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Fourth year in the Wildcats’ program…Appeared in 30 games for Chico State in 2019–20, averaging 5.9 points a game…Tied for second on the team in assists (52) and ranked fifth in 3-pointers (27)…Scored 10 or more points in seven contests, including a career-high 20 points December 12, 2019 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay…Redshirted in 2018–19…Pre-Chico Days: A 2018 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Modesto…Averaged 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game as a senior to lead the Raiders to the Valley Oak League title and the team’s third straight Sac-Joaquin Section title…Named VOL Most Valuable Player as a senior…Two-time All-VOL selection…Finished his four-year varsity career as the program’s all-time leader in scoring and assists….Also lettered in football…Personal: Born July 3, 2000, in Hayward…Son of James and Angela…Has two siblings, James Jr. and Jordyn…His dad is his hero (“Definition of a solid dude; don’t get no better”)…The people he most admires in the sports world are Kobe Bryant (“Grit and determination”) and Allen Iverson (“Swagger and competitiveness”)…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “It was the only school that offered me a scholarship. Glad they did, though; this place is chill”…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is getting a scholarship to play at Chico State…Has learned by playing basketball that “it takes a village to accomplish great things, and to fall in love with the little things in life”…Enjoys watching movies, listening to music, taking his camera outside, and spending time with friends…Learned that “life is alright, life is funny, life is ugly, life is good” during his pandemic-caused time away from the court…Says photography and videography are his biggest non-basketball talents…Will “leave the room at the scent of peanut butter”…At the top of his bucket list: “Partner with Birkenstocks”…Best advice ever received came from his dad: “To know, and not to do, is not to know”…Majoring in business entrepreneurship…Plans to work in film and production, and eventually establish his own marketing agency.