Attended elementary school less than five miles from the Duquesne campus, before moving to North Carolina in 2003 ... has the distinction of being the first player in school history to wear jersey No. 0 ... was listed as a "three star" recruit by scout.com.

High School
North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, N.C. (head coach Duane Lewis) ... averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior for North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4-A North Mecklenburg (18-8) ... was named 2009 first team MECA 7 and second team all-Mecklenburg by the Charlotte Observer ... was a multiple letterwinner at North Meck, where he averaged 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in helping the 24-6 Vikings to the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus 7 (MECA 7) regular season championship and a North Carolina 4A Sectional Championship as a junior ... posted a triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots against Mallard Creek ... also had a "20-20" game as a junior with 20 points and a career-high 20 rebounds against West Charlotte ... scored a career high 27 versus Greensboro Page as a junior and matched that with 27 against Mallard Creek as a senior ... had 21 points and seven rebounds in leading North Meck to a 61-47 win over archrival Hopewell as a senior ... was named second team all-state and district 9 MVP by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association following his junior season ... ranked among North Carolina's 2008-09 preseason top 20 by scout.com and was named one of six "top performers" in addition to being the slam dunk contest winner at the Elite 75 Prep Camp held in October of 2008 in Gastonia, N.C. ... capped his career as one of 10 players selected to represent North Carolina in the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic in Socastee, S.C. in March of 2009 ... the Carolinas Classic annually matches all-stars from North Carolina against those from South Carolina ...ranked No. 188 on Hoop Scoop's list of the nation's top 1,000 seniors.

Personal
Played AAU ball for the United Celtics ... was born in Pensacola, Fla., but considers Pittsburgh to be his home ... attended Philip Murray Elementary School in nearby Mt. Oliver prior to moving on to Pittsburgh's Knoxville Middle School ... also attended Linton Middle School in Penn Hills prior to his family's move South ... did not play organized basketball until the seventh grade ... received scholarship offers from Clemson, Charlotte and Purdue among others ... undeclared arts major ... full name is Andre Abbie Marhold ... date of birth: 8/16/90.