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2018-19: Recorded one rebound in his final home game an an Aggie, and earned a spot in the starting lineup vs. UC Riverside (3/9)... Set a new career high by finishing with two steals vs. Cal Poly (1/19)... Scored six points, including four at the line, and finished with five rebounds vs. Holy Names (1/5)... Earned his first start as an Aggie vs. William Jessup (12/16).
2017-18: Made the most of his 12 minutes on the court by forcing turnovers, diving after loose balls and frustrating Cal State Fullerton (3/11) on defense, especially throughout the first half in the team’s Big West Tournament semifinal...
Pushed his career-high rebound figure, originally set the previous week vs. UCSB (2/8), by collecting six at Cal Poly (2/15)... Recorded a career-high five rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara... Nailed a career high three free throws, and tied another career high by collecting four rebounds at Long Beach State (2/3)... Posted his first double-figure scoring game by finishing with 10 points, on 4 of 5 shooting (both career highs); his four rebounds, two free throws made, blocked shot and assist are career-best figures, set when Holy Names (12/30) visited the Pavilion... Recorded career highs by scoring four points, on two field goals and recording two rebounds vs. Lamar (12/22)... Ended with two points (on his first basket as an Aggie), two rebounds and an assist at Nevada (12/19)... Scored his first points as an Aggie vs. William Jessup (12/9)... Grabbed one rebound at Washington (11/26)... Recorded one rebound in his UC Davis debut at Utah Valley (11/18)... One of UC Davis basketball’s eight newcomers.
CASPER COLLEGE (2016-17): Started 26 of 27 games played as a center for the Thunderbirds... Averaged 9.1 points per game... Finished the 2016-17 season shooting 105-for-162 from the field (.648), setting a new all-time school record... Recorded 35 offensive and 94 defensive rebounds for a total of 129... Also picked up 19 assists, 17 steals and 22 blocks.
PORTLAND (2015-16): Saw action in 30 games, shooting .350 from the floor... Recorded 57 total rebounds (30 off. and 27 def.), 10 steals and four blocks.
FOLSOM HS '15: Throughout his final two seasons, led the Bulldogs to a combined 60-8 record, a Division II Northern Region Title and a Sac-Joaquin Section title... Earned All-Metro honors from the
Sacramento Bee.
PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif.... Parents are Jeff and Julie Russell... Has four siblings: Faith, Jared, Emma and Bella... Something most people don't know about him is that he can play five instruments... Favorite facility he has competed at is Arco Arena... Cites setting the field goal percentage record at Casper College as his career sports highlight... Chose UC Davis due to its proximity to home.
