Seattle Pacific University Athletics

(2022-23): Appeared in 23 games for the Falcons … played 422 minutes … averaged 18.3 minutes per game … scored 151 points for the Falcons … averaged 6.6 points per game … shot 45.4 percent from the field … shot 40.3 percent from 3-point range … made 70 percent of his free throw attempts … pulled down 50 rebounds … averaged 2.2 rebounds per game … dished out 28 assists … averaged 2.2 assists per game … nabbed seven steals … scored a season-high 14 points against Evergreen State (12/08) … knocked down a season-high four 3-pointers against Northwest Nazarene (12/29) … pulled in a season-high four rebounds against Western Washington (02/02) … had a season-high three assists against Simon Fraser (02/04)

Eastern Washington (2019-20 and 2020-21): Part of the 2020 team win the Big Sky Conference regular-season title and the 2021 Big Sky Tournament title, the latter of which qualified the Eagles for the NCAA Tournament.

Timberline High School:  As a senior in 2018, helped Timberline take 4^th place in the Washington Class 3A (medium school) state tournament.

Personal: Casson Jorie Rouse. Graduated from Eastern Washington in 2022 with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. ... His mother attended SPU.

Fun facts: After three (missed) seasons in four years at Eastern (redshirt in 2018-19, Covid shutdown in 2020-21, and injury redshirt in 2021-22), was looking for a fresh start. "I wanted to go to a school where I would have a good team and good coaches around me." ... Has been playing basketball "as long as I can remember," crediting his older brother for having "a big influence on my love for the game." ... If not for basketball, would play football, "definitely would be playing quarterback." ... Favorite sport to watch is football. ... Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "Soul Plane."  ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Maze Runner." ... Favorite junk food is pizza. ... Favorite healthy food is vegetables. ... Favorite TV program is NBA TV. ... Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant. ... His dream car is a 2022 Lamborghini Urus. ... Loves to shop for clothes and shoes. ... Favorite basketball memory is competing in March Madness in 2021. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Chris Harrison, one of his high school AAU coaches, who passed away in 2019, saying, "He was the first coach who really believed in me and believed how good I could become." He would serve barbecued ribs, chicken, and mac & cheese. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Dr. Strange because "my favorite superpowers have always been telepathy, telekinesis, etc." ... In 10 years, plans to be coaching basketball.