HIGHLIGHTS
» Program Single-Season (24-25) Rank No. 3 (.864 Free Throw Percentage)
» Career High (D-II): 21 Points (9-9 FT) vs Biola (Jan. 11, 2025)
» 2023-24 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion (Roosevelt)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2024-25 All-PacWest Third Team
» PacWest Conference Defender(s) of the Week (Jan. 12-20, 2025)
» 2023-24 All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Second Team Guard (Roosevelt)
» 2022-23 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team Guard (Roosevelt)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2024-25 D2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
» 2024-25 NABC Honors Court
» 2024-25 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
» 2024-25 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2024-25 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2023-24 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (Roosevelt)
» 2023-24 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete (Roosevelt)
2025-26 (Senior): Splashed four 3-pointers (12 points) in L vs Montana State Billings (Nov 14). Scored 19 points (7-8 FG, 3-3 3PT) in L vs HPU (Dec 4). Put in 17 points (3-4 3PT, 8-8 FT) in 73-70 W vs Jessup (Jan 3).
2024-25 (Junior): One of four players to play in all 32 games (28 starts). Team Leader: 13.7 PT/G, 438 Points, 141 FG, 108 FT, .864 FT%, 89 Assists. Season free throw shooting percentage of .864 (108-125 FT) ranked No. 3 in the program record books ... Scored a game-high 18 points (6-9 FG; 4-6 3PT) in an 89-69 win vs Western Oregon (Nov. 2). Led all scorers with 20 points (8-10 FG; 4-5 3PT) and five assists in a 116-66 win vs Northwest Indian (Nov. 22). Put in seven of 12 total points down the stretch to help the Vulcans complete a 17-point comeback for a 65-64 win vs Adelphi (Nov. 29). Led the Vulcans with 14 points (4-5 FG; 3-4 3PT) in an 83-55 win vs Kansas Wesleyan (Dec. 21). Racked up season-high 21 points (9-9 FT) with six assists in an 87-82 win vs Biola (Jan. 11). Finished with 17 points (6-6 FT), six assists and three steals while going 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the final minute to help secure a 69-63 win vs Azusa Pacific (Jan. 18). Scored 10 of 18 total points in the final minutes on the way to a 72-68 win vs Vanguard (Jan. 20). Followed up with 18 points and five assists (game-winning alley oop pass) in 66-62 win vs CUI (Jan 23). Scored 18 points again in 74-64 W vs Menlo (Feb 1). Totaled 19 points (4-7 3PT) with season-high seven assists in 96-68 W vs Dominican (Feb 19). Three free throws (10 total points) tied the game with 16 seconds left in regulation of a 70-65 OT W vs Academy of Art (Feb 24). Scored 14 points (6-6 FT) in 70-61 W vs CUI (March 6) in PacWest tournament quarterfinals. Totaled 13 points (6-7 FT) in season-ending defeat vs Point Loma (March 7) in PacWest Championships semifinal round ... Voted to All-PacWest Third Team ... Helped Vulcans to fourth consecutive PacWest Championships postseason tournament appearance.
2022-2024 (Roosevelt): Played in 56 games (54 starts) through two seasons with the Lakers (NAIA). Averaged 15.6 points per game on 41.2-percent shooting. Posted a career-high 38 points (14-22 FG) in a win vs Lawrence Tech (Nov. 3, 2023).
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent two years at Roosevelt University (Illinois) playing for coach Dee Brown
» 2022 graduate of Chicago Prep Sports Academy (Illinois)
» Played fours seasons of varsity basketball for coach Pat Gordon at Lincoln Park High School (Illinois)
» Regional Champion, Conference Champion (x2)
» Honors: All-City Player (x3)
» Played club for Mac Irvin Fire
PERSONAL
» Nickname: Ju
» Born November 2002 in Illinois
» Parents: Florinda Sanchez and Julio Montes
» Major: Communication
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "To win the PacWest Conference Championship and the National Championship."
FAVORITES
» Sports Moment: "Winning conference championship as team captain."
» Sports Teams: Chicago White Sox
» Athletes: Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan
» Movies: Suicide Squad
» Shows: Outer Banks, Stranger Things
» Musicians: Polo G, Lil Durk, Yovngchimi
» Game Day Song: Bloody Canvas by Polo G
» Quote: "I don't ask when something goes wrong. That's just my relationship with God."
» Video Games: Fortnite, Madden
