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Jalonni Diggs

Guard • Sophomore

6-2 • 195

Los Angeles, CA • Verbum Dei HS

 

2007-08 Ranked seventh in the Big West and first on the team with 85 assists … Led the team and ranked eighth in the Big West playing 31.33 minutes per game … Averaged 5.6 points, 2.83 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.53 steals … Shot 35.0% (62-177) from the field, 76.9% (20-26) from the foul line, and 30.1% (25-83) from three-point range … Scored a career-high 16 points against Cal Poly on February 2 … Scored 10 points against #24 USC on December 29.

High School Played for Coach Ronald Quiette at Verbum Dei HS ... His senior season he averaged 14.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... Shot 49% from the field (92-of-186) and 37% (30-of-81) from the three-point line with four 20-point or better games ... Two-time All-Santa Fe League honoree ... Team MVP in 2005-06 and 2006-07 ... Played on the LA Dream Team at the Real Deal Tournament in Fayetteville, AR ... Named to the honor roll each of his four years.

Personal Jalonni Jerard Diggs is the son of Gerald Diggs and Janice Tollinger ... Majoring in pre-business ... Roots for the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete ... Enjoys reading the works of Langston Hughes ... Enjoys eating nachos ... Watches Martin and CSI Las Vegas ... Favorite films are “The Wood”, “Money Talks”, and “Coming to America” ... Listens to Tupac ... Hobbies include playing basketball and pool ... Career goal is to start his own business after completing his athletic career.

 

 

 

 


 

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