2021-22: Capped his time in Milwaukee with another impressive campaign ... made 30 starts among his 31 games played ... will head into his final NCAA season next winter with a career total of 813 points ... led the team in scoring for the second year in a row, averaging 14.3 points while scoring 444 total ... connected on 36.1 percent (154-of-427) of his overall field goal attempts ... chipped in 4.4 rebounds per game ... second on the team with 24 steals ... finished 13th in the Horizon League in scoring, 10th in free-throw percentage, 11th in three-pointers made per game (1.8 3PG), and 14th in minutes played (32.7 mpg) ... recorded a team-high seven games of 20-plus points as well as 24 games of double-figure scoring (second was 11) ... leading scorer 14 times ... helped lead MKE to a win in the season opener at North Dakota Nov. 9, contributing 14 points and 6 rebounds ... recorded the 9th 20-point game of his career, scoring 22 to go along with 8 rebounds against EKU Nov. 13 ... led the way with 19 points against Bowling Green, adding 4 boards Nov. 23 ... finished with 13 points against Yale Nov. 24, ending up earning a spot on the Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team ... led the way for the offense against Alcorn State Nov. 28, finishing with 17 points, while adding 5 rebounds ... set season-highs across the board against Youngstown State Dec. 2, finishing with a game-high 24 points while adding 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals in a season-high 39 minutes ... led the way in points (16) and rebounds (7) against Rhode Island Dec. 13 ... went for 15 points and 8 rebounds, while tying his career high with 4 steals against Saint Xavier Dec. 23 ... led the way with a season-high 26 points at Wright State Dec. 30, adding 6 rebounds and a pair of steals ... scored all 14 of his points (4 3’s) in the final 8:25 to held lead MKE to a comeback win over Northern Kentucky Jan. 1 ... scored a team-high 16 points in the win over Green Bay Jan. 5 ... went for 13 points, 7 rebounds, and a career-high 5 assists at Oakland Jan. 9 ... led the way against UIC Jan. 13, pouring in a season-high 27 points while also leading the squad with 8 rebounds to equal a season-best ... went 6-6 from the line against the Flames ... led MKE in scoring two days later against IUPUI, netting 21 on the strength of a 5-9 showing from deep, which tied a career-high for 3FGM ... chipped in 13 points and dished out a career-high 6 assists at Youngstown State Jan. 29 ... led the offense with a 22-point outing at Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 4 ... led the way with 14 points at CSU Feb. 6 ... helped MKE top IUPUI Feb. 24 with his 7th game of 20+ points, finishing with 20 points ... helped along with a 4-7 effort from deep ... added 8 rebounds (tying season high) as well as 5 assists ... topped the squad with 18 points and 6 rebounds at UIC Feb. 26.
• 2021-22 game-by-game in PDF Format
2020-21 (COVID-shortened): Enjoyed an impressive first season with the Panthers, starting all 22 games while leading the team in scoring (369 points/16.8 ppg), minutes (33.1 mpg), and steals (25 steals) and also finishing second in rebounds (114 rebounds/5.2 rpg) ... connected on 43.9 percent (127-of-289) of his field goals, 37.4 percent (46-of-123) of his 3's, and 80.2 percent (69-of-86) of his free throws ... finished fifth in the Horizon League in scoring, sixth in free-throw percentage, 11th in 3FG/G (2.1), 13th in minutes, 20th in steals, and 23rd in rebounding ... led MKE with 19 games of double-figure scoring, including a team-high eight games of 20-or-more (season-high of 31) ... led the team in scoring nine times and in rebounding on six occasions ... had a stellar MKE debut, leading the team with 15 points against Kansas State Dec. 11 ... tied for team lead with 6 rebounds and added 3 assists and a career-best 2 blocks ... put together his best effort of the young season, posting a double-double with a team-leading 18 points and 10 rebounds against Green Bay Dec. 20 ... the rebound total also marked a collegiate high ... tied for the team lead with 16 points at