Chico State Athletics

One of nine returning letterwinners…Played in all 27 games last season…Second on the team in blocked shots despite averaging less than 13 minutes of playing time a contest…Scored career-high 10 points against Cal State Dominguez Hills Feb. 25, 2010…Tallest player in Chico State basketball history…Pre-Chico Days: A 2008 graduate of Oregon’s Aloha High School…Played basketball for four years at Gilroy High School…McDonald’s All-America candidate heading into the 2010 season…Averaged 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks a game before an ankle injury cut his senior year short…Scored 27 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and blocked 11 shots in a 2007 game against San Leandro Valley…Personal: Born 4/23/89 in Mountain View…Son of Bill and Karin…His older sister Kristina played volleyball at San Jose State…Sports hero is Dennis Rodman…Biggest sports thrill was playing on an All-Star team that played in Taiwan…Enjoys art…Would like to someday travel the globe and dine at all the finest restaurants in the world…Claims to have grown 14 inches from his freshman to senior year in high school…Wants to meet Leonardo da Vinci…Psychology major.