Cal State East Bay University Athletics

AS A SOPHOMORE( 2016-17): Utilized a medical redshirt.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16): Competed in 24 games, making six starts... Finished fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 5.9 points per game... Led the team in three-point field goal percentage, going 26-for-65 (.400)... Totaled 43 rebounds, 18 assists, and 14 steals... Shot 84.2 percent from the free throw line... Scored in double figures five times, including season-high 14 points on 2/11/16 vs. Humboldt State... Notched 11 points and season-high six rebounds on 12/19/15 vs. Stanislaus State.

AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15): Utilized a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A 2014 graduate of Colfax High School... Competed on the varsity basketball team for two seasons... Named First Team All-League as a senior and Second Team All-League as a junior... Member of Pioneer Valley League championships team as a junior... Led Colfax to NorCal playoff berths in back to back years... Named team MVP, Optimist All-Star, and All-Metro Honorable Mention as a senior... Averaged 17.7 points per game in 2013-14... Also competed on the golf team for four years, earning All-League honors his final two seasons... Recipient of the Alpha Omega Award with a 4.0 gpa... Competed for the Cal Elite club team in 2013 and the YBA Dawgs in 2014.

PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology... Interests include golf, shoes, listening to music, and hanging out with friends... Chose CSUEB becasue of the coaches, and the campus, and the view of the Bay... Favorite athletes are Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan... Favorite foods are sushi, grilled salmon, salad, and It's Its... Favorite movies are Coach Carter and Dinner for Shmucks... Favorite TV shows are Workaholics and ESPN... Favorite musical artists are Andy Mineo, Dee-1, and Capital G... Parents are Craig and Jamie Balser... Born July 31, 1996.