2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tanabe, Hayley

Jersey Number 23
Hayley Tanabe
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Torrance, CA
- High School:
- West Torrance HS
Bio
2019-20 (SENIOR): Moved into second in school history in career assists with a career-high eight at UC Riverside Mar. 7...dished out 403 assists in her career..Ashlee Guay (2011-15) is the school record holder with 541...broke into the top-5 in CSUN history in minutes played with the fifth-most in school history (3,380)..started 91-of-114 appearances in a CSUN uniform, the ninth most starts in school history...was fifth in the Big West in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0) and seventh in assists (107)...averaged 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game...selected Academic All-Conference.
2018-19 (JUNIOR): Slowed by injury to 22 appearances…started 16 times…second on the team in assists with 67…dished out a season high seven assists on two occasions including Mar. 9 against Hawai’i…averaged 4.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game…charted a season best 14 points at Omaha Nov. 16…made 13 steals...named Academic All-Conference.
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2017-18 (SOPHOMORE): Averaged 35.6 minutes per game which was the second most in the Big West and was 115th in Division I in the category...in the four-game Big West Tournament, she played 149 of a possible 160 minutes and went the distance in two of the games including the championship final against UC Davis...despite missing the first five games of the season due to injury, was fourth on the team in scoring (7.5 ppg) and was second on the squad in assists (116)...started 27-of-29 appearances...scored a season best 20 points at Cal State Fullerton Jan. 6...dished out a season best seven assists four times...made a season best four steals on two occasions...chosen Academic All-Conference.
2016-17 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 32 games, starting 21...averaged 5.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game...finished with career-high 21 points and five three-pointers in contest at Cal Poly...scored 14 points in 38 minutes in CSUN’s victory over Fresno State...added 16 points and seven rebounds against Stanford...posted 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from three-point range at Cal State Fullerton...tied a season high with seven assists and seven rebounds in home win over UC Riverside... scored eight points and tied a career best with seven rebounds in a career-high 39 minutes in Big West Tournament semifinals against Long Beach State...finished the season ranked fifth in the Big West Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0), sixth in assists (113) and eight in assists per game (3.5).
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of West Torrance High School… named Pioneer League Most Outstanding Player, first team All-CIF and first team All-Area as a senior…also earned first team Pioneer League and second team All-CIF as a junior…helped lead her teams to a pair of CIF Division Championships…a four-year letter winner.Â
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Debbie and Sean Tanabe…a management, marketing major…has one brother, Hayden…both parents attended CSUN…favorites include the LA Clippers, Zac Efron, Jennifer Lawrence and "Kicking and Screaming"…says the best advice she has been given is "lead, follow or get out of the way"…advice to young people is "the grass is not always greener on the other side, it's green where you water it"…says her biggest hero is her brother Hayden because of his determination.
2018-19 (JUNIOR): Slowed by injury to 22 appearances…started 16 times…second on the team in assists with 67…dished out a season high seven assists on two occasions including Mar. 9 against Hawai’i…averaged 4.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game…charted a season best 14 points at Omaha Nov. 16…made 13 steals...named Academic All-Conference.
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2017-18 (SOPHOMORE): Averaged 35.6 minutes per game which was the second most in the Big West and was 115th in Division I in the category...in the four-game Big West Tournament, she played 149 of a possible 160 minutes and went the distance in two of the games including the championship final against UC Davis...despite missing the first five games of the season due to injury, was fourth on the team in scoring (7.5 ppg) and was second on the squad in assists (116)...started 27-of-29 appearances...scored a season best 20 points at Cal State Fullerton Jan. 6...dished out a season best seven assists four times...made a season best four steals on two occasions...chosen Academic All-Conference.
2016-17 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 32 games, starting 21...averaged 5.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game...finished with career-high 21 points and five three-pointers in contest at Cal Poly...scored 14 points in 38 minutes in CSUN’s victory over Fresno State...added 16 points and seven rebounds against Stanford...posted 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from three-point range at Cal State Fullerton...tied a season high with seven assists and seven rebounds in home win over UC Riverside... scored eight points and tied a career best with seven rebounds in a career-high 39 minutes in Big West Tournament semifinals against Long Beach State...finished the season ranked fifth in the Big West Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0), sixth in assists (113) and eight in assists per game (3.5).
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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of West Torrance High School… named Pioneer League Most Outstanding Player, first team All-CIF and first team All-Area as a senior…also earned first team Pioneer League and second team All-CIF as a junior…helped lead her teams to a pair of CIF Division Championships…a four-year letter winner.Â
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Debbie and Sean Tanabe…a management, marketing major…has one brother, Hayden…both parents attended CSUN…favorites include the LA Clippers, Zac Efron, Jennifer Lawrence and "Kicking and Screaming"…says the best advice she has been given is "lead, follow or get out of the way"…advice to young people is "the grass is not always greener on the other side, it's green where you water it"…says her biggest hero is her brother Hayden because of his determination.
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