Seattle Pacific University Athletics

Prior to SPU:  Helped Rancho Christian High School win the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section championship as a senior this past season … Played her freshman year of high school basketball in Yokosuka, Japan, where she was the leading scorer as a freshman. … As a junior at Rancho Christian, placed third in the league finals for the 800-meter run.
 
Coach Byers says:  "Jasmine is compact, but what she brings is great ballhandling skills. She's aggressive, and she can really pass and find her teammates."

Personal:  Jasmine Masako Pho. ... Engineering major.
 
Reason she chose SPU: "What attracted me to SPU is its location, small class sizes, the diverse options in possible majors, and the Christ-centered community that it's built upon."

Fun facts:  Has been playing basketball for nine years prior to arriving at SPU. ... Also has done soccer and track & field. ... If not for basketball, would play soccer. ... Favorite sports to watch are basketball and judo. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Austin Powers." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven. ... Favorite junk food is movie theater popcorn. ... Favorite healthy foods are fruits, especially white peaches, mangoes, and pineapple. ... Last TV show binged was Season 2 of "Squid Games." ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant. ... Loves to shop for food. ... Favorite basketball memory was winning the CIF Southern Section Division I championship game as a senior. ... Hidden talents are baking and riding a unicycle. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her maternal great grandpa "because of our shared love for Japanese culture, my cultural heritage." ... If she could be any action hero, would be Ironman "because his intelligence and ability to engineer and create such high-tech machinery is a really admirable quality." .... Her friends call her Jasmine or Jas. ... In 10 years, plans to be excelling in a career while building a family. ... While growing up in a military family, lived in nine different cities and attended nine different schools from kindergarten through her senior year in high school. Was enrolled in the Japanese public school system for seven years and learned how to read and write in Japanese before she did English.