Chico State Athletics

One of 10 returning letterwinners for the ’Cats…Played in 25 games as a freshman in 2009-10, including one start…Third on the team in blocked shots (10) despite averaging less than 12 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…Averaged 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots a game as a junior, and was a McDonald’s All-America candidate heading into his senior season…Averaged 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks a game before an ankle injury cut his senior year short…High point of his prep career was a 27 point, 23 rebound and 11 blocked shot performance 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 drawing and painting…Claims to have grown 14 inches from his freshman to senior year in high school…Would most like to meet Leonardo da Vinci…Majoring in art.