UC San Diego

NATIONAL
Named to the Philippines National Team in the summer of 2023.

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2023
All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (With Honors) ... Three-time UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (4/24, 3/6, 4/10) ... Played in 24 of 25 matches, starting all 24 ... Led team in points (367.5), points/set (4.27), kills (334), and kills/set (3.88) ... Third on team in blocks (38), fourth in digs (109), fifth in aces (10) and digs/set (1.27) ... Among all Big West players in conference matches, ranked third in kills (131), fourth in kills/set (3.74), and sixth in points (143.5) ... Had 10 or more kills 18 times ... His 31 kills and 32.5 points vs. Ball State were career-highs (3/5) ... Seven blocks against Westcliff were also a career-best ... Finished with a double-double (18 kills, 10 digs) against USC (1/7).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2022
Big West All-Academic Team ... Named Off the Block's Outside Attacker of the Week (2/14).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll With Honors ... Big West All-Academic Team ... UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/15) ... Off the Block National Offensive Player of the Night (3/12) ... Had a breakout season, playing in and starting 17 of the team's 18 matches ... Over 64 sets, averaged 3.48 points, 3.04 kills, 1.3 digs, and 0.52 blocks ... Second on the team in points (223), kills (194), and attack attempts (494) ... His 83 digs, 10 service aces, and 34 blocks were the fourth-most on the roster ... Among all Big West players in conference matches, ranked sixth in points (130.5), kills (117), kills/set (3.08), and total attacks (283) and seventh in points/set (3.4) ... Nationally, ranked 33rd in attacks/set, 48th in kills/set, and 52nd in points/set ... Had at least 10 kills in 11 matches, including a career-high 25 against UC Irvine at home (3/12) ... Recorded a double-double at UC Irvine (3/11) with 19 kills and 11 digs ... Rang up a double-digit kill total in the last six contests of the season, including all three Big West Championship matches ... Helped the Tritons to a victory against CSUN in the opening round of the conference tourney with 21.5 points on 17 kills, six blocks (one solo), and an ace ... In a semifinal upset of No. 1 Hawaii, totaled 19 points on 14 kills, three aces, and four blocks ... He also had five digs in each of those matches ... In the conference championship bout against No. 3 UC Santa Barbara, finished with 13 points on 12 kills and two blocks while also contributing eight digs and three assists.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2020
Made collegiate debut at home, recording three kills, two digs, and two blocks in a sweep of Vassar (1/15) ... Played in six matches for a total of 13 sets ... Averaged 2.0 points, 1.5 kills, 0.5 digs, and 0.6 blocks ... Posted season highs with 13 points, nine kills, and four blocks vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/28) ... Also added an ace and a dig against the Banana Slugs ... Had six kills and a dig vs. Quincy (1/24).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Redshirt.

CLUB
Played with Wave from 2016-18.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of San Marcos ... The 2018 Avocado East League Player of the Year ... Also named Second Team All-CIF San Diego Section ... A two-time MVP at San Marcos ... Put down a school record 503 kills while totaling 54 blocks as a senior ... Had a personal-best 34 kills in a match vs. Mission Hills ... Over his junior season, had 312 kills and 34 blocks ... Played basketball for the Knights as a freshman and sophomore.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 22 in San Diego ... His mom Liz (Banez) played at UC San Diego from 1989-92, winning a national title in 1990 and finishing as runner-up in 1991 and 1992 ... Has a younger sister named Kennan ... Majoring in management science at Muir College ... Would like to pursue a career in the world of finance ... Top moment in sports was collecting 34 kills and making the winning block against a rival high school ... A San Diego Padres fan ... Listens to Rich Brian and Joji ... Writes and eats left-handed but uses his right hand in sports ... Superbad is his favorite movie ... Most admired athlete is basketball player Jimmer Fredette ... Snapchat is his preferred social media ... Hobbies include playing video games.