DJ Sylvester - 2017-18 - Men's Basketball

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Position Guard
Class Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown Victorville, CA
High School Morse HS

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2017-18 ...

2016-17 Injuries kept him out of the lineup for most of the season ... Big West Tournament Did not play in the Highlanders' First Round loss vs. UC Irvine (box score/recap) ...

2015-16 Made his UC Riverside debut vs. William Jessup on November 14 (box score/recap) ... Scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed a career seven rebounds on December 20 vs. Life Pacific (box score/recap) ... Handed out a season-high five assists at UC Santa Barbara on March 3 (box score/recap) ... Scored in double figures on two occasions ... Led or tied for the team lead in scoring on one occasion, and in rebounding once ... Big West Tournament Scored three points, and handed out one assist in four minutes in the Highlanders' 82-74 First Round loss to Long Beach State (box score/recap) ...

High School Point guard/shooting guard for Bob Sumler at Morse High School ... Helped the Tigers in becoming the Eastern League Champs and making the CIF Championship ... Named All-Conference Second Team his freshman and sophomore years and FIrst Team his junior and senior years ... Named to the All-Star Team his senior year ... Served his community by picking up trash in local parks, giving food to the homeless and volunteering in his church ... Named to the Honor Roll all four years of his high school career ...

Personal DJ Jamayne Sylvester Jr. is the son of Dash Sylvester and Yashica Sylvester ... Has not yet decided on a major ... Career goal is to play pro ball or an alternate route can possibly lead to becoming a psychologist ... Considers his mother to be his greatest influence because she always encouraged him to surpass average ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers ... lists Kobe Bryant, James Harden, and Kevin Durant to be his favorite athletes ... Enjoys reading the Bible and The Last Season ... Hobbies include video games ... Enjoys eating French fries ... Listens to T.O.E. ... Favorite movies include "Paid in Full," "Juice," and "White Man Can't Jump." ... Watches "The Boondocks," and "Bob's Burgers" on television ... Most memorable sports achievement was receiving a Division I scholarship ...