PRIOR TO ASU
- Highly sought-after transfer prospect thanks to an outstanding freshman campaign under Coach Bennett at Saint Mary’s
- No. 102 overall transfer prospect (No. 17 small forward) according to 247 Sports
- No. 114 overall transfer prospect (No. 15 small forward) according to Rivals ON3
- No. 5 off-ball wing transfer prospect nationally, according to CBS Sports
- 2025-26 WCC All-Freshman Team selection
- Appeared in every game during his true freshman campaign for the Gaels, starting each of the final 22
- Averaged 7.5 PPG and 5.4 RPG while shooting 41.6% from three-point range
- Made his first collegiate start against FAU (Dec. 19), starting a stretch of 22 consecutive starts for the Gaels
- Earned WCC Freshman of the Week honors after dropping 18 points at LMU (12/28/25)
- Reached double-figures 10 times, including a career-high 20 points and six assists against Seattle U (1/4/26)
- Became the first Saint Mary’s true freshman since Omar Samhan in 2006 to record a double-double, going for 14 points and 10 boards against San Diego (2/4/26)
- Put together his second double-double of the season, this time against future NCAA Tournament participant Santa Clara (2/25/26), scoring 11 points and collecting a career-high 14 rebounds
- 16 games with five or more rebounds, including each of his last four
- Averaged 9.3 rebounds/game over the final four contests
- Accounted for the 14th-most rebounds in the WCC (11th-most in conference play)
- Finished in the Top-20 among WCC players in blocked shots (20) and three-point field goals made (52), one of only two players in the league who could make that claim
- Played 32.3 minutes per game in WCC play, the 13th-highest total in league contests
- 89th-ranked player in the high school class of 2025 according to 247Sports, and the 10th-ranked player from the state of California, making him the highest rated (according to 247) high school signee to Saint Mary’s in program history
- Nephew of Sun Devil Men’s Basketball player Mike Batiste, who played at Arizona State for three seasons from 1997-99