High School: Started and lettered three years for coach Jon Jernberg at Lake Travis High ... earned District 25-4A MVP honors all three years ... was also a three-time all-state selection ... averaged 25 points and seven boards as a prepster with two assists and one steal per game ... once scored 45 points in a single game -- a new school record ... also set a school mark for points in a season ... was named his team's Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 and 2007, taking team MVP honors in 2006, as a junior ... was an honorable mention selection on the Austin American-Statesman's All-Cen-Tex team as a junior ... earned academic all-district recognition in 2007 ... played club ball with the Centex Shooters.

Personal: Son of Grelen and Veronika Pele ... born Nov. 16, 1989, in San Jose, Calif.