Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner for Penn High School and head coach Al Rhodes ... Team captain ... First Team Indiana Academic All-State ... IBA/IHSAA All-State ... Among Indiana Basketball Digest top players in Northern Indiana ... Indiana Top 60 ... Two-time First Team All-Conference ... Averaged 14.2 points per game as a senior ... Averaged 17.9 points per game as junior and 15.4 points per game as sophomore ...  Rated highly by ESPN.com, Yahoo/Rivals.com and Scout.com.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing ... Son of Tom and Lee Ann Laidig... Born Jeffrey L. Laidig on July 1, 1993 in Mishawaka, Ind. ... Has two siblings, Caleb and Abby ... Played AAU for MBA Select ... Sprang onto the scene in the summer of 2011, with outstanding play at the adidas Invitational in Indianapolis, and was featured on ESPN.com ... Cousin Bryan Mattison plays offensive line for the St. Louis Rams ... Lists Peyton Manning, John Lucas, and Brian Cardinal as favorite athletes.