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Sixth year in the Wildcats’ program…Averaged 10.7 points a game in 2019–20, earning Second Team All-CCAA honors…Led Chico State in assists (115) and ranked fifth among all conference players…Second on the team in 3-pointers (56) and free throw percentage (81.6 percent)…Scored 10 or more points in 19 games, including a career-high 22 points December 21, 2019 vs. Humboldt State…All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2018–19…Led Wildcats in assists (94) and steals (20)…Second on the team in scoring (11.1 points per game) and third in 3-pointers (40)…Ranked third in the CCAA in assists per game (4.1)…Posted a pair of double-doubles…Appeared in 28 games for the Wildcats in 2017–18…Redshirted in 2016–17…Pre-Chico Days: A 2016 graduate of Sacramento’s Sheldon High School…Scored 1,000 points in three varsity seasons…Helped lead Huskies to back-to-back Delta League titles…Earned Second Team All-Sacramento Bee honors as a senior…Three-time First Team All-DL…Two-time All-City selection…Also lettered in track, earning First Team All-DL honors…Won the league and San-Joaquin section long jump title in 2016…Personal: Born May 26, 1998, in Sacramento…Son of Daniel Brooks and Jena Porto…Has one younger brother, Samuel…His mom is his hero (“She’s someone I can always depend on, and is always there for me no matter what”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is LeBron James (“because of all the adversity he’s faced to become the greatest basketball player of all time”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Psychology Statistics, taught by Scott Lewis…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The feeling of family on and off the court”…His greatest sports moment is being part of the 2016–17 Wildcat team that posted the winningest season in Chico State men’s basketball history…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is playing the trumpet for seven years…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is biking 100 miles in a day on a mountain bike…Has learned by playing basketball that “if you love the game, the game will love you back”…Learned how to invest and create a path to soon sustain financial freedom during his pandemic-caused time away from the court…His biggest non-basketball talent is making people laugh…Is currently carrying two majors and three minors…At the top of his bucket list: “Travel the world”…Best advice ever received came from his dad: “If you stay ready, you’ll never have to get ready”…Majoring in psychology and philosophy…Plans to play professional basketball and pursue a master’s in psychological science.