2013-14
Started all 30 games at center ... ended his career with 102 consecutive starts (fourth longest active streak in the nation) ... earned honorable mention all-Summit League honors after leading the team in rebounds and finishing as the team's second-leading scorer ... averaged 5.8 boards per game, which ranked sixth in the league ... averaged 11.3 points, which ranked 17th in the league ... also had the sixth-best shooting percentage at 55 percent (127-231) ... shot 72 percent from the free-throw line (85-118) ... was fifth in the league in blocked shots with 37 ... also had 54 assists and 15 steals ... had season highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds in a win against Denver (1/11) ... had 18 double-digit scoring efforts ... scored 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting in the Summit League Tournament ... had 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocks in a one-point win against Cal State Northridge (1/2) ... finished his career as one of eight players in program history with 1,300 points (1,340 career points) and 700 rebounds (767 career boards) ... named to the Summit League Honor Roll
2012-13
Scored his 1,000th career point in the final game of the season (1,001 points)...fourth-team All-Summit League by College Sports Madness...one of two Coyotes who started all 30 games...averaged 12.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game...ranked 12th in the Summit League in scoring and seventh in rebounding...also ranked seventh in blocked shots (28)...finished second on the team in assists (56)...in League play, ranked eighth in both scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounding (5.9 rpg)...one of the most accurate shooters in the nation, shooting 60 percent from the field in Summit play (5th) and 56.7 percent overall (4th in the Summit)...scored a season-high 26 points and added five assists at IUPUI (2/28)...had 23 points and nine rebounds in the season opener vs. Southern (11/14)...posted two double-doubles, including a 12-point, 12-rebound performance in the Summit League Tournament vs. Western Illinois (3/9)...had 19 points on 6 of 7 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds one game prior and also against Western (3/2)...averaged a team-high 13.4 points in true road games where he shot 57.5 percent from the floor...posted three blocks four times...scored in double figures 20 times...led the team in rebounding 16 times ...named to the Summit League Honor Roll
2011-12
Started all 28 games...finished third on the team in scoring at 11.7 points per game...had a career-high 29 points against IPFW (12/03/11)...had three games of 20 points or more...had 16 double-figure scoring games...also second on the team at 6.7 rebounds per game...had five double-doubles...had a career-high 15 rebounds against Texas State (02/18/12)...also had 40 assists, 21 blocks and 23 steals...shot 52.8 percent from the field to lead the team.
2010-11
Made immediate impact as a true freshman...appeared in all 33 of USD's games, including 28 starts...averaged 26.2 minutes of action which helped him average 9.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game...shot a team-best 58.2 percent from the floor...named Great West Player of the Week (12/20/10)...posted a season-high of 22 points on 80.0 percent shooting against Tabor College (12/13/10)...scored in double figures in 15 games...had three games where he pulled down a season high of 14 rebounds, with the last being against North Dakota (02/05/11)... recorded three double-doubles during the season with the first coming in only his sixth game as a Coyote against Louisiana-Monroe (11/28/10).
Prep
Named to the Class 1A All-Tournament team after helping Ellsworth to a third-place finish in Minnesota's Class 1A...Panthers finished 27-6 and beat Rushford-Peterson, 70-62 to take home third...in three games at the state tournament, Gruis averaged 15 points and 15.1 rebounds and recorded double-doubles in all three games...was also a finalist for Mr. Basketball for the state of Minnesota...as a junior he led the Panthers in rebounds, blocks and assists by averaging 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists per game, while Ellsworth posted a 28-4 record and second-place finish at state...named to the Fab 40 for the state of Minnesota by Minnesota Breakdown, while earning all-state tournament, all-conference, all-area and all-state honors...as a sophomore, the 6-foot-9 Gruis averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game to assist Ellsworth to its second-straight state title with a 30-2...named to the all-area, all-conference and all-state tournament team...also part of a Panther squad that went 31-3 to capture a state tile during his freshman year.
Personal
He is the son of Layton and Missy Gruis...Kinesiology and Sport Science major with a minor in Health Sciences.
