Named to the WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention team .. had brain surgery to remove a benign tumor on Oct. 6, 2014 ... played for the first time since his surgery going the final 3:58 at BYU (1/31) ... it was his 1st game this season and 16th career at SCU ... a minor setback in his recovery from surgery sidelined him for the next 6 games ... made his 1st career start as part of Senior Day vs. St. Mary’s (2/28) ... career-high 5 pts. vs. LMU in WCC tournament (3/6) ... was a SCU team manager and practice player … played the 2011-12 season at Division II Hawaii-Hilo.
2014-15 (SR): Played at BYU (1/31) for the first time since brain surgery in early Oct. ... did not score going 0-2 FG (0-1 3FG) with 1 reb. and 1 stl. in the final 3:58 ... 1st career start playing 5 min. with 0 pts. (0-2 3FG), 2 stl. an ast. and reb. vs. St. Mary’s (2/28) ... career-high 5 pts. on 1-1 3FG (2-2 FT) with 1 reb. and 1 stl. playing final min. vs. LMU (3/6).
2013-14 (RS/JR): Played in 15 of 33 games averaging 5.9 mpg scoring 5 pts. ... scored his only pts. of the season (5) in consecutive wins over Radford (12/16) and Sacred Heart (12/18) making his only FGA in each game ... played in a season-high stretch of 6 straight games twice ... played 4 min. in SCU debut vs. Bethesda (11/8/13) ... made his 1st basket for his 1st pts. of the season (3FG) in his only attempt with season-high 2 reb. in career-most 12 min. vs. Radford (12//16) ... made his only FG for 2 pts. with season-high tying 2 reb. and 1st blk. vs. Sacred Heart (12/18) ... tied season-highs with 12 min. and 2 reb. playing for the first time in 9 games vs. BYU (1/18) ... played 7 min. at San Diego seeing action in consecutive games for the first time since Dec. (2/8) ... had 1 FGA vs. USF (2/15), his only attempt in his last 9 GP (21 team games).
2012-13: Santa Clara men’s basketball practice player.
2011-12: Spent a year at The University of Hawaii at Hilo … played in 25 of 26 games averaging 2.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg ... scored a season-best 11 pts. on 4-8 FG (3-5 3s) in 22 min. at Dixie St. (1/24) ... earned the dean’s list with a 3.9 first semester and a 4.0 second semester.
2010-11: Was a manager with the Bronco men’s basketball team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Aspen High School in 2010 … played for Steve Ketchum on the basketball court and Mike Sirko on the football field … in 2010 was a McDonald’s All-American Nominee, Colorado Max Preps Player of the Year, 1st team all-state and Western Slope Conference Player of the Year … averaged 15.4 ppg, 3 apg, 3.8 rpg, 4 spg and 1.2 bpg his senior year … averaged 11.8 ppg, 1.6 apg, 4.5 rpg, 1.8 spg and .9 bpg his junior year … lead team to the best record in school history 26-1, 16-0 in conference, finishing 2nd in state his senior year … lead his high school to consecutive Elite 8’s during the 2009 and ‘10 seasons and to back-to-back Western Slope Conference championships the same years … on the grid-iron, as a receiver, he averaged 44.1 yards per game and 24.81 yards per catch and scored 4 touchdowns … was named 2nd team all conference … member of the National Honor Society and participated for three years as a Mentor in the Buddy Program, helping underprivileged children from the community.
PERSONAL: Son of Kurt and Joanne Papenfus … Dad is an E.R. doctor who went to Colorado State as an undergrad and Colorado-Boulder for med school … Mom is a home nurse … has a younger brother, Stephan, at University of Northern Colorado … Grandfather Art Papenfus, had a full-ride to play football at Marquette but turned it down to pursue a teaching career … Papenfus is working on launching a start up company which makes customizable shin guards… majoring in Marketing with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Economics.
