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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Jeff Kettering/Stanislaus State
Jeff Kettering/Stanislaus State
Jeff Kettering/Stanislaus State
Aaron Draper

22 Justin Vigil

  • Height 6-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fall River Mills
  • Highschool Fall River HS

Biography

Notable Awards
- All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2021-22 - with Cal State East Bay)
- CCAA All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)

As a Senior (2022-23)
- Started all 27 games, averaging 27.9 minutes
- Averaged 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
- Shot .370 from the field, .674 from the free throw line
- Had 11 games with 10 or more points scored
- Recorded season-highs 19 points and 12 rebounds against Sonoma State (Feb. 2)

Pre-Chico Days
- Spent four seasons at Cal State East Bay prior to joining Chico State
- Earned All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2021–22, averaging 10.7 points and 4.9 rebounds a game
- Has received three CCAA All-Academic honors
- Named twice to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court
- Selected in 2017–18 and 2019–20 as the Pioneers’ Men’s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year
- A 2017 graduate of Fall River High School in McArthur
- Averaged 14.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks a game over four varsity seasons
- Helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2016–17 Shasta Cascade League title and the 2017 Northern Section Division VI championship
- Named SCL Most Valuable Player and Northern Section Player of the Year as a senior
- Also lettered in football

Personal
- Born June 3, 1999, in Redding
- Son of Mike and Teri
- Has three siblings: Alex, Jessica, and Emelia
- The aggregate of his immediate family is his hero (“They inspire me to seek my full potential”)
- The person he most admires in the sports world is Steph Curry (“because of his ability to shoot”)
- Why he chose to attend Chico State: “Chico has great resources in my field of choice (agriculture) and I was given the opportunity to use my last year of eligibility”
- His greatest sports moment was last season, when he hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in triple overtime to beat Humboldt
- The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is completing his undergraduate studies
- Has learned by playing basketball that “it’s okay to fail”
- Enjoys cooking, playing golf, and spending time with his niece and nephews
- His biggest non-basketball talent: “I am adaptable”
- Doesn’t have the end of his thumb on his shooting hand (“I cut it off when I was 10 years old”)
- At the top of his bucket list: “Being a good person”
- Best advice ever received: “Take care of yourself, and if you can, someone else too”
- Currently working on his master’s degree in regenerative agriculture.

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