Robert Morris Jan. 1, tying his career-high with 4 made 3-pointers ... solid shooting effort against IUPUI Jan. 8, finishing with 15 points on 5-7 FG, 2-2 3FG and 3-3 FT ... led the way against Purdue Fort Wayne Jan. 15 with 16 points, adding 4 rebounds ... chipped in 14 points the next night against the ‘Dons ... led the team with a season-high 20 points against Cleveland State Jan. 22, adding 7 rebounds ... topped that the next night with 21 points (all after halftime), including the game-winning layup in overtime with 3.2 seconds remaining ... tied a career-high with 7 made FT’s and set a new collegiate-best with 42 minutes played against the Vikings ... came up big with a team-high (and season-high) 24 points in the victory over IUPUI Jan. 30, adding 6 boards while also tying his season-best with 3 assists ... tied his season-high for the second straight game with 24 points against Northern Kentucky Feb. 5 ... fourth outing of 20-plus in last 5 games ... poured in a career-high 29 points against Wright State Feb. 12, while also leading the team with 8 rebounds ... topped his MKE-high of 24 (set twice) and his collegiate high of 27 set back in Nov. of 2019 against Enterprise State ... hit 10-17 FG and a career-best 5 3’s (on 8 attempts) ... 20 more points the next day against WSU, adding a team-high 8 boards ... scored 14 points and added 7 rebounds against Oakland Feb. 20 ... 48 minutes played was a career-high and marked fourth-most in a game in school history ... came through with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals in the first round win over IUPUI Feb. 25 ... topped his former career-high of 29 points when he led the way with 31 in the postseason victory over Wright State March 2 ... added a team-high 9 rebounds and 4 steals and went a perfect 9-for-9 from the line, 6 of them in the final 38.7 seconds of overtime to help Milwaukee claim a comeback for the ages ... also hit the tying 3 at the end of regulation with 1.3 seconds left on the clock.
• 2020-21 game-by-game in PDF Format
Prior to MKE: Spent a successful season at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. … started his collegiate career the year prior with one year at Kent State … played in 33 games with the Eagles in 2019-20, averaging 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest on his way to Second Team All-Panhandle Conference honors … shot 50.4 percent from the floor, which included 44.1 percent on three-point attempts … earned Region 8 Player of the Week accolades Nov. 11, coming after he scored 27 points against Enterprise State and 16 against Spartanburg Methodist … scored in double-figures on 19 occasions, grabbing a season-high nine rebounds three different times … spent the 2018-19 campaign at Kent State, scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in 15 games.
High School: Enjoyed a highly-successful high school career, claiming three sectional crowns and two regional championships … named Independent High School Player of the Year as a senior … averaged 21.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game and led his 21
st Century Charter School team to an Indiana High School Elite Eight appearance, finishing with a 21-7 overall record … played club hoops with SYF Players.
Personal: Son of Andre Gholston and Shavone Handy … a communications major … nickname is “DreGo” … chose Milwaukee because it was close to home and a good fit … career goals are to be all-conference each season with MKE, play professionally and have a good career … most memorable sports experience was winning the Panhandle Conference title as a sophomore … lists playing video games and being in the gym as hobbies … born July 8, 2000.
Career Highs
Highs 2021-22 ... MKE Career (JUCO)
Points 27 vs. UIC, 1/13/22 ... 31 at WSU, 3/2/21
Rebounds 8, 3 times ... 10 at GB, 12/20/20
Assists 6 at YSU, 1/29/22 ... Same
Steals 4 vs. St. X, 12/23/21 ... 4, 3 times
Blocks 1, 4 times ... 2, 2 times
Field Goals 9, 2 times ... 10 at WSU, 3/2/21 (11)
Three’s 5 vs. IUPUI, 1/15/22 ... 5, 2 times
Free Throws 7 at YSU, 1/29/22 ... 9 at WSU, 3/2/21
Minutes 39 vs. YSU, 12/2/21 ... 48 vs. OU, 2/20/21
