Height: 6-4
Class: Junior
Hometown: Hauppauge, N.Y.
Previous School: Hauppauge

2016-17: Went 7-5 (7-3 in duals) at heavyweight ... claimed a hard-fought 3-1 win against Jonathan Solorzano of Nassau Community College on Dec. 10 ... clinched the team's victory with a pin of Seton Hill's Dylan Davis in 3:57 (Jan. 4) ... pinned East Stroudsburg's Daniel Makagon in 0:46 on Jan. 8 ... won via fall (2:55) against Minot State's Jacob Belland at the Kutztown Duals (Jan. 21) ... earned decisions over West Liberty's Chris Cook (5-3) and Shippensburg's Derek Berberick (8-4) at the Shippensburg Quad on Feb. 4.

2015-16: NCAA Division II All-Super Region I ... posted a 19-9 overall record and a 9-3 mark in duals at heavyweight ... slotted as high as No. 3 in the D2Wrestle.com Super Region I 285-lb. rankings ... tallied a team-leading 10 victories via pinfall ... won an 8-2 decision over Minnesota State-Moorhead's Cody Anderson in his season-opening bout on Dec. 4 ... recorded three wins via pinfall, en route to a fifth-place finish at the Dragon Open (Dec. 5) ... majored Centenary's James Valley, 8-0, at the Mariner Duals (Dec. 12) ... earned back-to-back pins of Daniel Webster's Alex Kane (1:01) on Jan. 15 and American International's Soslan Khamitcaev (0:36) on Jan. 21 ... pinned a pair of opponents for a third-place finish at the USC Wildcat Open (Jan. 30) ... secured consecutive pins of Ohio Valley's Dane Mills (3:34) and East Stroudsburg's Tyson Searer (5:46) at the NCAA Division II Super Region I Championships (Feb. 26).

2014-15: NCAA Division II All-Super Region I ... emerged as the Pioneers' heavyweight wrestler ... went 11-15 and was second on the team in pinfall victories (8) ... recorded four pins at the Long Island Open (Jan. 3) and placed third in the tournament ... went 4-1 at the Super Region One Tournament (Feb. 27-28), winning two matches by pinfall, one via major decision, and one by medical forfeit to place fifth in the competition.

Prior to LIU Post: Two year wrestler at Hauppauge High School under current LIU Post Head Wrestling Coach Joe Patrovich ... was 48-15 in individual matches ... 2014 Suffolk County runner-up at heavyweight ... named All-County as a senior ... also played football for the Eagles.

Personal: Youngest of of Michael and Donna's four children ... also on the football team ... father, Michael, played football and wrestled at LIU Post (1971-73) ... enjoys swimming ... lists Thurman Munson as his favorite athlete ... lists his grandfather, James T. Basile, as the person he most admires ... hopes to obtain a job in athletic training after graduation ... majoring in health science.