2006-07 Season:
Joined Matt Lawrence as one of the Big 12 Conference's most improved players last season, seeing his averages jump from 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds as a sophomore to 6.9 points and 5.6 rebounds as a junior ... Led the Tigers in rebounding and blocked shots ... His 5.6 boards per game ranked No. 16 in the league, while his 1.2 blocked shots ranked No. 11 ... Was named Tournament MVP of the John Thompson Classic in Columbia, Mo., averaging 14.7 points and 8.0 rebounds in wins against North Carolina A&T, Army and Stetson ... Recorded back-to-back double-doubles vs. Army and Stetson, the first of his career ... Scored a then-career high 18 points vs. Army, while adding 11 boards ... Scored 14 points and added 11 boards the following afternoon vs. Stetson to help the Tigers to the tournament championship ... Enjoyed three double-doubles on the year, including a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double vs. Evansville ... Reached double figures in scoring nine times, including three games against Iowa State (12), Kansas (16) and Baylor (10) in the opening round of the Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... Dished 11 assists on the year after recording just two assists total assists during his freshman and sophomore seasons combined ... Blocked multiple shots in 13-of-30 contests, including three swats vs. Stetson, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado.
2005-06 Season:
Improved player down the stretch, averaging an increased 12.8 minutes over his final 20 games (11.5 mpg. season average) and 3.8 rebounds over his last 12 games (2.6 rpg. season average) ... Earned his first career start against Northwestern State ... Earned his first career Big 12 start at Texas Tech, scoring two points in 15 minutes ... Grabbed two boards and blocked two Red Raider shots ... Scored a season-high 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, while grabbing nine boards to narrowly miss his first career double-double at home vs. Iowa State ... Grabbed five boards and scored a put-back bucket in the return game in Ames ... Turned in a strong effort against Kansas State at home, scoring four points and grabbing five boards in 12 minutes ... Scored six points, grabbed two boards and had a block in 17 minutes of action against Texas A&M ... Scored four points and grabbed four boards at Colorado ... Enjoyed an outstanding game in his hometown return to St. Louis in the Busch Braggin' Rights Game vs. Illinois ... Scored five points on 2-of-3 shooting and grabbed a then-career high seven rebounds in 17 minutes ... Played a season-best 20 minutes vs. Eastern Illinois, while scoring two points and dishing out his first career assist ... Hit 6-of-7 free throws en route to an eight-point, four-rebound night vs. Louisiana Monroe, before dropping in six points and grabbing two boards vs. Oklahoma State in the Big 12-opener ... Played 14 minutes in the home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, scoring four points and grabbing four boards ... Converted a three-point play vs. Furman in two minutes.
2004-05 Season:
Brought great intensity and energy to the Tigers coming off the pine in all-33 games ... Averaged 9.2 minutes per contest and led the club in shooting percentage (.530) ... Shot 54.5 percent over the season's final 18 contests ... Was effective during his playing time, averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 boards ... Enjoyed a career game against Montana, scoring a career high 12 points, while swatting four shots vs. the Grizzlies ... Finished the year second in blocked shots with 18 ... Also blocked two shots against Brown in his collegiate debut and two more vs. American ... Grabbed a career high six rebounds in the win over No. 12 Gonzaga at Mizzou Arena, three of which came on the offensive end ... Played a season high 22 minutes vs. the Zags ... Played 19 minutes and was 3-of-4 from the field for six points in a home win vs. Oklahoma ... Also pulled down two offensive rebounds against the Sooners ... Had three points and three rebounds against Indiana ... Scored five points against Arkansas ... Had two points and two rebounds against Oakland in 13 minutes ... Scored two points in his collegiate debut vs. Brown ... Also had two blocks and a rebound in nine minutes of action vs. the Bears.
High School:
Averaged 14.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game his senior year at Hazelwood Central under the tutelage of head coach Dennis Kruise ... Was the 2004 Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year, marking the third straight year the winner of that award attended Mizzou (Jimmy McKinney, 2002 - Spencer Laurie, 2003) ... Earned All-State Class 5 honors as a senior as well as spots on the All-Conference and All-District teams ... Was the MVP of the Suburban North Conference ... Under the watchful eye of former coach Chris Pilz, he averaged 13.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per contest as a junior ... Ranked among the nation's Top 70 prospects on most recruiting services lists during the course of his senior season ... Was ranked No. 45 nationally by PrepStars.com, No. 60 by Dave Telep of InsiderHoops.com and No. 63 by RivalHoops.com and is the No. 18 power-forward in the country by the service.
Personal:
Son of Glenda and Michael Grimes ... Looks to major in health occupations in hopes of becoming a personal trainer ... Lists his brother Mike, who recently graduated from Creighton University and was a member of their basketball squad, as the person he looked up to when he was growing up ... Lists Elton Brand as the NBA player he looks to pattern his game after ... Favorite actor is Denzel Washington ... Hopes to play professionally following college and then become an athletic trainer ... Enjoys sitting down to a large pizza ... Hidden talent off the court comes in the kitchen where he enjoys cooking ... Picked Mizzou over Kansas, Illinois and Georgia Tech.
