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Tritons Set for Road Test at Davis, Riverside

UC San Diego will spend the week on the road, traveling to face the Aggies and Highlanders

LA JOLLA, Calif.— UC San Diego women's basketball is set for its first true road week of the conference slate, traveling to UC Davis and UC Riverside. 
 
The Tritons (17-6, 12-1 Big West) begin a stretch of four road contests in five games against the Aggies (17-7, 10-3 Big West) on Thursday at 6 p.m. UC Davis handed UC San Diego its only loss of the Big West schedule earlier this season, a closely contested 66-62 affair in LionTree Arena on Jan. 22.
 
UC San Diego will take on the Highlanders (7-16, 5-8 Big West) on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Riverside with live audio airing locally in San Diego and streaming on 97.3 The Fan. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com. 
 
DETAILS
Game 24
UC San Diego (17-6, 12-1) at UC Davis (17-7, 10-3)
Thursday, Feb. 12 | 6 p.m.
University Credit Union Center (6,000) | Davis, Calif.
All-time series: 7-20
Division I series: 4-8
Last meeting: UCSD 62, UCD 66 (Jan. 22, 2026)
Streak: L1
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Game 25
UC San Diego at UC Riverside (7-16, 5-8)
Saturday, Feb. 14 | 4 p.m.
SRC Arena (3,168) | Riverside, Calif.
All-time series: 10-16
Division I series: 8-3
Last meeting: UCSD 70, UCR 54 (Jan. 10, 2026)
Streak: W3
Watch on ESPN+ | Listen to 97.3 The Fan | Live Stats
 
ABOUT THE TRITONS ABOUT UC DAVIS ABOUT UC RIVERSIDE
Roster | Schedule | Stats Roster | Schedule | Stats Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 17-6 Overall: 17-7 Overall: 7-16
Big West: 12-1 Big West: 10-3 Big West: 5-8
Home: 9-3 Home: 7-2 Home: 5-6
Away: 8-3 Away: 8-5 Away: 2-10
Neutral: 0-0 Neutral: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1 vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0 vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W5 Streak: W1 Streak: L2
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons remain the Big West leader, extending a five-game winning streak with another 2-0 week. Erin Condron set the Tritons' Division I program record with 32 points and 14 made free throws in a 64-53 win at Long Beach State, recording her seventh double-double of the season.
 
Makayla Rose led the Tritons' two days later, scoring a season-best 28 points and setting the programs single game record with nine steals—besting her own record from a week ago—to lead UC San Diego past Hawai'i, 59-46.
 
Condron and Rose were honored with UCU Athlete of the Week honors and Condron earned her first Big West Player of the Week nod.
 
UC San Diego 64, Long Beach State 53
Points: Condron (32); Maxie (10); Rose (9)
Rebounds: Condron (13); Rose (7); Smith (5)
Assists: Ma, Rose (4); Maxie (3)
Steals: Ma, Rose (3)
Blocks: Condron (2); Polocheck, Sule (1)
 
UC San Diego 59, Hawai'i 46
Points: Rose (28); Condron (12); Smith (10)
Rebounds: Ma (6); Condron, Maxie (5)
Assists: Maxie (6); Ma, Rose, Smith (2)
Steals: Rose (9); Condron (2)
Blocks: Condron (3)
 
UP NEXT
In their lone game of the week, the Tritons will host UC Irvine on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. for their Breast Cancer Awareness Game. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
MID-MAJOR TOP 25® RANKING FOR TRITONS
The Tritons hold at No. 25 in this week's Mid-Major Top 25® college basketball poll, after receiving their first Division I national ranking last week. Now in its 16th season, the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25® is voted on by 31 Division I coaches. The poll is announced every Tuesday. The Tritons are one of two Big West teams in this week's survey, with UC Irvine ranked 19th.
 
CONDRON EARNS FIRST CAREER BIG WEST WEEKLY NOD (FEB. 9)
Erin Condron set the Tritons' Division I single game record with 32 points at Long Beach State. The junior forward finished a career-high 14-for-16 from the free throw line—also a Tritons D-I program record—and shot 60 percent (9-for-15) from the field, recording her seventh double-double of the season with 13 rebounds against the Beach. Condron tallied her 20th double-figure scoring effort on Saturday against Hawai'i, finishing with 12 points, five rebounds and a career-best three blocks. For the week, she averaged 22.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in 38.8 minutes per game. Condron currently ranks 28th nationally with a 55.0 field goal percentage.
 
