[1] After Early's cousin was murdered, his mother decided to leave the city and relocate to suburban Middletown, New York when he was 14.

This led to Early wanting to be closer to his family and attending Sullivan County Community College.

After considering offers from major conference schools, he signed with Wichita State and coach Gregg Marshall.

In the Shockers' semifinal game against eventual champion Louisville, Early scored 24 points and collected 10 rebounds in a narrow 72–68 loss.

[12] Early put up an impressive effort in an attempt to help the Shockers advance to the Sweet Sixteen, with 31 points and 7 rebounds on 12-of-17 shooting.

[16] On March 25, 2015, Early had a season-best game for New York with 18 points and 4 rebounds in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

[23] On December 21, 2016, Early was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors in a three-team trade involving Westchester and the Texas Legends.

[26] On September 2, 2017, Early signed a contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.

[32] Early was named LNB Pro B player of the week on October 19, after his 41-point, 8-rebound performance against Rouen Métropole Basket.

[33] In March 2021, he was part of an exchange transfer in Saudi Arabia, where he joined Ohud Medina from Al-Nasr.

The attack took place after Early and his girlfriend left a strip club in Maspeth, Queens.