As a senior, he averaged 25.8 points and almost 10 rebounds per game, while receiving All-state and The Tennessean Metro Class A Player of the Year honors.
[1] He accepted a basketball scholarship from NAIA Lipscomb University, to play under head coach Don Meyer.
As a junior, he was named the NAIA Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with an average of 31.9 points per contest.
[4][5] Pierce graduated after helping his teams compile a 129-19 record, while qualifying for the NAIA tournament all four seasons and reaching a pair of Elite Eight appearances.
In 2006, he was hired as the varsity boys' basketball head coach at his alma mater Franklin Road Academy.