Skylar Chavez Career Statistics
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Averaged 10.0 points as a junior in his first season with the Waves ... Started all 31 games in which he played and averaged 30.3 minutes per contest ... Was second on the team with 55 three-pointers made (ranking ninth in the WCC at 1.8 per game) ... Scored in double-figures 17 times ... Had a season-high 24 points vs. Portland (1/25) ... Scored 20 vs. Arizona (11/28) ... Sank a season-high five three-pointers in both of those games ... Sank multiple three-pointers in a game 16 times ... Other season highs were seven rebounds (1/16 vs. LMU), three assists (twice), two steals (four times) and 43 minutes played (1/23 at Santa Clara).
SANTA ROSA JC: Spent two years at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College ... Led the state of California in scoring (27.8 ppg) as a 2019 sophomore ... Was one of three state JC players of the year and made the all-state first team ... Also averaged 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting 53.2% from the field, 39.5% from beyond the three-point line and 86.9% on free throws as a sophomore ... Had nine 30-point games and three 40-point games ... Helped Santa Rosa win the Nor Cal Regional and reach the CCCAA state quarterfinals ... Was the Big 8 Player of the Year as a 2017-18 freshman, averaging 19.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists ... In 58 career games with Santa Rosa, averaged 23.6 points.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School, located in San Anselmo, Calif., in 2016 ... Played two years on the varsity .. Averaged 17.4 points as a senior and made the All-MCAL first team ... Won a league title as a junior.
PERSONAL: Majoring in communication studies ... Born in Greenbrae, Calif. ... Son of Susan Chavez and Buck Chavez ... Father played basketball at Idaho State and professionally in Mexico ... Has four siblings: Neal, Lucas, Nicole and Grace ... His brother Neal played basketball at Alaska-Anchorage and his brother Lucas played at Saint Martin’s ... His uncle, Eddie Joe Chavez, played basketball at Santa Clara and was inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame, and also played for Panama’s national team ... Did a mission trip to Tanzania in summer 2019 ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the great coaching staff that is able to help us on and off the court.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys hiking ... Favorites include Klay Thompson (pro basketball player), Golden State Warriors (pro basketball team), Lord of the Rings series (movies and books), Game of Thrones (TV show), Justin Bieber (musical artist), “whatever my mom makes” (food) and golf (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite thing about basketball is “you learn commitment, dedication, responsibility and team cooperation, which are all valuable things to help you in life.”
