Courtesy: San Jose State Athletics
Release: 08/01/2009
AT SAN JOSE STATE:
In his third season at San Jose State...51 starts for the Spartans entering the 2009-10 season...transfer from Pepperdine...27 double-figure scoring games at San Jose State and 31 in his career...14 double-figure rebounding efforts for the Spartans and 15 in his career...improved his free throw shooting by more than 10 percentage points from his days at Pepperdine...fourth on the Spartans' career list for field goal accuracy (55.0 percent)...fifth on the San Jose State career list with 67 blocked shots...needs 104 rebounds to crack into the school's top-10 list for career rebounds.
2008-09:
Played in all 30 games and started 26 times...team's leading rebounder with a 7.6 average and top shot blocker with 40...second in the Western Athletic Conference in rebounding...eighth in the WAC in blocked shots...17 rebounds in the William Jessup win (Dec. 28) was the most by a conference player during the season...personal single-game best 5 blocked shots in the San Diego victory (Dec. 8)...fifth on the team in scoring with an 8.2 average...12 double-figure scoring games...seven double-doubles...season scoring high of 18 points in the William Jessup win...personal single-game best 5 assists vs. Louisiana Tech (Jan 3).
2007-08:
Played and started in 25 games..
entered the lineup after the 2007 fall semester...
was among the conference leaders in rebounds (6th) and blocked shots (5th)...led the Spartans with a 52.3 percent field goal accuracy mark and topped the team with a 7.2 rebound average and 27 blocked shots...fourth on the team in scoring at 10.3 per game...15 double-figure scoring games including a season-high 21 points in the win over Utah State (2/18)...had a streak of four consecutive games in double-figure scoring starting at Utah State (2/9) and ending with 16 points at Pacific (2/23)...consistent field goal marksman who made 50 percent or more of his field goals in 18 of his 26 games...four double-doubles during the season starting with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win at Portland State (12/28)...matched his season-high 12 rebounds when he scored 21 points in the Utah State triumph...handed out his season best of 4 assists in the Louisiana Tech victory (2/16)...was credited with a blocked shot in 18 games and finished the season blocking at least one shot in each of the last 10 games.
PEPPERDINE:
Played for the Waves during the 2006 and 2007 seasons...played in 24 games and started 16 times...four career double-figure scoring games...two double-digit rebounding efforts.
2006-07:
Appeared in six games and was a starter in each contest...led the Waves in field goal accuracy with a 59.1 percent mark...averaged 5.7 points...was in double-figure scoring twice...had his season high of 12 points at Washington (Nov. 12) and against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 21)...best statistical game was at Washington with 7 rebounds, 3 steals and a blocked shot to go along with his 12 points...also averaged at 0.8 blocks per game with a blocked shot in four out of six games.
2005-06:
Played in 18 games and was a starter 10 times...led the team in field goal accuracy with his 51.1 percent figure...only player on the team to shoot better than 50 percent...fifth on the team in scoring with a 5.9 average and second in rebounding at 5.2...had a season scoring high of 18 against San Diego (Mar. 3)...major-college best 13 rebounds at Dayton (Dec. 1) which included 10 offensive rebounds...also pulled down 11 rebounds at Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 23).
CASTLEMONT HIGH:
Lettered in basketball four seasons...ranked by Scout.com as one of the top-10 centers on the West Coast in 2004...named to the Long Beach Press Telegram’s Best in the West list following his junior season.
CHRIS:
Majoring in African-American studies...born in Oakland, Calif., on December 29, 1987.