Mike Best

Height:
6-10
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Rafael, Calif.

2014-15 AT UC IRVINE

-- Played in 34 games with three starts.

-- Scored a season-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in Dec. 31 win over Hampden-Sydney.

-- Grabbed a season-high six rebounds in Nov. 16 victory over Pacific.

-- Had five boards each in three other games.

-- Hit 3 of 4 shots and scored six points in 14 minutes of the Big West Tournament semifinal win over UC Santa Barbara.

-- Recorded 21 blocked shots for the season.

2013-14 AT UC IRVINE

-- Played in 34 games with two starts.

-- Made his first start of the season at UC Riverside Jan. 11 and responded with nine points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots.

-- Scored a season-high 10 points each in wins over UC Davis Mar. 8 and Cal Poly Feb. 1.

-- Hit 5 of 6 shots in the Mar. 8 win over UC Davis.

-- Had seven points and three blocks in Feb. 15 victory over UC Riverside.

2012-13 AT UC IRVINE

-- Gained a medical redshirt for the season.

2011-12 AT UC IRVINE

-- Averaged 4.0 points and 1.8 rebounds as a true freshman for the 'Eaters.

-- Scored 17 points, hitting 8 of 10 from the field, in a Dec. 22 win over Hope International.

-- Had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a Jan. 5 road victory against Pacific.

-- Recorded 12 points, six boards and tied his career-high with four blocked shots in the Feb. 18 win over Eastern Washington.

-- Had four blocks in a Nov. 19 loss to Weber State.

-- Snared a season-high eight rebounds in a Feb. 29 loss at Long Beach State.

TERRA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL

-- Earned All-Marin County Athletic League first-team honors as a senior at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael for Coach Steve Farbstein.

-- Was a second-team all-league member his junior season.

-- Averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks per game as a senior.

-- Top-scoring game in high school was 38 points.

-- Recorded 11 blocked shots in one game.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 17 vs. Hope International, 12/22/11

Rebounds: 9 vs. UC Riverside, 1/11/14

Assists: 2 vs. Eastern Washington, 2/18/12

Steals: 2 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2/15/12

Blocked Shots: 5 vs. UC Riverside, 1/11/14

PERSONAL

-- Majoring in sociology.

-- Has a younger sister, Anna, and younger brother, Jack.

-- Parents are Peter and Tammy Best.

CAREER TOTALS
				3PT	3PT
Year	GP-GS	FGM-A	PCT	FGM-A	PCT.	FTM-A	PCT	AST	BLK	ST	REB-AVE	TP-AVG	HG
2014-15	34-3	46-99	.465	0-1	.000	23-34	.676	9	21	8	76-2.2	115-3.4	10
2013-14	34-2	41-91	.451	2-8	.250	15-19	.789	7	18	6	82-2.4	99-2.9	10
2012-13				Redshirt
2011-12	32-2	57-134	.425	8-31	.258	7-11	.636	11	23	6	59-1.8	129-4.0	17
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Totals	100-7	144-324	.444	10-40	.250	45-64	.703	27	62	20	217-2.2	343-3.4	17