Good things happen when Jay Flores has the ball in his hands. Chico State's point guard hurt San Francisco State with seven assists to go along with his 19 points Friday, and then he stuck 4-of-6 3-pointers to help beat Cal State Monterey Bay Saturday. It all added up to averages of 16.5 points, five assists, and 2.5 steals per game, and a Wildcat of the Week honor. Flores finished the weekend 7-of-15 from beyond the arc, 10-of-12 from the free throw line, and even registered his third career blocked shot.
A quick look at Flores' career numbers reveal a career chalked full of successful weekends like the one described above. With his seven assists Friday, Flores moved into a tie for 10th place on Chico State's career assists list with Tony Prescott (1992-94) at 202. Saturday, he dropped three more dimes to draw him to within eight of eighth place, held currently by Frank Lopez with 213 from 1986-88. And if he continues his current pace, Flores will finish the regular season with the third highest two-year assist total behind only current Chico State Athletics Department employee Antone Curtis and current Wildcats assistant coach Tim Haley.
Amazingly, as good as Flores is at distributing, he's even better at taking care of the ball. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.48 is the sixth highest in the nation and the best in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). He already boasts the third best single season assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.23 from last year and the best ever is 2.33. So he's on pace to obliterate that mark.
Flores is also on pace to rank among the greatest free throw shooters in school history and move into the school's top 10 in career steals and 3-pointers while still in the midst of his second season in the program. Though he's seven made free throws shy of the minimum of 100 to qualify, his career free throw percentage of .838 is tied for the second best ever behind only former teammate Jon Baird (.846). With 82 made 3-pointers, he needs 18 more to reach 100 and tie Mark Rasberry (1990-92) for 10th on Chico State's career list. And with 74 career steals, he's 11 shy of tying four-year players Aaron Martella (1990-94) and Jason Van Eck (2001-05) for 10th on that list.
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