Missouri State

Penn Valley    
Played his sophomore season at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley in Kansas City where he helped coach Marcus Harvey's Scouts to a 21-7 season and Region 16 title ... His stellar sophomore campaign was highlighted by being named to the NJCAA Division II All-America Team as a second-team selection ... Ranked 39th nationally in scoring (19.4 ppg) and 40th in assists (142) while making 72 percent of his free throws, 42.3 percent of his 3-pointers ... Converted 77 3-pointers.

Seward County CC    
Saw action in 31 games as a freshman at Seward County (Kan.) Community College with 5 starts ... Converted 49 percent of his field goal attempts and 78.1 percent of his free throws and averaged 6.7 points per game ... Helped coach Bryan Zollinger’s club to an 18-13 overall record in his only season with the Saints.

High School    
Was starting point guard for coach Dan Parra’s Park Hill South Panthers in 2014-15 ... Averaged 17.5 points per game for the 28-4 Class 5 state runners-up ... Earned honorable mention all-state honors in addition to earning all-conference and all-metro laurels as a senior ... Panthers also won conference title with a perfect 10-0 run through the league his senior season ... Also lettered as a sophomore and junior ... Park Hill South was 20-7 overall his junior season.

Personal    
James Lawrence Byrd II was born 11/25/96 in Blue Springs, Mo. ... Son of James and Angel Byrd of Kansas City ... Has two sisters, Joy and Teairra ... Majoring in Social Work.