Colorado Mesa University Athletics

2024: Transitioned from basketball team to football team...Played in 10 games in his first season playing football...Finished the season with seven tackles, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery...Finished with two tackles, a half a sack and a fumble recovery in the Mavericks win over Colorado School of Mines on October 5...First sack of his career came against Chadron State on September 28.

2022-23: Team won a co-RMAC regular season championship and was the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament... Appeared in five games totaling 15 minutes... Season-highs of three points, three rebounds and an assist against Northern New Mexico (Nov. 25)... Season-high five minutes against DBU (Nov. 12).

2021-22: Did not play (redshirt).

Previous School (MSU Denver): Played in 17 games for the Roadrunners...Made four starts...Averaged 3.3 ppg...Finished the season with a .489 shooting percentage...Posted a season high 10-points against Adams State (Jan. 7)...Notched season high two steals in that same contest...Pulled down a season high six rebounds against UCCS (Jan. 21)...Dished out three assists against Colorado Mesa (Jan. 15). 

High School: Rangeview High School, class of 2020...Class 5A all-state honorable mention...Played for Raiders team that was 26-0 when the 2019-20 season was cut short, after winning Class 5A state championship in 2019 with 26-2 mark. ... Career total of 839 points. … Averaged 10.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocked shots as a senior...Team captain...Four-time state-playoff qualifier...Three-time East Metro Athletic Conference champions...All-EMAC second team in 2019...Averaged 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a junior...In four varsity seasons had career averages of 8.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals...Coached by Shawn Palmer...Honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Kyle and Tomeka Speller...Twin brother Christopher played basketball for the Mavericks... Has one sister, Tyler...Plans to major in Business...Aspires to play professionally and own his own financial and architecture firm...Chose CMU for the academics and the fit of the men's basketball program...Enjoys hooping, playing video games, listening to music, and market trading.