Chico State Athletics

One of four seniors and 10 returning lettermen…Led Wildcats in shooting percentage (.459) and blocked shots (27) last season…Second on the team in rebounds (5.3 rpg) and third in scoring (9.9 ppg)…Scored 10 or more points 16 times in 2009-10…Poured in season-high 24 points against Cal State Monterey Dec. 5, 2009…Pre-Chico Days: Played two years at Foothill Junior College in Los Altos Hills under the tutelage of former Chico State assistant coach Shanan Rosenberg…All-Coast Conference selection in 2008-09, averaging 12.1 points, eight rebounds and nearly two blocks a game while shooting 64 percent from the field…A 2006 graduate from Monterey High School…Earned four letters in basketball…Was team captain as a senior…Received All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and All-County Honorable Mentions in 2006…Personal: Born 9/27/88 in Houston, TX…Son of Irma and Bobby… Sports hero is NBA star Tracy McGrady…Biggest sports thrill is dunking on someone…Enjoys playing video games and having fun…Says the best things about Chico are “teammates and the school atmosphere”…Claims to crack a lot of jokes…Wears two pairs of socks before each game…Would like to meet President Obama…Kinesiology major…Aspires to be a teacher and high school basketball coach.