Pepperdine University Athletics

John Yi Career Statistics

PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Appeared in one game as a sophomore ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors and Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status ... Played seven minutes vs. San Diego Christian (11/16) and had two assists.

PEPPERDINE 2014-15: Joined the team as a freshman walk-on ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "bronze" honors and was named a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete ... Appeared in five games, playing one minute each time ... Made his college debut vs. Cal Lutheran (11/17).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from El Dorado High School, located in Placentia, Calif., in 2014 ... Played two years on the varsity ... Averaged 10.8 points per game along with 1.9 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.3 assists as a senior ... Scored a career-high 27 points against Steele Canyon and made six three-pointers ... Averaged five points a game as a junior ... Received the school's Terry Conley Award ... Was a scholar-athlete all four years.

PERSONAL: Born in Los Angeles ... Son of Janie and Chris Yi ... Has one brother, James ... Majoring in pre-business administration ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because "it's a great school for business majors and has small class sizes."

FAVORITES: Enjoys playing video games and eating ... Favorites include Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul (pro basketball players), Los Angeles Clippers (pro basketball team), the Bible (book), Coach Carter (movie), SportsCenter (TV show), Hillsong, Drake and Jay-Z (musical artists) and baseball (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite thing about basketball is "it's the best sport in the world. It requires you to communicate with your team and play together a unit."