MEDIA
USA Today: Now Eligible for NCAA Tournament, UC San Diego Hoping to Bust March Brackets (March 13, 2025)
CBS Sports: Finally Eligible for March Madness, Division I's Most Unlikely Success Story Out to Prove It's Not Done Yet (March 5, 2025)
San Diego Union-Tribune: Guards Travel From New Zealand, Texas to Fuel Tritons (Jan. 3, 2025)
HONORS AND AWARDS
UC San Diego
2025 NABC Pacific District First Team
2025 Big West Player of the Year
2025 All-Big West First Team
NABC-Reese's Division I All-Star Game Participant
2024 Big West Newcomer of the Year
2024 Honorable Mention All-Big West
Three-time Big West Player of the Week
Lou Henson National Player of the Week (Jan, 27, 2025)
Division II
Named First Team PacWest Conference (three times)
PacWest Newcomer of the Year
PacWest Freshman of the Year
Second Team All Region (twice)
Academic All-PacWest selection (three times)
AS A SENIOR IN 2024-25
Established a new UC San Diego Division I single season record with 670 points ... Led the nation with 297 free throw attempts ... Named Tournament MVP after leading UC San Diego to Big West Championship (March 15) ... Participated in the
NABC-Reese's Division I All-Star Game (April 4) ... Named
UCU Athlete of the Week (Mar. 17) ... Became first Triton to be named
Big West Player of the Year, also selected All-Big West First Team (March 11) ... Scored his 1,000th point as a Triton in the win over Hawai‘i (Feb. 22) ... Collected his 2,000th career point in a win at Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 13) ... Named
UCU Athlete of the Week (Feb. 10) ... Earned
Lou Henson National Player of the Week honors (Jan. 27) ... Garnered
Big West Player of the Week recognition (Jan. 27) ... Named
UCU Athlete of the Week (Jan. 20) ... Named
UCU Athlete of the Week (Jan. 6) ... Named
UCU Athlete of the Week (Dec. 16) ... Named to
Big West Preseason Coaches' Team (Oct. 15) ... Named to
Big West Winter All-Academic List for excelling in the classroom.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2023-24
Named
Big West Newcomer of the Year and Honorable Mention All-Big West (March 12) .... Garnered season's first
Big West Player of the Week award (Nov. 13) ... Led UC San Diego in rebounding (5.8 per game) and third on the team in scoring (13.8) ... Was third in The Big West in field goal percentage (56.1%) and second in games against conference foes (59.0%) ... Recognized as
UCU Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13) and
again on Feb. 12.
AT HAWAI‘I-HILO
Named First Team PacWest Conference 3 years ... PacWest Newcomer of the Year ... PacWest Freshman of the Year ... Second Team All Region twice ... Three-time Academic All-PacWest selection.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of St. Patrick's College ... Competed semi-pro for the Wellington Saints.
PERSONAL
Born: January 5 in Wellington, New Zealand
Major: Communications
College: John Muir
Future plans: Intends to give back to his community after graduating from UC San Diego
CAREER HIGHS |
Points |
37 |
at Dominican |
1/27/23 |
FGM |
15 |
at Dominican |
1/27/23 |
FGA |
23 |
at Dominican |
1/27/23 |
3FGM |
3 |
multiple times |
-- |
3FGA |
5 |
multiple times |
-- |
FTM |
16 |
vs. Alaska Anchorage |
11/14/22 |
FTA |
21 |
vs. Alaska Anchorage |
11/14/22 |
Rebounds |
18 |
vs. Chaminade |
2/21/21 |
Assists |
9 |
multiple times |
-- |
Blocks |
4 |
at Chaminade |
1/30/21 |
Steals |
7 |
at Holy Names |
2/15/22 |