- 2021 MSU Denver Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2021 MSU Denver Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2019-20 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Nov. 25
Career: Including two seasons at Southwest Baptist (Mo.), scored 823 career points.
2021-22: Played in all 29 games, making nine starts, for an average of 20.5 minutes per game. ... Averaged 5.1 points and 2.8 rebounds. ... Shot 41.1 percent from the field (53 of 129), 31.9 percent on 3-pointers (15 of 47) and 63.6 percent at the free throw line (28 of 44). ... Third on the team with 17 blocked shots. ... Produced seven points and a season-high eight rebounds in an 80-75 loss at Black Hills State on Feb. 26. ... Had eight points and season highs of seven rebounds and three assists against UCCS on Feb. 19. ... Erupted for season-high 14 points, making 5 of 6 from the field and all four of his 3-point attempts, in 86-73 win at South Dakota Mines on Feb. 10. Also matched a season-best with five rebounds. ... Threw down likely the most spectacular dunk in several seasons for MSU Denver, a driving one-hander over a defender, in the first half of a 78-76 loss to Chadron State. Scored a season-high nine points and added a season-best two steals. ... Had a season-high eight points and matched a season best with five boards in 77-66 win at Adams State on Dec. 31. ... Matched a season-best with seven points in the 73-50 win over Colorado Mesa on Dec. 5. ... Starred defensively while recording six points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots in a 60-54 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith on Nov. 14.
2020-21: Limited to 11 games, nine of them starts, but fourth on the team with 28.4 minutes per game and fifth with 312 minutes played. ... Averaged 8.2 points per game, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and a team-best 0.9 blocks. ... Scored in double figures in five straight games to close the regular season, averaging 13.0 points while shooting 51.0 percent from the field (26 of 51). ... Scored 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting, including 2 of 3 from 3, and had two steals in the 108-71 win over CSU-Pueblo on Feb. 15. ... Had a season-high 14 points, including five in the final 2:27, in a 70-64 win at South Dakota Mines on Feb. 11. ... Returned to the starting lineup Jan. 29 at Black Hills State and responded with eight points in 37 minutes of action. ... Scored three points in each game while starting the first three games of the season.
2019-20: Played in all 28 games, making 18 starts. ... Fourth on the team with 9.1 points per game, and third with 265 points. ... Second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game, tied for first with 146 rebounds. ... Second on the team with 35 made 3-pointers while shooting 34.0 percent in 103 attempts from long range. ... Second on the team with 716 minutes, fourth with 25.6 minutes per game. ... Averaged 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds over his last 10 games. ... Had career highs of 11 rebounds and four assists while playing a career-high 39 minutes and scoring 15 points in the season finale, a win at Chadron State on Feb. 28. ... Scored his MSU Denver career high of 23 points, making 10 of 18 from the field, and added six rebounds in a 77-71 setback against New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 21. ... Had a strong two-game road trip to South Dakota for games against Black Hills State on Feb. 14 and South Dakota Mines on Feb. 15, averaging 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots. Matched career-best with 10 rebounds against Black Hills State, then had 11 points, three rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals against South Dakota Mines. ... Scored a season-high 14 points and added a season-best three assists to go with six rebounds in a loss to South Dakota Mines on Jan. 31, and followed it up with 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting the following night against Black Hills State. ... Matched a season high with 13 points in a 66-59 win at UCCS on Jan. 25, making 6 of 10 from the field and sinking his only 3-point try while also adding six rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot. ...Posted first career double-double with 10 points and a career-best tying 10 rebounds in a 78-65 loss at Fort Lewis on Jan. 3. ... Put together a strong defensive effort in a 66-65 loss to Regis on Dec. 6 with nine rebounds (all defensive), three blocked shots and two steals while also scoring eight points. ... Had a career-high five blocked shots while adding 11 points (on 5 of 6 shooting) and grabbing four rebounds in a 79-47 win over Colorado College on Dec. 3. ... Had 10 points and six rebounds while sinking two free throws for the final two points of the game in a 75-72 win over Minnesota State-Mankato on Nov. 30. ... Earned RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25 after getting a career-best four steals and pulling down a season-high seven rebounds in a win over Northern New Mexico on Nov. 20. ... Started the first two games of the season and scored a season-high 12 points on Nov. 10 against Arkansas-Fort Smith, one night after scoring eight points against Tarleton State (Texas) in his MSU Denver debut.
Before MSU Denver: Played two seasons at Division II Southwest Baptist (Mo.) of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association...Averaged 9.4 points and 4.1 rebounds as a sophomore for Southwest Baptist, which was 14-16 overall and 7-12 in the MIAA...Shot 52.6 percent (103 of 196) from the field, including 46.0 percent (23 of 50) from 3-point range...Started 14 of 30 games for the Bearcats, averaging 23.6 minutes....Averaged 11.0 points in two games against eventual national champion Northwest Missouri State...Top games included 24 points and five rebounds against Minot State (N.D.), 22 points and four rebounds against Missouri Western, and 20 points and four rebounds against Lincoln (Mo.)...Scored 334 career points for Southwest Baptist...Appeared in 26 games as a freshman, averaging 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game.
Personal: Born Maris Stirling Colton in Melbourne, Australia. ... Birthday is June 21. ... Son of Brendan and Sanita Colton. ... Mother played for the Latvian National Team. ... Has a brother and three sisters. ... Majoring in marketing.
