Donovan Waleskowski

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
205
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Prev School:
Holy Cross College
High School:
St. Xavier HS

X: @D_Waleskowski
Instagram: @Donovan.Wales

• 2026 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Freshman of the Year

A transfer guard who joined the Bulls in May of 2026 after his freshman season at Holy Cross College (NAIA)...earned CCAC Freshman of the Year honors after playing in 28 games and starting 24 as a true freshman...averaged a team-best 33 minutes per game and posted 15.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg...posted 20 double-digit scoring games and a season-best 32 point outing on 6-of-10 from three...brings 421 career points, 133 rebounds and 50 threes to Tampa.

2025-26 (HOLY CROSS COLLEGE): Named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Freshman of the Year and to the CCAC All-Freshman Team...appeared in 28 games with 24 starts, averaging a team-best 33.0 minutes per game...ranked third on the team scoring 15.0 ppg (15^th in the CCAC) and...shot 43.2 percent from the field and 32.7 percent from three (50-153)...shot 79.9 percent from the foul line (4^th in the CCAC) and made 111-of-139 at the stripe, second-most in the conference...added 47 assists, 15 steals and five blocks...posted 20 double-digit scoring games, five with 20 points or better...scored 20 points on 4-of-9 from three and had six rebounds in his collegiate debut vs. Andrews University (11/1)...posted a career-high 32 points on 12-of-19 from the floor and a career-best 6-of-10 from three at Taylor (11/14)....scored 23 points on 4-of-10 from three and 7-of-7 from the foul line at St. Ambrose (1/10)...had a career high 14 rebounds and 14 points vs. Viterbo (1/17/26)...had 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting at Judson (1/28)...made 4-of-4 from three and scored 18 points at Saint Xavier (2/4)...scored 25 points, including 13-of-15 from the foul line, vs. Indiana Northwest (2/14)...made 10-of-10 at the foul line for 19 points and added nine rebounds at Trinity Christian (2/18).

HIGH SCHOOL: A standout at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati...scored 772 points and grabbed 155 rebounds while making 136 threes (136-334, 41%) in his final three seasons (MaxPreps)...averaged 13.1 ppg and 2.6 rpg over 59 games...scored 321 points (12.8 ppg) shooting 64-157 (41%) from three in his senior season as St. Xavier went 19-6 and won its conference...had 18 double-digit scoring games, including a season-best 26 points in a win over Regis and 25 points in a loss to CCHS...averaged 11.5 ppg as a junior, with a season-best 28 points at Fairfield, and 15.1 ppg as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: The son of Chrissy and Keith Waleskowski...has two sisters, Lola and Lucy...his parents were both basketball standouts at Dayton University...his mother, the former Chrissy Donovan, was inducted into the Buddy LaRosa High School Sports Hall of Fame (Cincinnati)...she earned 11 varsity letters at St. Ursula Academy and was named first team all-city in volleyball, basketball and softball during her stellar prep career, which included being named LaRosa's Female Athlete of the Year in 1998-99...she was a two-time first team All-Ohio selection in basketball and softball and holds St. Ursula’s scoring record with 1,114 points...the Cincinnati Post named her Player of the Year and she was an honorable mention USA Today All-American...she went on to play at the University of Dayton where she scored 894 points and was named the team’s MVP in 2001-02...she ranks in the school’s top 10 all-time in three-pointers (136-of-392)... as a senior, she was awarded the Ann E. Meyers Award of Excellence for Athletics and Academics in women's basketball and volleyball...his father, Keith, was 6-foot-9 forward that led the Flyers in rebounding four straight years from 2000-04, including 9.9 per game as a senior helping lead Dayton to the NCAA Tournament under then head coach Brian Gregory (who would later lead the South Florida basketball program)...he led Dayton to four post-season appearances (two NIT, two NCAA) and ranks 19th in career scoring (1,515), fifth in games played (129), second in offensive rebounds (371), sixth in rebounding (1,092), seventh in minutes played (3,807), eighth in FT% (.781), and eighth in blocked shots (70) at UD...he earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 as a senior, Second Team as a junior, and All-Rookie as a freshman...Keith went on to play nine seasons professionally in Europe.

Career Highs
Points: 32 at Taylor (IN) (11/14/25)
Rebounds: 14 vs. Viterbo (1/17/26)
Assists: 6 vs. St. Mary-Woods (11/8/25)
Steals: 2 4X, last vs. St. Francis (1/31/26)
Blocks: 1 5X, last vs. Indian Northwest (2/14/26)
Field Goals: 12 at Taylor (IN) (11/14/25)
Field Goal Attempts: 19 at Taylor (IN) (11/14/25)
3PT Field Goals: 6 at Taylor (IN) (11/14/25)
3PT Field Goal Attempts: 10 2X, last at St. Ambrose (IA) (1/10/26)
Free Throws: 13 vs. Indiana Northwest (2/14/26)
Free Throw Attempts: 15 vs. Indiana Northwest (2/14/26)
Free Throw Percentage: 100.0 (10-10) at Trinity Christian (IL) (2/18/26)
Minutes: 39 4X, last vs. Goshen (IN) (12/30/25)