Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Spencer Honda / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
Spencer Honda / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
Anthony Akau / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
Anthony Akau / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
Spencer Honda / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

6 Jessiya Villa

  • Class Senior (Redshirt Fifth Year)
  • Position Guard
  • Ht / Wt 5-11 / 190
  • Hometown Laurel, Maryland
  • High School Kahuku HS
  • Previous Chaminade + UH Manoa
  • Major Communication + Political Science

Biography

HIGHLIGHTS
» Career High: 19 Points (8-13 FG, 7 AST) vs HPU (Feb. 12, 2021) (Chaminade)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» PacWest Conference Defender(s) of the Week (Jan. 12-20, 2025)
» PacWest Conference Hawai‘i Pod Player of the Week (Feb. 8-14, 2021) (Chaminade)

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2024 (Spring) B.A. Religious Studies (Chaminade)
» 2024 (Spring) B.S. Psychology (Chaminade)

» 2023-24 D2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award (Chaminade)
» 2023-24 NABC Honors Court (Chaminade)
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team (Chaminade)
» 2022-23 NABC Honors Court (Chaminade)
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team (Chaminade)
» 2021-22 NABC Honors Court (Chaminade)
» 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team (Chaminade)
» 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest Team (Chaminade)


2024-25 (Redshirt Fifth Year): Shot 3 for 3 (1-1 FT) with one rebound, two assists and two steals in an overtime loss to Concordia (Jan. 2).

2020-2024* (Chaminade): Played in 65 games with 10 starts over four seasons with the Silverswords (NCAA D-II). Scored 17 points against the Vulcans in his collegiate debut on Jan. 30, 2021. Missed most of 2021-22 season due to injury.

2019-2020 (UH Manoa): Redshirted (NCAA D-I).

*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic


BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent four seasons at Chaminade University of Honolulu (Hawai‘i)
» Spent one season at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
» 2017 graduate of Kahuku High School (Hawai‘i)
» Played three seasons of varsity basketball at Martinsburg HS (West Virgina)

PERSONAL
» Nicknames: Siya, Swift
» Born October 1998 in Hawai‘i
» Father played both professional baseball (Toronto Blue Jays organization) and pro basketball (Philippines Basketball Association)
» Has five brothers and four sisters
» Younger brother Telryn is also a member of the Vulcans Men's Basketball team (2022-2025)
» Major: Communication
» Major: Political Science

FAVORITES
» Sports Moment: "Playing alongside my brother for the first time in college."
» Sports Teams: Baltimore Ravens
» Musicians: Luther Vandross

Jessiya Villa

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.