UMBC

2010-11: Made his first appearance in a UMBC uniform on Nov. 14 vs. VMI and scored one point, added three rebounds and a steal... Saw increased action and scored six points in 21 minutes at Loyola on Nov. 17... Converted on three field goals in four consecutive games (Nov. 17-Nov. 27) and is averaged 8.0 ppg in that span... Snared a season-best six rebounds, tying Adrian Satchell for team-high honors, in Dec. 3 contest at U. Conn... Scored 11 points in 20 minutes vs. Towson on Dec. 11... Matched that season-high with 11 points in 19 minutes at Notre Dame on Dec. 22... Corralled seven rebounds vs. Niagara on Dec. 30... Did not score, but made play of the night, as his leaping save of an errant shot with 4.4 seconds remaining resulted in Justin Fry’s two free throws to provide the margin of victory... The lone Retriever to hit 50 percent from the floor vs. Stony Brook, converting 4-of-8 in a 10-point effort. .. Played 25 minutes, scoring nine points and tying season-best with seven caroms at Binghamton on Jan. 12... Earned his first collegiate start at Vermont on Jan. 15... Buried a season-best three treys in a 26-minute effort vs. Boston U. on Jan. 17... Was 13-of-29 (44.8%) from behind the arc in league play...Played 30 minutes at Boston U. and vs. Hartford in back-to-back games on Feb. 15 and 19... Tied season highs with 11 points and seven caroms vs. the Hawks... Played season-high 32 minutes at Albany on Feb. 23 and posted nine points and six rebounds… Averaged 8.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game over the last four regular season contests and played more minutes in the final three than any of the prior 26 contests.

2009-10: Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in early November… Returned to practice in January, but did not dress or compete in any contests.

Background: Named to the Virginia High School Coaches Association Group and the Virginia Associated Press AAA Second-Team All-State boys’ basketball squad after the 2008-09 season… Averaged 14.2 points per game last season and helped the Bulldogs (31-1) win the VHSL boys’ basketball state championship… Buried 63 three-point field goals, hit 73.5 percent from the free throw line, and also averaged six rebounds and 2.3 steals per contest… A First-Team All-Eastern Region, First-Team All-City and a Second-Team All-Tidewater honoree…A three-time First-Team All-Southeastern District selection, as tabbed by The Suffolk News-Herald...  As a junior, he helped the Bulldogs to the Southeastern District tournament title and a berth in the Group AAA state tournament for the first time in the school’s young history… A First-Team All-Tidewater and Second-Team All-Eastern Region honoree as he averaged 17.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and three steals a game in 2007-08… Established school career records for three-point field goals (158), free throws made (384), and points scored (1,701)… Has two older brothers, George (24) and Jeremy (21), and a younger sister, Jasmine (15)… Lists his favorite book as The Giver and his favorite movie as Coach Carter… Son of Monica and George Wertz… Born Nov. 16, 1989.