RECORD-SETTING DUO TAKE UCU HONORS (FEB. 9)
The record-setting duo of Erin Condron and Makayla Rose were standouts for Tritons' women's basketball last week. On Thursday, Condron set the program's Division I record with 32 points and 14-of-16 from the free throw line to lead UC San Diego over Long Beach State, also recording her seventh double-double of the season with 13 rebounds. Rose set the program's single game record with nine steals—besting her own record from a week ago—leading the Tritons with 28 points against Hawai'i. For the week, Condron averaged 22.0 points and 9.0 rebounds, while Rose averaged 18.5 points and 6.0 steals.
 
ROSE NAMED SDSA STAR OF THE MONTH
Senior guard Makayla Rose was named one of the San Diego Sports Association's (SDSA), Stars of the Month for January after playing a key role to the Tritons' success to start 2026. Each month, the SDSA honors as many as 4 professional, 6 amateur, and 6 prep athletes as Stars of the Month for their outstanding athletic accomplishments. Stars of the Month are recognized in the San Diego Union Tribune, via the Fowler Family Awards Center, on the Sports Association's social media channels and website, and at San Diego's premier sports awards gala, Salute to the Champions. They also receive a Breitbard Certificate of Athletic Achievement.
 
SHARING THE WEALTH
Six different Tritons have been UC San Diego's leading scorer in a game this season, paced by Erin Condron with nine games, three 20-point performances and one 30-point effort, while Makayla Rose has led the way in six games with three 20-point efforts. Sabrina Ma and Rosa Smith have both led the Tritons in scoring in four games with four 20-point games for Ma and three for Smith this season. Dymonique Maxie and Lev Feiman were the top scorers in one game each to round out the group. 
 
QUICK STARTS
UC San Diego is outscoring opponents 391-289 in the opening quarter, winning the first frame in 15 of its 23 contests this season. The Tritons are 13-2 in contests where they hold the lead at the first quarter break.
 
The Tritons built their largest first-quarter advantage against Air Force with an 18-point lead (22-4) and scored their most points in the opening period against Portland State with a 30-14 advantage. UC San Diego also built significant first-quarter leads against Occidental (25-12), No. 22 Washington (21-12), Long Beach State (23-7), California Baptist (18-8), Cal Poly (14-7), Cal State Fullerton (19-13), CSUN (14-5), Cal State Bakersfield (18-14), UC Davis (21-11) and CSUN (24-12).
 
TRITON TAKEAWAYS
The Tritons currently rank second in the Big West in turnover margin (6.83), 19th nationally in the same category and second in the conference in steals (11.1 per game, 31st nationally). UC San Diego is forcing 20.70 turnovers per game, good enough for second in the Big West and 33rd nationally.
 
Makayla Rose is ranked 12th nationally and second in the Big West with 3.30 steals per game (76 total steals), while Dymonique Maxie ranks fifth in the conference with 2.39 per game (fourth in total steals, 55). Sabrina Ma ranks 16th in the conference with 1.7 steals per game. The Tritons are also taking care of the ball on the other end, ranking second in the Big West with the fewest turnovers per game (13.9).
 
DEPENDABLE DEFENSE 
UC San Diego currently ranks second in the Big West in scoring defense, allowing 58.9 points per game (59th nationally) with a scoring margin of 10.0. The Tritons are holding opponents to a 28.5 three-point percentage which ranks fourth in the Big West and 37.5 percent from the field to rank fifth (55th nationally). UC San Diego also ranks fourth in the conference in blocks per game (3.2).
 
ELECTRIC ERIN
Triton forward/center Erin Condron has been leading UC San Diego with an all-around outstanding junior season, averaging 15.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33.1 minutes per game. She has earned UCU Athlete of the Week five different times this season and Big West Player of the Week once. Condron set the Tritons' Division I scoring record with 32 points at Long Beach State (Feb. 5) and has scored in double-figures 20 times. She has tallied seven double-doubles and set career highs in points (32) and free throws made (14) at Long Beach State (Feb. 5), field goals made (11) against UC Riverside (Jan. 10), rebounds (15) at No. 22 Washington (Nov. 28), assists (5) against Long Beach State (Dec. 6) and steals (4) against UC Davis (Jan. 26). 
 
