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Fifth year in the Wildcats’ program…Appeared in 18 games for Chico State in 2019–20…Scored season-high seven points in just seven minutes of action January 2, 2020 vs. Cal State LA…Connected on his first 3-pointer as a Wildcat December 21, 2019 vs. Humboldt State…Did not play in 2018–19 due to preseason injury…Redshirted in 2017–18…Earned 2019–20 CCAA All-Academic honors…Pre-Chico Days: A 2017 graduate of Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs…Scored over 1,000 points in his three-year varsity career…Twice named First Team All-Capital Valley Conference…Sacramento Bee All-Metro Honorable Mention as a junior and senior…Played in the 2017 Sacramento Optimist All-Star Game…Personal: Born February 17, 1999, in Placerville…Son of John and Diane…Has four older siblings: Madelaine, Zack, Rex, and Claire…His heroes are everyone in his immediate family (“I am who I am because of them”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is former NBA veteran Shaun Livingston (“for overcoming one of the most gruesome sports injuries ever”)…Favorite course at Chico State is American Sports in Film, taught by Dave Berman…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The community and culture”…His greatest sports moment is receiving a scholarship to play college basketball…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is backpack for four nights in Desolation Wilderness this past summer…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is “surviving two summers in the Chico heat”…Has learned by playing basketball to “care for yourself so that you have room to care for others”…Enjoys being outdoors when he has some free time…Learned to invest his money in the stock market and begin his retirement account during his pandemic-caused time away from the court…Plans to learn how to play the piano…Says that juggling is his biggest non-basketball talent…Claims “I’m very socially awkward”…At the top of his bucket list: “See the Northern Lights”…Best advice ever received: “Whatever the most recent thing Coach Clink tells me that will keep me on the court”…Majoring in exercise physiology.