AWARDS

National Association of Basketball Coaches First Team All-District (2018)
Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year (2018)
Missouri Valley Conference First Team (2018)
Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team (2018)
Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 19)
Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 19)
Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 26)
Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 2)
Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 2)
Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 30)
Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 20)

2017-18

Was named the MVC Newcomer of the Year, and to the All-MVC First Team • Led the Redbirds in points (!6.6) and assists (152), and second on the team in rebounding (6.6) • Was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team • He was one of just three players last season with at least 500 points, 200 rebounds, and 150 assists, and just one of 39 since 1992-93 to accomplish the feat • His average stats had him as one of just 12 student-athletes since 1992-93 to average 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.8 assists, and included in the other 12 includes Penny Hardaway, Evan Turner, Denzel Valentine, Grant Hill, Bob Sura, and Jason Kidd • Scored in double-figures 26 times during the season, including 13 games of 20+ points • Played in 32 games during the season, starting 28 times • His 156 free throws made stand as the fifth-highest single-season total in program history, while his 194 attempts are the ninth-highest total in school history • His 152 assists on the year rank 12th in a season in Illinois State history • In his Illinois State debut he nearly had a triple double with eight points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists • Scored 18 points against South Carolina on Nov. 16 • Scored 18 points with eight rebounds in the team's win against Tulsa on Nov. 19 • Scored 14 points in 10 minutes at Nevada on Nov. 19 before leaving the game with injury • Scored a then-season-high 22 points at home against Tulsa on Dec. 2 • Scored 30 points at home against Murray State on Dec. 9, making 10-of-19 shots from the field • Scored 25 points at Ole Miss on Dec. 16 with 10 rebounds for the first double-double of the season, and narrowly missed a triple double with eight assists in the game • Scored 20 points at hme against UIC on Dec. 19, and 28 points at Evansville on Dec. 23, making all nine of his free throw tries • Reached the 20+ point plateau for the fifth consecutive game at home against Indiana State on Dec. 31  to go with 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the year • Scored 23 points at home against Missouri State on Jan. 7 • Had a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double against Bradley on Jan. 17 where he made 12-of-12 shots from the free throw line, the 33rd-best single-game performance in the country last season • Scored 20 points and pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds on Jan. 24 at UNI • Scored 25 points at Bradley on Feb. 14 • Scored 25 points for the second straight game on Feb. 17 against UNI, while adding nine assists • Scored 22 points at home against Drake, while pulling down 10 rebounds for the double-double • Scored 24 points against Indiana State in the MVC Tournament opener on Mar. 2.

2016-17

Cannot play until the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules • Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Prior to Illinois State

Played in 27 games, with two starts, as a sophomore at Saint Louis in 2015-16 • Averaged 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game • Shot 74-for-187 (39.6 percent) from the field, 15-for-42 (35.7 percent) from beyond the arc and 46-for-77 (59.7 percent) at the free throw line • Also collected 38 assists, 11 steals and seven blocks during his sophomore campaign • As a Billiken freshman in 2014-15, named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team and was one of five freshmen nationally who led his team in both scoring and rebounding • Appeared in all 32 games, with 22 starts, and registered 10 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while dishing out 47 assists, recording 20 steals and registering 12 blocks • Led Saint Louis in scoring in nine games and was the Billikens’ leading rebounder on 13 occasions • Shot 129-for-274 (47.1 percent) from the field as a freshman • Was a four-year starter at Zion-Benton Township High School in Zion, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago • Collected more than 2,600 points, making him the all-time leading boy’s basketball scorer in Lake County history • Averaged 25.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.7 rebounds as a senior for the Zee-Bees, who posted a 26-4 record • A News-Gazette All-State First Team selection and an Associated Press and Chicago Tribune All-State Second-Team honoree • Registered all-conference honors all four years of high school and was a three-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State selection.

Personal

Born October 30, 1995 • Son of Del and TonJia Yarbrough • Has two siblings • His father, Del Yarbrough, was a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward at Illinois State from 1976-80, who ranks No. 26 on the career-scoring list with 1,191 points • Major: University Studies