Forward is a versatile player and excellent defender.

SOPHOMORE: Redshirted after transferring in from Lake Forest College.

FRESHMAN: Played in 17 games starting once for Lake Forest College, leading the "Foresters" in blocked shots while averaging 0.8 points and 1.0 rebounds per game...career best 5 points at Webster University.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letter winner and two-time defensive player of the year at St. Joseph's High School in Westchester, Ill...ranked the eighth best player in Chicago-land during freshman year...averaged 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a senior...East Suburban Catholic Conference All-Star in 2004...team went 24-6 and was ranked 6th in the state his senior year.

PERSONAL: Robert Nehemiah Tankson was born in Oak Park, Ill. in May of 1986...honors student.