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Fourth year in the Wildcats’ program…Appeared in all 30 Chico State games in 2019–20…Posted a 60.7 field goal percentage…Scored career-high 12 points December 12, 2019 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay…Hauled in career-best seven rebounds November 30, 2019 vs. Dominican…Redshirted in 2018–19…Pre-Chico Days: A 2018 graduate of Rancho Cucamonga High School…Two-time All-Baseline League selection and Second Team All-Inland Empire as a senior…Averaged 11.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game to lead the Cougars to the second round of the 2017–18 CIF Southern Section playoffs…Personal: Born March 10, 2000, in Los Angeles…Son of Kelvin Sr. and Sophia Bracken-Turner…Has one older sibling, Devion…His mom is his hero (“She showed me the good and bad of everything in order to keep me humble”)…The person he most admires in the sports world is Shaquille O’Neal (“because he does things outside of basketball that he does not have to out of the kindness of his heart. Not because he wants people to give him respect for it”)…Favorite Chico State instructor is Sociology of Sexuality, taught by Lauren Wilson…Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The great nature and the environment with all the trees, and my team feels like a family”…His greatest sports moment is “blocking a basketball so hard it went into the stands”…The most interesting thing he’s ever done is play 2k one time from 12 noon to 7 a.m. the next morning…The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is making two clutch free throws in a row…Has learned by playing basketball that “hard work, dedication and time management will take you a long way in life no matter what it is”…Enjoys playing video games when he has some free time…Learned “how to stay mentally focused and stable through everything” during his pandemic-caused time away from the court…Says roller skating and video gaming are his biggest non-basketball talents…Claims egg nog and marshmallows is a great combination…At the top of his bucket list: “Graduating college”…Best advice ever received was found on social media: “Don’t listen too much to what others have to say about your choices/decisions, because at the end of the day all you got is yourself anyways”…Majoring in business management…Hopes to play pro basketball overseas.