As a Redshirt Freshman (2024-25 Season)
MW Rankings: No. 1 in blocks, No. 9 in offensive rebounds, No. 12 in rebounding
NCAA Rankings: No. 7 in blocks per game, No. 17 in blocks, No. 219 in double doubles
Mountain West Freshman of the Year … Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year … Honorable Mention All-Mountain West … Mountain West All-Defensive Team … Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Jan. 27, Feb. 2 & Feb. 17) … Appeared in 26 games, all starts … Averaged 8.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game … Shot 50.6 percent (85-of-168) from the field, 37.8 percent (17-of-45) from distance and 63.0 percent (34-of-54) from the line with 19 assists, 68 blocks and 11 steals in 646:36 of action … His 68 blocked shots are the program’s freshman record, rank seventh on the single-season list, and is tied for 14th on the Aztec-career list … Six blocks against Boise State (2/15) are a season high and one shy of the San Diego State single-game freshman record …Six blocks are the most in a game since Nathan Mensah blocked as many against Saint Mary’s in San Luis Obispo, Calif. (12/22/20) … Recorded multiple blocks in 18 games and had at least one block in 24 of his 26 contests … One of three freshman in the nation with at least 68 blocks on the season … Scored in double figures in eight times (SDSU was 7-1 in those games) with a career-high 25 points at Fresno State (12/4) his season-high … Finished with a double double four times (SDSU was 3-1 in those games) … He is the only freshman in the nation with a game of at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks (at Fresno State) … Went 7-of-7 from the field, including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc for game-high 15 points and a career and game-high 13 rebounds at Nevada (1/25) to become the first Aztec since the 1997-98 season to record a double-double shooting 1.000 percent from the floor (Roy Kruiswyk was (6-of-6) in a 13 pt/10 reb double-double against SMU on Jan. 15, 1998) … He is the 12th player in Mountain West history to have double-double with a perfect shooting night, minimum of seven field goal attempts, but if you include his successful 3-pointer, he is the only player in league history to accomplish the feat … At Fresno State, became the first Aztec freshman to have a game of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds since Kawhi Leonard totaled 25 and 12 against Wyoming on January 9, 2010 … Shot 40.0 percent or better in 17 games, with the 7-of-7 game at Nevada being his best outing … Enjoyed nine games (SDSU was 8-1 in those contests) where his knocked down at least four buckets, including a season-high 10 at Fresno State … When he attempted 10 or more shots SDSU was 3-1, with a single-game high was 15 against San Jose State (1/28) … His multiple 3-pointers in five games, among 10 games with at least one, and at Fresno State and against San Jose State hit a season-best three … Knocked down multiple free throws in 10 games with a 4-of-4 against Occidental (11/12) and versus California (12/21) at the San Jose TipOff, as his best games … Had 10 games with two or more offensive boards, including a single-game high six versus California … Nine defensive boards at Nevada were a season-best among 11 games with at least four and 20 games with multiple defensive rebounds … In five games, including a season-high 13 rebounds at Nevada, he grabbed double digit boards … Among three games with multiple assists, his three at Air Force (1/22) are a season best … On two occasions, at Boise State (1/4) and against UNLV (1/18) recorded a season-high two steals … Played double digit minutes in 25-of-26 appearances, including five games with 30-plus minutes and a season-high 37:03 against Wyoming (2/1).
As a Freshman (2023-24 Season)
Utilized his redshirt season.
High School
A 2023 graduate of Veritas Prep in Garden Grove, Calif.… Attended Trinity High School in Euless, Texas for three years prior to Veritas Prep… As a junior at Trinity, was named an honorable mention District 3-6A… Chose San Diego State over programs like Oregon, Oregon State, Southern California and Villanova.