After receiving letters of interest from top schools such as Michigan, St. John's, Penn State, Syracuse, South Carolina, Wake Forest and Seton Hall, he narrowed his list of potential colleges to Boston College, Rutgers, Fordham University, George Washington and Delaware, but he surprised everyone by staying home and chose the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. There he earned All-MEAC honors, was third in the conference in 3-point percentage, at 50 percent and was University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Male Athlete of the Year.

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Professionally, in 1993, Donni-Oh! played on the Atlanta Hawks' NBA Summer League team. He also played in the CBA with the Columbus Horizon, Quad City Thunder. In 1995, it was onto the ABA with the Lehigh Valley Lightning and in 1999 it was the USBL's Long Island Surf. He also played in Washington, DC's Summer Pro/Am Kenner League for 3 years.