Career: Closed out his career at New Haven with 342 assists, eighth most in program history…Also finished with 130 three point field goals, 11 shy of the top-10 in school history…Scored 1,031 career points combined between New Haven and Charleston Southern, pushing past the 1,000 point plateau on Senior Day against American International (2/17/18).
2017-18: Named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team…2017-18 New Haven Men's Basketball team MVP...Named to the NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll…The only player to start all 27 games…Led the Chargers for the second-straight season averaging 18.8 points per game, sixth in the NE10…Also led the team with 179 assists, an average of 6.6 per game which was third most in the NE10…His 179 assists was also the fifth most in a single season at New Haven…Closed out the season shooting 45 percent (163-of-364), including a team-best 80 three point field goals, which was the fourth most in a single season at New Haven…Finished all but three games scoring in double figures, including 15 games with 20-plus and three games surpassing the 30-point plateau…Among the 15 20-plus performances, 12 came over the final 17 games of the season…Finished 18 games with five or more assists, including two with 10 handouts, tying his career-high…Finished four game with a double double, three coming as points and rebounds and the fourth when he dished out 10 assists against Southern New Hampshire (1/27/18)…Scored a career-high 32 points against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State (11/29/17)…Finished three games with double digit rebounds, including a career-high 17 against Mercy (11/12/17)…Finished with a career-high 11 field goals, including draining a career-high eight three pointers against American International (2/17/18)…Also during that game, scored his 1,000th career points combined between New Haven and Charleston Southern.
2016-17: Played in all 29 games, starting in all but one…Led the Chargers with a 12.7 points per game average, finishing in double figures in 21 games, including a streak of 10 straight that lasted from Nov. 22 through Jan. 7…Closed out two games with a double double, combining points and assists, setting his season-high of 10 assists against LIU Post (11/27/16) and Saint Rose (2/4/17)…Dished out a team-best 163 assists, eighth most in a single season at New Haven…Finished the season with 50 three pointers made and grabbed 113 rebounds…Led the team with 24 steals.
Prior to New Haven: Two year member of the Charleston Southern University basketball team…As a sophomore in 2015-16, played in all 30 games, averaging 12.1 minutes, including making five starts...Averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds, while finishing among the team leaders with 41 assists…As a freshman in 2014-15, played in all 30, averaged 11.4 minutes off the bench…Averaged 2.2 points and dished out 37 assists as a rookie...Logged a career-high 31 minutes and scored a career-high 10 points against Florida State (Nov. 28).
High School: Played under coach Tom Espinosa at Putnam Science Academy, averaging 14 points, 8 assists and 2 steals per game…Averaged 25 points, 7 assists and 4 steals per game during his senior season at Notre Dame Catholic High School…played for the Westchester Hawks AAU program.
Personal: Son of Daniel Upchurch Sr. and Renee Leach…Has a younger brother, Danye...Majoring in criminal justice with a concentration in law enforcement administration in the Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensics.
