CAREER: Appeared in 57 games (eight starts) over two seasons with the Waves, averaging 4.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 15.5 minutes.
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Averaged 4.5 points again as a sophomore, along with 1.5 rebounds ... Appeared in 27 games off the bench ... Scored in double-figures four times, including 13 at Portland (2/1) and at Saint Mary's (2/22) ... Also had 11 vs. Cal Lutheran (11/14) and 10 vs. Portland (2/24) ... Season highs of three three-pointers made (four times), three rebounds (many times), three assists (twice) and 27 minutes played vs. Cal Lutheran (11/14) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Averaged 4.5 points as a freshman ... Played in 30 of the 31 games and started eight ... Made 33 three-pointers, third most on the team, and connected on 42.3% of his long-distance shots ... Also averaged 1.1 rebounds and 16.5 minutes per game ... Scored in double-figures twice ... Had a season-high 19 points vs. Portland State (11/27) with 5-for-7 three-point shooting ... Had 15 points vs. Pacific (2/4), going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc ... Had seven games with multiple three-pointers made ... Best streak was 12 straight games with a three-pointer ... Other season highs were four rebounds (twice), two assists vs. St. Bonaventure (11/23), two steals at Long Beach State (12/7) and 31 minutes played (twice) ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors and was a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Concordia Lutheran High School, located in Tomball, Texas, in 2016 ... Attended Klein High School in Spring, Texas, as a freshman and sophomore ... Played varsity all four years ... Scored more than 1,500 points during his final two seasons ... Was a finalist for the Guy V. Lewis Award, which goes to the top high school player in the Houston area ... Averaged 19.6 points as a senior and made 107 three-pointers ... Averaged 20.6 points as a junior and made 90 three-pointers ... Earned TAPPS 5A all-state and all-district first team honors as both a junior and senior ... Was also on the TABC all-state first team both years ... Ranked as one of the top 30 seniors in the state by TexasHoops.com ... Team won the TAPPS 5A District 3 title in 2014-15 and reached the state final four ... Also a two-time TAPPS all-state academic team honoree.
CLUB: Played with the AAU program Basketball University (along with Pepperdine teammate Elijah Lee).
PERSONAL: Born in Plano, Texas ... Son of Mark and Tamalyn Hellums ... Has two siblings, Pierce and Cale ... Majoring in pre-accounting.
FAVORITES: Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing X-Box ... Favorites include Kevin Durant (pro basketball player), Houston Rockets (pro basketball team), The Lightning Thief (book), The Revenant (movie), Prison Break (TV show), J Cole (musical artist), seafood and fried chicken (food) and football (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite thing about basketball is "its competitive nature, which has had me addicted ever since I picked up a ball. It constantly drives me to get better. I love winning more than anything."
