As a Freshman (2020-21): Season did not count towards eligibility due to COVID-19 pandemic … Played in seven games, starting three, and missed 20 contests due to various injuries … Averaged 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game … Third Hurricane in Jim Larrañaga’s tenure with a 4×5 game, including the first in ACC play … First of just seven players to record a 10p/5r/5a/5s game for or against a Power Five foe all season … First ACC player with at least 7p/5r/5a/5s/2b in a game since Florida State’s Chris Singleton on 11/14/10 … First Miami freshman with five steals in a game since Shane Larkin on 1/10/12 … Logged double-digit points five times, grabbed five-plus rebounds on four occasions and dished out five assists twice … Thrice paced the Hurricanes in steals, as well as twice in rebounding and blocks, plus once in scoring and assists … Sat out the first five games because of a right ankle injury sustained in preseason practice … Debuted with a 12-point, five-rebound performance against Jacksonville (12/19) … Logged five assists at RV/No. 24 Virginia Tech (12/29) in his first ACC game … Scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, as well as grabbed eight rebounds, against Clemson (1/2) … Played 37 minutes in his first start, notching 12 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks versus North Carolina (1/5), also finishing 6-of-7 at the line … Started at NC State (1/9), tallying 13 points on a 4-of-6 clip from the floor and a 5-of-6 mark from the stripe … Amassed 12 points and eight rebounds at Boston College (1/12) … Did not play in the win over No. 16/18 Louisville (1/16) because of a left arm injury … Returned to action at Syracuse (1/19), but ruled out indefinitely five days later due to a lingering left shoulder injury, which eventually kept him out for the rest of the season.
High School: Graduated from DeMatha Catholic (Md.) … Consensus four-star, top-40 recruit … Labeled as the best player in Maryland by all three major outlets … Named the No. 32 player in the nation—one spot outside five-star status—and seventh-best small forward by Rivals … Tabbed No. 36 overall and seventh among shooting guards by 247Sports, as well as No. 35 in the 247Sports Composite ranking and No. 37 nationally by ESPN … Averaged 16.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior, helping DeMatha to a 30-3 record … Tallied 19 points and eight rebounds in the WCAC league title game to help the Stags to their 41st such crown … McDonald’s All-American Game nominee … Earned both First Team All-WCAC and The Washington Post First Team All-Met honors, as well as MaxPreps All-America Honorable Mention and Jersey Mike’s Naismith All-America Honorable Mention … WaPo Second Team All-Met as a junior … Averaged 13.2 points and 8.9 rebounds as a sophomore, garnering WaPo Fourth Team All-Met and MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Team Honorable Mention distinctions … Attended Rock Christian Academy (Md.) as a freshman … Voted a member of the WCAC All-Decade Team … Honor roll student … On the Nike EYBL circuit, averaged 18.3 points on 46.4 percent shooting across 18 outings for Team Durant in 2019, adding 9.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game … Tallied double-digit points in 17 of 18 appearances, notched 20-plus on eight occasions and recorded nine double-doubles … Former DeMatha basketball standouts include Adrian Dantley, Danny Ferry, Markelle Fultz, Victor Oladipo and several other NBA players.
Personal: Full name is Earl Anthony Timberlake Jr. … Nickname is “Easy” … Born Nov. 4, 2000 … Parents are Earl Timberlake Sr., and Taundaleah Stewart … Has two younger sisters, Christiana and Brooklyn … Majoring in sport administration … Favorite athletes are Jimmy Butler and James Harden … Best sports memory is hitting the go-ahead shot to help DeMatha win the WCAC title both as a sophomore and a senior … Pregame superstitions include writing the names on his shoes of family and friends who have passed away and calling his grandmother, Juanita Walker, who prays for him … Chose Miami because it was the best fit for him and, on his visit, he loved both the coaching staff and the beautiful campus … Committed to Miami over Alabama, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall and South Carolina.