UC SANTA BARBARA
2014 All-MPSF Honorable Mention
2014: Saw action in 26 out of 27 matches and 91 sets. Recorded 278 kills with an average of 3.05 kills per set …. Finished the season with an impressive 18 service aces, 118 digs and 35 total blocks ... Brought in double digits in kills in 14 out of the 26 matches he competed in … Had 20 or more kills on three occasions, including a career-high 21 kills against Long Beach State on Apr. 3.
UCLA
Spent two years in the Bruins program under volleyball legend Al Scates ... Played in 22 matches with four starts as a freshman in the 2011 season ... Had 11 kills and eight digs against Long Beach State on Jan. 8, 2011 ... Played in 11 matches with a pair of starts in his sophomore season in 2012.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Played four years under coach Christopher Forrest at Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, Calif. ... Helped the Dolphins to the 2008 CIF Championship in 2008 ... Saw time at both outside and libero ... Played for the Palisades Club, grabbing two medals in the Junior Olympics (gold with the Palisades 15's and bronze with the 18's).
PERSONAL
Born March 24, 1991 in Santa Monica, Calif. ... Parents are John and Linda ... Has one younger brother, Turner ... Majors in history ... Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Calls No Country For Old Men his favorite flick ... Mark Twain classic Huckleberry Finn is his favorite novel ... Names Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde as his favorite writer ... Enjoys listening to The Offspring and Boston ... Surfs in his free time ... Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete ... Lists Game of Thrones as his favorite show ... Was recruited by USC and UCLA out of high school.
