University of Scranton

• Four-year letterman who played in 104 games, including 59 as a starter.
• Averaged 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.9 assists per game.
• Two-time Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
• Had a career field goal percentage of 63.1, the best in program history.

Senior Year (2016-17)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Started all 29 games, earning Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first-team honors, as well as D3hoops.com first-team all-region and NABC first-team all-district accolades.
• Averaged 17.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals in 30.7 minutes per game.
• Scored in double figures 27 times, including the final 23 games of the season.
• Had at least 20 points 11 times and finished with 11 double-doubles in points and rebounds.
• Shot 63.5 percent from the field, third-best in school history.
• Had three or more blocks eight times.
• Averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks while shooting 68.1 percent from the field in four postseason games.
• Scored a career-high 27 points while going 11-for-14 from the field to earn MVP honors after a 68-63 victory over Moravian in the Landmark Conference championship game on Feb. 25 in the Long Center.
• Had 26 points and seven rebounds while going 9-for-14 from the field in an 82-77 overtime victory over Oswego State in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on March 3 in Williamstown, Mass.

Junior Year (2015-16)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Started all 27 games, averaging 11.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.6 assists.
• Led the Landmark Conference and finished second in the nation in field goal percentage (66.3).
• Also led the Landmark Conference in blocks per game.
• Scored in double-figures 16 times, including a career-high 22 points in an 84-71 win over Juniata on Feb. 6, 2016.
• Pulled down 10 or more rebounds seven times, including a career-high 12 on four occasions.
• Had a career-high seven blocks, tied for eighth-most in a single game in school history, in a 66-65 loss at Merchant Marine on Jan. 13.
• Had a career-high eight assists in a 78-77 win at Goucher on Jan. 9.

Sophomore Year (2014-15)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Saw action in all 29 games and started three times (vs. Centenary on Nov. 15, Alvernia on Nov. 16, and Misericordia on Nov. 19)
• Averaged 3.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game
• Shot nearly 58 percent from the field and nearly 55 percent from the free throw line
• Finished third on the team in blocked shots with 14
• Tied his career high with seven rebounds in the Royals' 72-62 win over Baruch College in an NCAA tournament game on March 6 at Babson College
• Tied his career-high with 10 points on 3 of 4 shooting from the field in a 74-60 loss at home to Susquehanna on Feb. 11
• Scored a then career-high 10 points (made 5 of 10 shots from the field) and pulled down 5 rebounds in 28 minutes in a 57-54 win over Alvernia in the championship game of the Radisson Invitaitonal/PNC Bank Classic on Nov. 16 at the Long Center

Freshman Year (2013-14)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Saw action in 19 games as a reserve in the front court
• Averaged 0.8 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.2 blocks per game
• Shot 41.2 percent from the field
• Played a season-high 16 minutes against the Merchant Marine Academy on Dec. 14 and finished with six points, seven rebounds, and a block in a game the Royals lost in overtime, 86-83
• Also played 10 minutes in an 82-72 win at Drew on Jan. 22 and had two points and three rebounds

Awards & Honors

• NABC All-Middle Atlantic District First Team (2017)
• D3Hoops.com All-Middle Atlantic Region First Team (2017)
• Landmark Conference Senior Scholar Athlete (2017)
• D3hoops.com Team of the Week (Feb. 20, 2017)
• National Jesuit Player of the Week (March 7, 2017)
• Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017)
• Landmark Conference 1st Team (2017)
• Landmark Conference 2nd Team (2016)
• Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Nov. 28, 2016; Feb. 6, 2017; Feb. 20, 2017)
• University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Feb. 8, 2016; Jan. 30, 2017)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (2016)
• Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017)

High School/Personal

• Lettered in soccer and basketball at Mahopac High School and played baseball at the Shanghai American School
• Averaged nine points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks per game in helping the Mahopac basketball team to back-to-back Section I semifinal appearances ('12, '13) and to consecutive undefeated seasons and league titles ('12, '13)
• His high school coach was Kevin Downes
• Son of John & Jeneen Vitkus
• His parents are graduate of St. John's Mercy College
• Has two younger siblings:  Ryan and Carah
• Date of birth:  October 9, 1995