2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

24 Eyassu Worku

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Artesia, Calif.

Biography

2019-2020 (Senior)

  • Started all 32 games played
  • Named to All-Big West Second Team
  • Became the 29th player in UCI history to eclipse 1,000 career points
  • Also worked his way up to fifth all-time in assists (413)
  • Led the team in assists (129) and tied for the lead in steals (35) and three pointers made (49)
  • Ranked second on the squad in total points (395) and third in points per game (12.3)
  • Scored in double-figures on 20 occasions, including five 20+ point performances
  • Recorded 14 games with 5+ assists, dishing out a season high of 10 vs Cal Poly (Jan. 25)
  • Notched a season-high 26 points (9-4 FG, 5-6 FT) and three steals against Pepperdine (Nov. 9)
  • Drained five treys at Harvard (Jan. 4), finishing with 21 points, four boards and four assists

2018-19 (Junior)

  • Appeared in 32 games while making 26 starts
  • Averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per contest
  • Scored in double-figures six times
  • Tied for the team lead with 87 assists
  • Hit a fall away game-winning shot with six seconds left to beat Texas A&M on Nov. 9th
  • Had 18 points, six assists, and two steals vs Idaho on Nov. 6th
  • Scored 17 points while grabbing four boards and two assists at CSUN on Jan. 19th


2017-18

  • Big West Honorable Mention selection
  • Played in all 35 games with 28 starts
  • Led the team in assists with 130 and total minutes played (999)
  • Second on the roster in total points (395), points per game (11.3) and steals (40)
  • Shot 38.1 percent for the season
  • Tied a career-high 20 points on Jan. 6 in a win over Long Beach State 
  • Had a career-high seven rebounds in the Big West Tournament title game against Cal State Fullerton
  • Registered a career-best eight assists in a game against Cal Poly Feb. 17
  • Averaged 3.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 28.5 minutes per game
     

2016-17

  • Scored career-high 20 points in Feb. 18 win over UC Riverside, hitting 8 of 8 shots
  • Scored a then-career high 19 points at Nevada Dec. 14
  • Led UCI with 18 points in Jan. 28 loss at UC Davis
  • Tied his career high with six assists in Jan. 21 win at CSUN
  • The true freshman scored in double figures nine times this season
  • Registered original career-high six assists at New Mexico State Dec. 19
  • Had career-best seven rebounds in Nov. 25 win over South Dakota State
  • Led UCI with 11 points in Nov. 11 loss to Utah State
  • Recorded 25 steals for the season

LOS ALAMITOS HIGH SCHOOL

  • 2016 McDonald's All-American at Los Alamitos High
  • Named Orange County Player of the Year by multiple publications
  • Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team Player of the Year
  • Two-time All-CIF first team and Sunset League MVP
  • 2016 all-state selection
  • Averaged 26.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists as a senior
  • Had a top-scoring game of 51 points versus Highland
  • Four-year starter
  • Scored 1,777 points in his high school career
PERSONAL
  • Majoring in sociology

EYASSU WORKU CAREER HIGHS

Points: 26 vs. Pepperdine, 11/9/19
Rebounds: 7 on two occasions (last vs. Pacific, 12/28/19)
Assists: 10 vs. Cal Poly, 1/25/20
Steals: 3, 12x (last vs. Hawaii, 2/15/20)
Blocks: 1, 7x (last vs. CSUN, 3/4/20)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
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    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
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    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 175 lbs
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    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 175 lbs
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