Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

2020-21
Played in all 12 games for the Vulcans during the pandemic Hawaii Pod schedule in the spring of 2021...Named the Pacific West Conference Defender of the Year...Averaged 7.8 points and 4.5 rebounds a contest...Averaged 2.8 assists, second on the Vulcan team...Had 22 steals, also second on the squad...Had five steals in the first half of a game against Chaminade...Was in double figures in five of UHH's 12 games with a season-best of 15 against the Silverswords...Had nine rebounds in opener against Hawaii Pacific...Had eight assists vs. the Sharks the next night...Had 11 points, six rebounds and six steals in a win over CUH...The six steals tied the UHH single-game record...Finished with 101 career steals, fifth on the Vulcan all-time list.

2019-20
Played in eight games before an injury ended his senior season...Will get the year back as a medical redshirt...Started in those eight games, averaging 29 minutes a game...Averaged 13.3 points a game...Hit 16-of-36 three-point attempts (.444)...Had 19 steals in eight games...Had a career-best 26 points in an upset of No. 2 regionally ranked Azusa Pacific...Hit 10-of-16 shots in that contest...Had the game-winner with a step-back three pointer with four seconds left to give the Vulans their biggest win of the season...Also had six steals in the game...Was named the PacWest Player of the Week...Had 21 points, hitting 4-of-5 three-point attempts at regional power Western Oregon...Made five three-pointers and had 17 points against Point Loma.

2018-19
Had a standout junior season for the Vulcans...One of only two Vulcan players to play and start in all 26 games...Second on the team in minutes played with 766 (29.5)...Averaged 8.2 points a game...Led the Vulcans with 106 assists...Also paced his team with 60 steals...Ranked second in the PacWest in steals...Sixth in the conference in assists...Season-high 18 points against Academy of Art...Double figures in ten games...Six rebounds against Dominican...Ten assists against Notre Dame de Namur...Five steals each against Dominican, Azusa Pacific and Concordia.

BEFORE UHH
Spent two seasons at Santa Rosa JC (Calif.)...Averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds a game last winter...Started 28 games for a Bear Cub team that went 25-5 on the season and was 16-0 in the Big 8 Conference...Santa Rosa advanced to the California JUCO Final Four...Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.2 (145 assists/44 TO's), ranking in the state's top five...Team captain...Prepped at North Monterey County HS, where he is the school's all-time leading scorer...Was named the county's MVP...2016 graduate...Sophomore of the Year...Also played football, baseball and golf.

PERSONAL
Born April 25, 1998 in Monterrey, Calif...Mom is May Esquerra...Siblings: DJ, AJ, Jalen, and Malakai ...Sociology major...Likes playing video games...Like rap and R&B...Favorite teams are the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Cowboys...Loves Filipino food... TV show is Everybody Hates Chris...Favorite movie is Space Jam.