HIGHLIGHTS
» Career High: 21 Points (5-8 3PT) vs HPU (March 1, 2025)
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)
» Honors: 2016-17 Gatorade State Player of the Year
» Played three seasons of varsity basketball at Martinsburg HS (West Virgina)
» Honors: 2015-16 Gatorade State Player of the Year, Eastern Panhandle Conference Player of the Year
» Club/Travel Teams: D.C. Blue Devils, Uncommon Bulls, West Virginia Legends
» Other Sports: Football, Rugby
PERSONAL
» Nicknames: Siya, Swift
» First Name Pronunciation: jeh-SIGH-yuh
» Last Name Pronunciation: vih-luh
» Born October 1998 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Suelan and William "Kahi"
» Father played 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 (2022-2026)
» Career Aspirations: "Inspire the youth through skills-and-development training in basketball to achieve their dreams."
» Major: Communication
» Major: Political Science
» Community/Volunteer Work: Serve food to those in need with The Pantry
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "It is a prime example of "aloha" as a whole, both on and off the court. I'm super proud to be representing Hawai‘i Hilo, the Big Island and the state of Hawai‘i."
FAVORITES
» Sports Moment: "Playing alongside my brother for the first time in college."
» Sports Teams: Baltimore Ravens
» Athletes: Derrick Rose
» Actor: Denzel Washington
» Musicians: Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle
» Quote: "Expect nothing. Appreciate everything."
