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From Seattle to the Bay - Stanford Athletics
Career Highlights:
- 2018 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- Preseason All-Pac-12 second team (2019-20)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 15, 2018)
- Finished senior season sixth in program history with 429 career assists and fifth in career steals with 147
- Became 49th player in Stanford history to reach 1,000 career points
As a Senior (2020-21):
- Appeared in 13 games with eight starts, averaged 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game
- Moved into sixth in program history with 429 career assists and fifth in career steals with 147
- Became 49th player in Stanford history to reach 1,000 career points, ended season ranked 39th all-time with 1,064 points
- Averaged 16.3 points per game at the Maui Invitational (Nov. 30, Asheville, N.C.). Finished in double figures eight times
- Scored a season-high 19 points at Utah (Jan 14)
As a Junior (2019-20):
- Preseason All-Pac-12 second team
- 55 steals in 2019-20 was seventh most in a single season at Stanford. Led the Cardinal for the third consecutive season, ranked third in the Pac-12 with 1.72 per game
- Appeared in 32 games with 31 starts, averaging 8.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game
- Ranked ninth in Pac-12 play with 3.8 assists per game
- Helped lead Stanford to the nation’s seventh-best defense (KenPom) and 16th-best scoring defense (62.5 ppg)
- Had a season-best 20 points in the Pac-12 opener vs. California (Jan. 2). Scored in double figures 14 times
- Led the team in assists 22 times
As a Sophomore (2018-19):
- Appeared in 26 games, making 25 starts
- Averaged 11.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists, which ranked fifth in the Pac-12
- Led team with 39 steals and averaged 1.5 per game, ranking seventh in the Pac-12
- Posted double-double against UCLA (Feb. 16) with 12 points and career-high 11 assists
- Came off bench for first time in his career against San Jose State (Dec. 18), totaling 14 points, eight assists and three steals in 25 minutes
- Scored season-high 19 against Kansas (Dec. 1), Eastern Washington (Dec. 15) and San Francisco (Dec. 22)
- Grabbed career-high 10 rebounds in win over Middle Tennessee State (Nov. 23)
- Totaled 17 double-digit scoring games and one double-digit rebounding game
As a Freshman (2017-18):
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, becoming Stanford's first honoree in six years
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 15)
- Started all 33 games
- Averaged 10.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists, which ranked fourth in the Pac-12
- Finished with 40 steals, ranking sixth in the Pac-12
- Established school record for assists by a freshman with 160 (previously held by Brevin Knight)
- 160 assists ranked 10th best in school history overall
- Scoring total (352) and scoring average (10.7 ppg) ranked seventh-best among freshmen in school history
- Hit game-winning free throws with 10 seconds left to seal 86-84 victory over Washington State (Feb. 24)
- Produced double-double against UCLA (Jan. 27), finishing with career-best 23 points and 10 assists
- Notched first career double-double against Washington (Jan. 13), finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds
- Connected on 50-foot buzzer-beater to lead Stanford to a 77-76 win over USC (Jan. 7)
- Totaled four 20-point games and 18 double-digit scoring games
Prior to Stanford
- 2017 graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle
- Consensus top-50 prospect in the 2017 class
- Ranked No. 39 by Scout and No. 58 by ESPN
- Rated No. 47 by Rivals and 247Sports
- Consensus top-15 national prospect at his position
- Selected to the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team
- One of 18 finalists for the 2016 USA Basketball men's Under-17 World Championship Team
- Led Garfield High School to Washington's Class 3A state championship game as a senior in 2017
- Averaged 18.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game his senior season
- Associated Press Washington All-State selection
- Member of the Seattle Times' Star Times Team
- Attended Lakeside High School for two years, averaging 20.0 points his sophomore season