She currently leads the Big West and ranks 30th nationally in field goal percentage (55.0), ranks third in the conference in total rebounds (8.2 per game, 189 total). Condron also ranks third in the conference total field goals (149), third in blocks (1.48 per game, 34 total) and seventh in scoring (15.7 per game, 361 total).
 
MAK ATTACK
Senior transfer Makayla Rose has been pivotal in the Tritons success this season, leading UC San Diego in scoring on six separate occasions with 11 double-figure scoring efforts and three 20-point performances. Rose is averaging 10.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.3 steals in a team-high 34.7 minutes per game. She has played the full 40 minutes in eight different contests, as well as all 45 in the overtime victory at Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 8). She ranks third in the Big West in minutes per game (44th nationally).
 
Rose has shown why she is the defending Big West Defensive Player of the Year, ranking 12th nationally in steals per game (3.30) and 15th in total steals (76). She is also quickly approaching the Tritons' single season steals record (89), set last year by Sumayah Sugapong.
 
RED HOT ROSA
Redshirt junior Rosa Smith is has had a strong junior campaign, averaging 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal in 30.6 minutes per game. She has scored in double-figures 14 times this season, with three 20-point performances.
 
Smith ranks third in the Big West in three-point percentage (39.5), seventh in three-pointers (2.05 per game), seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.1), ninth in assists (3.0 per game) and in field goal percentage (43.6) and 16th in scoring (12.2 per game).
 
DYMO DEALING DIMES
Point guard Dymonique Maxie currently leads the Big West with 4.3 assists per game, facilitating the Tritons' offense. The junior also ranks first in the conference with 98 total assists and second in assist/turnover ratio (1.58). Maxie set the Tritons' Division I single game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30), finishing just three shy of the program's all-time record. She has recorded double-figure assists twice this season and surpassed her previous season high against UC Irvine (Jan. 24). 
 
UC San Diego currently leads the Big West in assist/turnover ratio (1.05) and ranks second in assists (14.5 per game), with both marks ranking in the top 100 nationally.
 
SHARP SHOOTING SABRINA
Senior guard Sabrina Ma ranks fourth in the Big West in threes per game (2.35) and in three-point baskets with 54 made threes this season. She leads the conference in three-point attempts (161). Ma currently ranks seventh in the conference in three-point percentage, shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc. She has scored in double-figures 16 times this season with four 20-point performances and ranks 17th in the Big West with 12.1 points per game.
 
RECORDS REACHED IN 2025-26
The Tritons have set several program records in the 2025-26 season, including Dymonique Maxie setting the program's Division I single game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30). Erin Condron set the Tritons' Division I mark with 32 points and 14 made free throws at Long Beach State (Feb. 5) and Makayla Rose tallied nine steals against Hawai'i (Feb. 7), setting the program's single game record. 
 
UC San Diego also set the program's points record against a Division I opponent, scoring 94 points against the Vikings (Nov. 30) and recorded a program-high 22 steals and 31 turnovers forced against CSUN (Jan. 31). 
 
ROSE EARNS FIRST UCU WEEKLY HONOR (FEB. 2)
Makayla Rose played a pivotal role in UC San Diego's 2-0 week, helping the Tritons secure sole possession of first place in the Big West and earning her first UCU Athlete of the Week nod. The senior guard scored the game-winner with 6.5 seconds on the clock at UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, finishing with a team-high 11 points and playing all 40 minutes. She also set the Tritons' single-game record with eight steals—a career high—against CSUN on Saturday, leading the team with 18 points. For the week, she averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 4.0 steals in 37.1 minutes per game.
 
BACK-TO-BACK UCU HONORS FOR CONDRON (JAN. 17)
Erin Condron earned her fourth UCU Athlete of the Week award of the season and second-straight honor after averaging nearly a double-double with 17.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in another 2-0 week for UC San Diego. Condron also tallied six blocks to lead the Big West for the week. In Thursday's victory at CSUN, Condron recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. On Saturday, she led the Tritons with 21 points—her second 20-point performance of the season—and eight rebounds, adding three blocks and two assists to defeat Cal State Bakersfield. She currently leads the Big West with a 56.2 field goal percentage, which ranks 30th nationally.
 
