Bio entering the 2026-27 season
Honors & Awards
Mountain West Preseason Freshman of the Year (2026)
As a Freshman (2025-26 Season)
Appeared in 23 games with 17 starting assignments … Averaged 8.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game … Added 52 assists, 16 steals and two blocks in a total of 486:13 of court time … Shot 47.9 percent (70-of-146) from the field, 43.6 percent (17-of-39) from beyond the arc and 81.3 percent (26-of-32) from the line … His six assists vs. Air Force (12/17) are the most against a Division I opponent, for an Aztec who is a true freshman, since Lamont Butler had as many vs. Wyoming on January 28, 2021 … His 3-point field goal percentage led the squad and his minutes per game and free throw percentage ranked No. 4 … One-of-11 true freshman in the nation and 1-of-2 in the Mountain West, to shoot at least 43.6 percent from distance (min. 39 attempts) … Reached double figures in the scoring column seven times, including a season-high 20 points versus Boise State (1/3) … Knocked down a season-best seven shots vs. Boise State and at Grand Canyon (1/21) among 10 games where he has at least four made field goals … Attempted double digit shots three times led by 12 attempts vs. New Mexico (1/17) and at Grand Canyon … Shot at least 40.0 percent from the floor in 16 games … Sank multiple 3-pointers in four games, including a signal game high three vs. Baylor (11/26) at the Players Era Tournament … Among the 12 games in which he attempted multiple triples, he hoisted a single game high four at New Mexico (2/28) and at Boise State (3/3) … In the 12 games that he attempted at least one free throw; he was successful on at least 75.0 percent in 10 of them … Twice, vs. Boise State and vs. Fresno State (1/10), made a season-high five free throws and each of those games he attempted a season-best six … Single-game high three offensive boards came Boise State … In 10 games he grabbed multiple defensive boards, including a game-best three vs. Long Beach State (11/7), Fresno State, at Wyoming 1/14) and at Boise State (3/3) … Totaled a career-high four rebounds vs. Fresno State among 13 games with multiple boards … When he recorded multiple assists, the team was 11-3, which included a season-high six vs. Air Force … Recorded three games with multiple steals, including a single-game best three at Grand Canyon … Blocked shots came against Long Beach State and Air Force.
High School
A 2025 graduate of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif. … A four-star prospect who was the No. 73 ranked recruit in the ESPN 100 … Rated as the No. 7 recruit in the state, No. 13 in the region and No. 17 in the nation at his position … For his 114-game career, he scored at a 14.9-point per game clip with 5.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals … He shot 49.8 percent (640-of-1,286) from the floor, 34.3 percent (124-of-362) from distance and 78.1 percent (292-of-374) from the line in four varsity seasons ... In his four years, the Braves posted a 103-33 record, including a 31-8 mark in Trinity League play … Averaged 16.3 points, 5.2 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals as a senior in Trinity League action, one of the toughest basketball leagues in the state … In his final high school season, led team to a No. 8 ranking in the state, a third-place finish in the CIF Southern Section and a berth in the Open Division state tournament … Following his senior season, was honored with inclusion on Maxpreps’ California All-State Teams, as well as the CIF Southern Section All-Open Division Team, Trinity League co-MVP and Long Beach Press Telegram Player of the Year.
Personal
Plans to major in finance … Chose San Diego State over offers from Southern California, UCLA, Arizona State and Harvard.