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2019-20 Men's Basketball

12 Justin Nguyen

  • Hometown Sacramento, CA
  • Previous School Sheldon High School
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 155
  • Class Freshman
  • Position G

Biography

Career Notes: Shooting 44% from downtown in his career...Career-high's of eight points, three assists and two steals.

2019-20: Led all Bobcat freshmen with 18 games played...Grabbed two rebounds vs. University of Saint Katherine, one offensive, in collegiate debut...Had first of three eight-point games vs. La Sierra (1/23)...Sunk two triples vs. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2/8)...Eight points off the bench vs. Simpson (2/13)...Hit the game-winning shot with 1.6 seconds left to beat Cal Maritime (2/15) on the road...Game-winning triple also broke the program's single-season wins record and clinched a postseason berth in the California Pacific Conference Championships...Tied his career-high with eight points and shared team-high with three assists in the regular season finale at La Sierra University (2/22)

High School: 2018-19 Co-Sacramento Bee Player of the Year while at Sheldon High School...Sheldon Huskies emerged as Northern California's top High School basketball team...Guided his team to the Division One Sac Joaquin Section Championship and NorCal Open Division Championship...The point guard led all scorers with 13 points and 18 points respectively in each game...For the season, Nguyen averaged 10 points and 3.3 assists per game...Other accolades include All-NorCal Third Team honors and All-Delta League honors... Earned the CIF Sportsmanship Award and was presented the annual Pete Saco Award by the Sacramento Kings.

Personal: Majoring in Management & Business Economics...Nicknamed Swifty...Has one sibling...Favorite food is steak and favorite musician is Travis Scott...Enjoys watching any Fast & Furious movie...Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant...Is an underrated singer & dancer...Lists his dad and uncle as his biggest influences...Chose to wear #12 in honor of his close friend, Ben Nguyen, who wore the same number while playing for the Bobcats in 2015-16.

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