Missouri Western State University Athletics

2017-18: Named honorable mention All-MIAA ... led the team with 16.1 points per game and more than 20 per game over the team's last 10 games ... shot 50.7 percent from the field, 38 percent from three-point range and 75.5 percent from the free throw line ... averaged 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game ... scored a career-high 30 points on Feb. 22 at Lincoln ... scored in double-digits in all but five games, including the last 11 games in a row

SOUTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Hightower averaged 11.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting over 60 percent from the field and 47 percent from the 3-point stripe. He had a decorated junior college career as he won the NJCAA Division II National Championship and was named all-tournament first team for the Spartans.  Hightower was also named all-region and was a NJCAA Division II National Player of the Week.