THIRD WEEKLY HONOR FOR CONDRON (JAN. 12)
Erin Condron averaged 16.5 points and 8.0 rebounds to lead UC San Diego to another 2-0 week in Big West play. The junior forward set a new career high with 22 points in Saturday's victory over UC Riverside, adding 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. She shot 57.7 percent from the field (15-for-26), also averaging 2.0 blocks and 2.0 assists in 36.2 minutes per game. Condron currently leads the Big West with a 56.5 field goal percentage, which ranks 28th nationally.
 
SMITH EARNS SECOND UCU WEEKLY HONOR (JAN. 5)
Redshirt junior Rosa Smith had another stellar week, averaging 17.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 36.2 minutes per game. Smith led the team in points (35) and assists (12), while shooting 8-of-16 (.500) from three-point range to help the Tritons to a 2-0 week in Big West play. Smith recorded her second 20-point performance of the season, finishing with 21 points and a season-best eight assists in Thursday's 75-54 victory over Cal Poly. She finished in double figures again on Saturday, tallying 14 points and four assists in a 65-54 victory at Hawai'i.
 
CONDRON EARNS SECOND UCU WEEKLY NOD (DEC. 22)
Junior Erin Condron averaged nearly a double-double with 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds to lead UC San Diego in the final week of non-conference play. Condron shot 53.8 percent from the field, adding five assists, three steals and two blocks in two games for the Tritons. In Monday's 67-59 victory at California Baptist, Condron tallied a team-best 15 points and 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. On Saturday against NAU, she led the Tritons once again with 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks. 
 
SMITH NAMED UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (DEC. 8)
UC San Diego guard Rosa Smith recorded her Triton career high with 27 points in UC San Diego's Big West-opening win over Long Beach State. The redshirt junior finished 11-for-18 from the field (61 percent) with four 3-pointers in 32 minutes. Smith also tallied five assists, four rebounds and two steals in the contest. It marked her fourth consecutive double-figure scoring effort and fifth this season. 
 
CONDRON EARNS UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (DEC. 1)
Junior Erin Condron averaged a double-double in an outstanding week, with 16.3 points and 11.7 rebounds over three games. The Tritons' forward recorded career highs in rebounds (15) and steals (3) against No. 22 Washington and tallied a career high in field goals made (8) against Occidental. Condron shot 57 percent from the field (21-for-37), totaling 49 points, 35 rebounds (9 offensive), three blocks, three steals and two assists.
 
EXPERIENCED ROSTER
UC San Diego returns seven Tritons from the 2024-25 squad that recorded the program's first 20-win season of the Division I era. Starters Gracie Gallegos and Sabrina Ma return, as well as All-Big West preseason honoree Erin Condron. Last season Ma was named Big West Newcomer of the Year and All-Big West Honorable Mention alongside Gallegos, who earned a spot on the Big West Championship All-Tournament Team. 
 
FRESH FACES
The Tritons added six talented newcomers to the squad during the offseason, signing two transfer scholar-athletes and four incoming true freshmen for the 2025-26 season. UC San Diego added 2024-25 Big West Defensive Player of the Year, Makayla Rose (UC Riverside) for her senior season and junior guard Dymonique Maxie (Nevada). Guard Michaela Fairwell (Irmo, S.C.), guard Lev Feiman (Woodland Hills, Calif.), forward Tatum Jones (Aurora, Colo.) and guard/forward Niya Price (Lancaster, Calif.) round out the freshman class for the Tritons.
 
CONDRON NAMED TO PRESEASON COACHES' TEAM
Junior forward Erin Condron was named to the Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Team, selected by the conference's 11 head coaches. Condron had a breakout sophomore season for the Tritons in 2024-25, averaging 8.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game. Condron appeared in 22 games after missing the first 14 games due to injury, recording 10 double-figure scoring efforts and one double-double.
 
TRITONS PICKED FOURTH IN PRESEASON POLL
The defending Big West champions were picked to finished fourth in the Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 77 points and two first-place votes. Hawai'i was picked to finish first with 91 points and four of the 11 first-place votes, followed closely by UC Irvine with 90 points and four first-place votes as well. UC Davis received one first-place vote and 83 points for third, while UC San Diego received the remaining two first-place votes to rank fourth.
 
