Awards
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team (2017)
2016-17/Senior at Illinois State
Named to the MVC All-Defensive Team • Typically matched up defensively against the opponent’s top offensive guard and ranked second on the team and ninth in the MVC in steals (1.2 spg) • Ranked 11th in the MVC in blocked shots (0.7 bpg) • Played in all 35 games with 32 starts • Averaged 6.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game • Scored 11 points, collected five rebounds and blocked two shots in the NIT second-round game against UCF (March 20) • Netted nine points in the State Farm MVC Tournament semifinal win over Southern Illinois (March 4) • Scored seven points in the State Farm MVC Tournament quarterfinal win over Evansville (March 3) • Scored five points with three assists and three steals in the win at Northern Iowa to clinch a share of the MVC regular-season title (Feb. 25) • Matched a career high with 16 points while forcing a career-high five steals in the Senior Night win over Southern Illinois (Feb. 22) • Scored nine points with three steals in the win over Loyola Chicago (Feb. 19) • Netted a then season-high 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting in the win at Missouri State (Feb. 15) • Scored nine points with a season-high four assists in the win over Bradley (Feb. 11) • Collected six rebounds in the win at Drake (Feb. 7) • Netted six points at Wichita State (Feb. 4) • Scored seven points with five rebounds in the win over Wichita State (Jan. 14) • Playing one hour away from his hometown of Indianapolis, grabbed a season-best seven rebounds and scored six points in the win at Indiana State (Jan. 7) • Scored seven points in the win at Loyola Chicago (Jan. 1) • Netted 11 points in the win over Tulsa (Dec. 25) • Scored seven points with three rebounds in the win over Saint Joseph's (Dec. 18) • Was one of five Redbirds to reach double figures by scoring 10 points in the win over UT Martin (Dec. 10) • Netted 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting at Tulsa (Dec. 7) • Scored seven points on 3-for-4 shooting in the win over IUPUI (Nov. 30) • Underwent surgery in late September of 2016 due to a sports hernia.
2015-16/Junior at Illinois State
Played in all 32 games with 23 starts, including starts in 18 of the final 20 games • Averaged 5.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game • Scored in double figures in three games • Matched up against Southern Illinois' Anthony Beane, holding him to a season-low two points in ISU's win over SIU (Feb. 24) • Scored 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting at Northern Iowa (Feb. 20) • Scored nine points, while dishing out five assists and forcing a game-high three steals in the win over Indiana State (Feb. 17) • Netted seven points in the win over Bradley (Feb. 14) • Scored eight points in the win at Evansville (Feb. 11) • Netted nine points with five rebounds in the win at Loyola (Feb. 3) • Played a career-high 38 minutes at Missouri State (Jan. 30) • Recorded a career high with seven assists in the win over Drake (Jan. 26) • Scored eight points with four assists in the win over Northern Iowa (Jan. 23) • Recorded season highs at the time in assists (four), steals (three) and blocks (two) versus Evansville (Jan. 15) • Scored a season-high 15 points while matching up against and holding Anthony Beane (averaging 20.6 ppg at the time) to fewer than 13 points (12) for just the third time at that point in the season in the game at Southern Illinois (Jan. 12) • Made what proved to be the game-winning 3-pointer to total five points in the win at Drake (Jan. 3) • Scored seven points in the win over Missouri State (Dec. 30) • Earned a season-high seven rebounds with 11 points in the win over Quincy (Nov. 27).
2014-15/Sophomore at Illinois State
Averaged 4.3 points and 2.2 rebounds while playing in 32 games with 16 starts • Scored seven points with six rebounds in the win over Missouri State (Jan. 28) • Forced a career-best four steals with eight points in the win at Drake (Jan. 20) • Netted 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting in the win over Bradley (Jan. 17) • Scored nine points at Indiana State (Jan. 14) • Earned a career-best six assists while scoring 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting in the win over Drake (Jan. 7) • Led ISU with a career-high 16 points on 5-for-10 shooting with five rebounds, three assists and one steal versus Indiana State (Dec. 31) • Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds while scoring eight points in the win over IPFW (Dec. 22) • Earned career highs at the time in points (14) and field goals (5) while going 5-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 at the free throw line with three rebounds and one assist in his second-career start at Murray State (Dec. 20) • Made four-straight free throws in the final six seconds to secure ISU's 78-74 win at UAB (Dec. 7) • Collected a career high at the time with seven rebounds plus six points in the win over Youngstown State (Nov. 29) • Scored seven points - including two three-point plays - versus Seton Hall (Nov. 24) • Started in ISU's season opener against Utah State (Nov. 16).
2013-14/Freshman at Illinois State
Played in 33 of Illinois State's 34 games, off of the bench • Averaged 3.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game • Netted six points with three rebounds in the loss at Loyola (Feb. 9) • Scored seven points while matching a career-high with six rebounds, in the loss at Bradley (Jan. 29) • Netted eight points with an efficient 3-for-5 shooting performance in the loss to No. 4 Wichita State (Jan. 22) • Recorded his second-highest offensive output of the season with nine points plus six rebounds in the win over Evansville (Jan. 15) • Matched his rebounding career-high with six boards in the win over Southern Illinois (Jan. 5) • Contributed four points, three rebounds and two steals in the win over DePaul (Dec. 22) • Earned career-highs in points (12), rebounds (6), assists (4) and field goals (4) in the loss at Oakland (Dec. 16) • Remained perfect from the free throw line with a 4-for-4 effort in the win over Chicago State (Dec. 4) • Scored his first collegiate field goal in the loss to Manhattan (Nov. 20) • With five seconds remaining and ISU leading by two, he entered the game for the first time as a defensive substitution at the nine-second mark, was fouled immediately after receiving the inbounds pass, and drained his ensuing two free throws to score his first career-points and secure the win at Northwestern (Nov. 17).
Prior to Illinois State
A three-point shooting threat, he led Ben Davis High School with 18 points per game as a senior • Also averaged 15 points per game, and shot 40 percent from beyond the arc as a junior • Was ranked among the top-25 seniors in Indiana and played for the Indiana Junior All-Stars during the summer of 2012 against Kentucky • At the end of his senior season, was named an Associated Press All-Indiana honorable mention.
Personal
Born July 12, 1994 • Son of Harry and Tina Wills • Has three siblings • His brother, Harry "Dre" Wills is a basketball player for Vermont • Major: Recreation Management