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2019-2020 Men's Basketball Roster

4 Jessiya Villa

4 Jessiya Villa

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    La‘ie, O'ahu

Summary

Biography

2019-20
  • Redshirted.
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award

Prior To UH:
  • Served a two-year mission in Ghana.
 
Prep:
  • A 2017 graduate of Kahuku High School on O‘ahu.
  • Led the Red Raiders to the 2017 state championship.
  • Averaged 17.1 ppg, 6.2 apg, and 4.8 rpg as a senior.
  • Earned state player of the year honors from USA Today, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ScoringLive.
  • Also named the Gatorade State Player of the Year and the Oahu Interscholastic Association East Player of the Year
  • Helped the Red Raiders to a third-place finish at the ‘Iolani Prep Classic
  • It was the highest finish by a Hawai’i team in a decade with upsets over Mount Vernon (N.Y.), De La Salle (Calif.) and Southwind (Tenn.)
  • Scored 27 points against Mt. Vernon and 26 vs. De La Salle and was named to the all-tournament team.
  • High school teammate of current Rainbow Warrior Samuta Avea.
  • Earned the student-athlete academic award.
  • Prior to Kahuku, played his previous three years at Martinsburg High School in West Virginia.
  • As a junior was the Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
  • Earned first-team all-state honors in Class AAA.
 
Personal:
  • Born in La‘ie, O‘ahu.
  • Intends to major in business.
  • Father, Kahi, played basketball for BYU-Hawai’i and professionally in the Philippines and also spent two seasons playing minor league baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays affiliate.
  • Uncle Brandyn Akana played for BYU-Hawai‘i and was a former UH basketball assistant.
  • Cousin Braelyn Akana is a current member of the UH women’s volleyball team.
  • Parents are Kahi and Suelan Villa of Martinsburg, West Va.
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