UC Santa Barbara was picked to finish fifth with 61 points, followed by Long Beach State (57 points), UC Riverside (51), Cal Poly (34), CSUN (27), Cal State Fullerton (20), Cal State Bakersfield (14).
 
HISTORY MADE
The Tritons women's basketball team had a historical 2024-25 campaign, winning the Big West Championship as the No. 4 seed and recording the first 20-win season of the program's Division I era. UC San Diego made history as the first program to send both its men's and women's basketball teams to the NCAA Tournament in their first season of Division I eligibility.
 
WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM
The Tritons excelled in the classroom in 2024-25, with six scholar-athletes being named to the Big West Winter All-Academic Team, including current Tritons Erin Condron, Gracie Gallegos, Junaé Mahan and Rosa Smith. Additionally, 15 Tritons were named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll with 10 earning Highest Honors (3.51-4.00 GPA) including Gracie Gallegos, Sabrina Ma, Nicki Polocheck, Rosa Smith and Damilola Sule.
 
UC SAN DIEGO HEADED TO THE WCC
On Sept. 3, 2025, UC San Diego accepted a formal invitation to join the West Coast Conference (WCC) beginning July 1, 2027. UC San Diego will compete in 14 of the West Coast Conference's 16 sponsored sports, including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's water polo, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's golf and women's rowing. The university remains committed to finding a conference affiliation for its sports that will not compete in the West Coast Conference.
 
Beginning in 2027-28, the WCC membership will consist of: University of California San Diego, Loyola Marymount University, University of the Pacific, Pepperdine University, University of Portland, Saint Mary's College, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, and Seattle University. UC San Diego will become the first public institution in the West Coast Conference since the departure of the University of Nevada-Reno in 1979.
 
ANDY FEE NAMED ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT UC SAN DIEGO 
On Sept. 10, 2025, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla announced the hiring of college sports veteran Andy Fee as the Tritons' new Director of Athletics. Fee will become just the fourth Director of Athletics at UC San Diego since 1966. Fee joins the Tritons after spending the 2024-25 season as Deputy AD at Seattle University. Prior to Seattle U, Fee spent two years at Washington as Deputy AD and Chief of Staff. 
 
Before relocating to Seattle, Fee spent five years as Director of Athletics at Long Beach State from 2017 to 2022. During this time, Long Beach State's athletic programs found great success as the school advanced to the postseason in 18 of its 19 sports programs in his five-year tenure. The Beach won a pair of national championships in men's volleyball and claimed The Big West Commissioner's Cup three times. 
 
No stranger to conference transition, Fee will help guide the Tritons into the West Coast Conference in 2027-28. He also helped guide Washington into the Big Ten and Seattle U into the WCC in July.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
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Players Mentioned

Sumayah Sugapong

#3 Sumayah Sugapong

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5' 7"
Sophomore
Erin Condron

#11 Erin Condron

F/C
6' 4"
Junior
Gracie Gallegos

#22 Gracie Gallegos

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6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Sabrina Ma

#15 Sabrina Ma

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5' 10"
Senior
Nicki Polocheck

#21 Nicki Polocheck

G/F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Rosa Smith

#12 Rosa Smith

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5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Damilola Sule

#30 Damilola Sule

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6' 0"
Graduate Student
Dymonique Maxie

#10 Dymonique Maxie

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5' 8"
Junior
Makayla Rose

#4 Makayla Rose

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5' 7"
Senior
Lev Feiman

#13 Lev Feiman

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5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sumayah Sugapong

#3 Sumayah Sugapong

5' 7"
Sophomore
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Erin Condron

#11 Erin Condron

6' 4"
Junior
F/C
Gracie Gallegos

#22 Gracie Gallegos

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
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Sabrina Ma

#15 Sabrina Ma

5' 10"
Senior
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Nicki Polocheck

#21 Nicki Polocheck

6' 0"
Sophomore
G/F
Rosa Smith

#12 Rosa Smith

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
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Damilola Sule

#30 Damilola Sule

6' 0"
Graduate Student
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Dymonique Maxie

#10 Dymonique Maxie

5' 8"
Junior
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Makayla Rose

#4 Makayla Rose

5' 7"
Senior
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Lev Feiman

#13 Lev Feiman

5' 9"
Freshman
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