2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Notable Awards
• All-CCAA First Team (2023-24)
• All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2021-22, 2022-23)
As a Senior (2023-24)
- #6 in Chico State History on the all-time career assist leaderboard (313)
- #9 in Chico State History on the all-time career free throw leaderboard (288)
- #10 in Chico State History in free throw percentage (.811)
- Named to the All-CCAA First Team
- Appeared in all 30 games for the Wildcats, averaging a team-leading 30.2 minutes per game
- Averaged 12 points per game shooting .439 from the field
- Led the team in three point percentage at (.424) and free throw percentage at (.821)
- Also led the team in assists at 3.4 per game (101 total)- tied for 2nd in the conference
- 4th best Assist/Turnover ratio in the conference at 2.3
- 10 games with at least three 3-pointers
- Scored a season-high 31 points on 11-14 shooting against Cal State Monterey Bay (January 13)
- Dished a season-high 8 assists against San Francisco State (February 3)
- Put up 28 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block against Cal State San Bernadino in the NCAA West Regional (March 16)
As a Junior (2022-23)
- All-CCAA honorable mention
- Started 26 of 28 games, averaging 11.8 minutes
- Averaged 11.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game
- Finished fourth in the CCAA in free throw percentage (.822)
- Finished fifth in the conference in assists per game (3.7)
- Had the fifth-best assist/turnover ratio in the CCAA (1.7)
- Scored a career-high 30 points at Cal Poly Humboldt (Dec. 8)
- Had five games with 20 or more points
- Credited for a season-high 8 assists at Cal State LA (Feb. 11)
- Played 10 games with 5 or more assists
- Went 9-of-10 at the free throw line twice, once at Holy Names (Nov. 16) and the other at Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 19)
- Went a perfect 7-for-7 on the free throw line at Cal State LA (Feb. 11)
As a Sophomore (2021-22)
- All-CCAA honorable mention
- Ranked fourth on the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 9.7 points a game
- Posted double-digit points in 12 games last season
- Finished second on the team in assists (56) and free throw percentage (85.2 percentage) and was fifth with 26 3-pointers
- Ranked fifth in the CCAA in free throw percentage
- Matched then-career high with 20 points December 4, 2021 vs. Cal Poly Pomona
As a Freshman (2019-20)
- Appeared in 30 games, averaging 5.9 points a contest
- Tied for second on the team in assists (52) and ranked fifth in 3-pointers (27)
As a Freshman (2018-19)
- Redshirted
At Central Catholic High School
- 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 in 2017–18
- Two-time All-VOL selection
- Earned All-Section and All-State honors
- 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 in Hayward
- Son of James and Angela
- Has two siblings, brother James Jr. and sister Jordyn
- Admires his father
- Favorite athlete is NBA star LeBron James because 'he's the professional of all professionals. He sets the bar.'
- Chose Chico State because he was offered a spot on the roster out of high school
- Cites winning the NCAA West Regional in 2022 as the best moment in his career in sports
- The most impressive thing he's accomplished was receiving his Bachelor's Degree at Chico State
- Beside basketball, he can golf
- Hobbies outside of basketball are photography and cook bussin bussin food
- On his bucket list is to live in Portugal or London for a year
- An interesting fact about him is he's a bowler
- Best advice he received is 'To know and not to do is not to know.'
- Graduated from Chico State and is now pursuing his Master's Degree in Social Science
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2022-23Junior
G
6'2"
176 lbs
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2023-24Senior
G
6'2"
185 lbs