Matched career high with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 2-for-2 from 3-point range. Rutgers (2/18): Registered 16 points and six assists. at #9 Nebraska (2/21): Had 13 points and six assists. at Rutgers (3/8): Finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks. vs. Northwestern – Big Ten Tournament (3/10): Posted 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus top-40 ranked recruit and the highest-ranked recruit in Penn State basketball history…Four-star guard who was ranked as the 34 recruit nationally per 247Sports, No. 39 recruit nationally per ESPN…Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of New York and No. 4 combo guard in his class per 247 Sports…Named the 2025 New York Gatorade Player of the Year following standout senior season at Long Island Lutheran in which he led LuHi to 2025 Throne High School National Championship, Chipotle Nationals quarterfinals appearance and EYBL Scholastic League championship game…Averaged 13.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game through 27 games during senior season…Had a standout junior season as an All-State selection, averaging 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 54 percent from the floor, 44 percent from 3-point range and 78 percent from the free throw line…Led Long Island Lutheran to the 2023 NYS Class AA Federation championship as a sophomore…Played AAU for PSA Cardinals in Nike’s EYBL league…Named Nike EYBL Defensive MVP by The Circuit following 2024 spring season…Averaged 18.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range during 2024 EYBL season…2024 Pangos All-American Camp and NBPA Top 100 Camp participant…Two-time USA Basketball mini-camp invitee…Honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Son of William and Joan Mingo…Has one older brother, Dalique, who played college basketball at Howard, and one younger brother, Dylan…Father, William, played college football at Delaware State.