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Fifth year in the Wildcats’ program…Appeared in 17 games for Chico State in 2019–20…Nailed his first collegiate 3-pointer and scored a season-high six points January 4, 2020 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills…Appeared in 18 games for the Wildcats in 2018–19…Scored career-high eight points March 2, 2019 vs. Sonoma State…Redshirted in 2017–18…Three-time CCAA All-Academic selection…Earned 2020–21 NCAA Degree Completion Award…2019–20 National Basketball Coaches Association Honors Court recipient…Pre-Chico Days: Spent 2016–17 attending DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida…Served as team captain…Led team in assists and was named co-MVP…a 2016 graduate of Loyola High School in Los Angeles…Helped lead Cubs to the 2013–14 Mission League championship…Two-year team captain…Named Most Improved Player as a senior…Personal: Born December 12, 1997, in Los Angeles…Son of Michael and Dayna…Has one younger sister, Jordan…His dad is his hero (“He’s the GOAT”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is LeBron James (“He has an impact off the court that is far greater than what he does on the court. His commitment to his community is second to none”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Advanced Topics in Professional Sales, taught by Tom Villa…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The welcoming community and the winning program”…His greatest sports moment was going to the Lakers championship parade in 2010 and seeing Kobe Bryant up close…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is go to Cabo San Lucas last summer…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is dunking on Chico State teammate Kelvin Wright Jr. three times in one practice…Has learned to relax by playing basketball…Enjoys playing card games and dominoes when he has some free time…Started painting and learning how to invest during his pandemic-caused time away from the court…Says singing in his biggest non-basketball talent (“I’ve been called the ‘next Chris Brown’ several times”)…Used to act when he was a kid (“I was in a show called Code-9 on The Disney Channel, a McDonalds commercial, and in a movie called Something is Killing Tate, and a few other smalls things”)…At the top of his bucket list: “Travel the world”…Best advice ever received came from his dad: “The adversity you face today, prepares you for tomorrow”…Majoring in business marketing…Plans to attend law school after graduating.