2008: Made the most of his opportunities with two assists in just 90 minutes of action ... The two helpers were tied for fifth on the squad ... Played in four games ... Played 37 minutes against Albany on Sept. 7 and recorded his first career point with an assist ... Played 18 minutes in the next game at Denver (Sept. 12) ... Made his Pac-10 debut on Oct. 31 when he logged 21 minutes at home against Stanford ... Recorded his second career shot attempt and his second career assist on Nov. 9 in the Aztecs[apos] 4-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield ... Played 14 minutes in the game ... SDSU was 3-1 when he played and 2-0 when he recorded a point.
2007: A walk-on to the squad who appeared in two games for the Aztecs ... Made his collegiate debut against UC Riverside on Sept. 4, where he played 46 minutes in SDSU[apos]s defeat ... Played 10 minutes of the team[apos]s next game versus New Jersey Institute of Technology ... Had his first shot in the NJIT game ... A scholar-athlete.
High School:Played for the Washington ODP program for three years ... Helped the Emerald City Club [apos]88 team win back-to-back state titles in 2006 and 2007 ... Earned four letters at Issaquah High School ... Was a first-team all-King County selection after his junior and senior seasons.
Personal:Michio Akazawa was born July 22, 1989, in Okayama, Japan ... Son of Machiko and Haruyuki Akazawa.