Career Notes: Ranked first in California Pacific Conference history with 128 career blocks...Ranked first in program history with a .541 field goal percentage and 18 career double-double's...Ranked second with 603 total rebounds and fourth with 6.7 rebounds per game...Career-high's of 27 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks, four assists and three steals...Named California Pacific Conference Player of the Week on January 30, 2022.
2022-23: Made seven of ten field goals en route to a 16-point night and grabbed seven rebounds in the season opener against Bethesda University of California (10/29)…Scored ten points, grabbed eight rebounds, and blocked two shots against sixth-ranked William Jessup University…Blocked two more shots and dished out three assists against Menlo College (11/5)…Shot 80% (4-5) and scored 14 points against West Coast Baptist College (11/9)…Notched first double-double with eleven points, eleven rebounds, two blocks, and two steals against Lincoln University (11/12)…Notched second straight double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds at Westmont College (11/23)…Had a third straight double-double in the California Pacific Conference opener against Benedictine University Mesa (12/1), this time going for 12 points, eleven rebounds, and three steals…Finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and a then season-high four blocks against Park University Gilbert (12/4)…Added 16 points and eight rebounds at Westcliff University (12/9)…Turned in 16 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists against Pacific Union College (12/20)…Scored a then career-high 20 points in one of the most efficient games by a post player in program history, making eight of his nine field goal attempts including seven in a row to start the game at Cal Maritime (12/28)…Scored ten points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and blocked two shots against University of Antelope Valley (1/5)…Made a career-high nine free throws and finished with 17 points overall against La Sierra University (1/7)…Finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Park Gilbert (1/26)…Turned in 18 points and 12 rebounds at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1/27)…Eleven points and eleven rebounds at BenU Mesa (1/29)…Scored a career-high 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, tied his career-high of three steals, and blocked a shot against Westcliff University (2/2)…Became the Cal Pac’s all-time blocks leader in the early minutes against University of Saint Katherine (2/4) and finished with ten points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks overall…Had 20 points, eight rebounds, a career-high four steals, and three blocks at La Sierra (2/9)…Became the first Bobcat in 2022-23 with back-to-back 20-point games after scoring 21 points on 86% (6-7) shooting and 82% (9-11) from the charity stripe at Antelope Valley (2/11)…Also had four blocks at UAV (2/11)…Became UC Merced’s all-time double-double’s leader after turning in 19 points and ten rebounds against UC Santa Cruz (2/16)…Also blocked four more shots against UCSC (2/16)..Notched a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double and also had four assists and two blocks on Senior Night vs. Simpson (2/18)…Hit the game-winning shot and recorded 14 points, eleven rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and a steal in the California Pacific Conference Championship Opening Round against Cal Maritime (2/25)…Became just the third player in program history with a postseason double-double…Stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, a career-high 15 rebounds, a UC Merced single-game record seven blocks, and four assists in the California Pacific Conference Championship Semifinals against Antelope Valley (2/27)…Also became UC Merced’s all-time leading rebounder against UAV…Finished with 18 points, nine rebounds, and four assists in the California Pacific Conference Championship game against Westcliff (2/28).
2021-22: Played in nine games and drew seven starts...Averaged 24.3 minutes per game...Led the Bobcats with a career-high 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game...Two of his eight rebounds per game were on the offensive glass...Was third on the team with 8.7 points per game...Recorded a .480 field goal percentage, which was tied for the ninth highest in program history at the time...Also had an assist and 0.6 steals per contest...Finished with eight points, five rebounds and two blocks in his season debut at Simpson University (1/22)...Stuffed the stat sheet and recorded a double-double with 13 points, ten rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1/28)...Was good for 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks, including his all-time record breaking block, at Benedictine University Mesa (1/29)...Notched second double-double of the season with eleven points, ten rebounds and two blocks at Park University Gilbert (1/30)...Recorded eight points, nine rebounds and three blocks at Pacific Union College (2/5)...Tied his season-high in scoring with 14 points to go along with eight rebounds and two blocks at Westcliff University (2/19)...Hauled in eleven rebounds and set the program postseason record with four blocks in the California Pacific Conference Championships Opening Round game against Cal Maritime (2/27).
2020-21: Earned six starts and averaged 24 minutes over seven games...Averaged career-high's across the board with 9.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, one steal and an assist per game...Led the Bobcats with a career-high and program-best .659 field goal percentage (29-44)...Also finished first on the team with eight total blocks (1 per game)...20 of his 55 total rebounds were offensive...First player since George Idehen (2013-14) and second ever player in program history to average at least nine points, seven rebounds and a block per game...Scored a career-high 19 points on a 73% (8-11) shooting night and grabbed 13 rebounds in the season opener against La Sierra (3/18)...Tallied second straight and third career double-double with eleven points and 12 rebounds against La Sierra (3/18)...Also had a career-high three steals and blocked two shots in La Sierra game...Added another double-double to his resume and stuffed the stat sheet on the road with 12 points, eleven rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks at La Sierra (3/29)...Neared another double-double with ten points and nine rebounds at Pacific Union (4/7).
2019-20: Opened the season with 10+ rebounds in five straight games, tying the previous record set by George Idehen in the 2014 season...Had what was then a career-high 12 rebounds and a program-best five blocks in the home opener against NCAA Division II opponent Dominican University of California (11/2)...Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and had nine points vs. Yellowstone Christian College (11/4)...Tallied his first career double-double with ten points and ten rebounds at No. 2 Oregon Tech (11/15) in the Lithia-Oregon Tech Classic...Eleven rebounds, five offensive, and four blocks vs. Westcliff (11/21)...Had ten points and four blocks vs. Dordt (12/21)...Team-high eleven points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1/9)...Good for nine points, eleven rebounds and four blocks vs. La Sierra (1/23)...Broke the program's single-game record with six blocks vs. BenU Mesa (2/6)...His third block in the historical game also was good to break the program's single-season blocks record that was currently held by Georde Idehen since the 2012-13 season...Posted a defensive stat line of ten rebounds, three blocks and two steals vs. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2/8)...Neared a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds to go along with three blocks vs. Simpson (2/13)...Tied his Cal Pac career-high with 12 points and missed just one shot all night for an 86% (6-7) shooting mark to go along with two blocks at No. 12 University of Antelope Valley (2/20)...Overall, blocked a shot in eight straight games (1/23-2/20) which is tied with George Idehen (2013-14) and Aaron Laflin (2016-17) for the longest streak in program history...Grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, five offensive, at La Sierra University (2/22) in the regular season finale...Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds vs. Cal Maritime (2/29) in the California Pacific Conference Championships semifinal game
2018-19: Career-high eleven points vs. Bethesda on November 28...Notched two blocks and a steal at La Sierra on January 17...Blocked two shots and grabbed two offensive rebounds vs. UAV on February 14
Personal: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering...Nicknamed King...Has three siblings...Favorite food is fried rice and chicken…Favorite athlete is Giannis Antetokounmpo...Favorite musician is Lil Baby and favorite movie is Transformers…Enjoys watching TV in his free time...Lists his mom as his biggest influence because she raised him and his siblings alone…Goal is to play professional basketball.
