2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Ben Vozzola
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, NV
- High School:
- Centennial HS
2013-14 Season (Junior)
Scored in double figures in three games off the bench ... Tallied a season-high 17 points (6-for-8 from the floor, 5-for-6 from three-point territory) at UCSB?(2/15/14) ... Followed up with ten points in 14 minutes at Idaho (2/18/14) ... Played double-digit in minutes in 12 of his last 16 games.
Cal State Northridge
A transfer who began his tenure at Cal State Northridge in 2013-14 ... Started his collegiate career at the University of San Diego (USD) in 2010-11 season but redshirted that season ... In 2011-12, Vozzola played in three games for the Toreros ... Played the 2012-13 season at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas, a school located one hour south of Wichita.
2012-13 Season (Cowley County Community College)
Helped the Tigers to a 21-11 record ... Started 22 games ... Shined during the latter part of the 2012-13 season when he scored in double figures in nine of the last 12 games including a string of seven straight double-digit games ... In those last seven games, Vozzola averaged 15.1 ppg, hit .487 (37-for-76) from the floor, and .444 (20-for-45) from behind the circle in helping the Tigers to a 6-1 record to end the regular season ... Against Northern Oklahoma College, Vozzola scored 21 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds ... Against Independence Community College, Vozzola collected 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds ... Helped lead the Tigers to a 21-11 season record ... Overall, he averaged 9.5 points, 5.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game in helping the Tigers to the semifinals of the Kansas regional playoffs ... Gained several honors including being name one of the Top-5 point-gaurds at the prestigious Jerry Mullens Top-100 Junior College Available Camps in July (2012) in St. Louis, Mo. ... Several prominent schools recruited Vozzola including Missouri, Illinois State, Evansville, Wright State, Colorado, Tulsa, and Big West rival Long Beach State.
2011-12 Season (USD): Played in three games for the University of San Diego before leaving the team in December, 2011, to transfer to another school.
2010-11 Season (USD): Redshirted.
High School: Graduated from Centennial High School in Las Vegas, Nv. ... During his senior season, averaged 21 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals while garnering first team All-Region, first team All-State and first team All-Conference honors ... Nominated as a McDonald's All-American ... Also named the team's Mr. Offense during his junior and senior seasons ... Vozzola, who earned team MVP accolades during his senior and junior seasons, was named a Pangos All-American High School Top-20 player and voted a second team selection on the the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best of the West" team ... ESPN.com ranked Vozzola the 40th best shooting guard in the country during his senior campaign ... At the Yuma (Arizona) Tournament, Vozzola averaged 32 points, ten rebounds and eight assists to earn tournament MVP honors ... During his junior campaign, averaged 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals wile being named first team All-State and first team All-Conference .. His talents on the court attracted recruiters from many schools including UCLA, Nevada, Ariozna state, Wasington State and Utah.
Matador Memo: Born on May 14, 1992 in Las Vegas, Nv. ... His parents are Rudy and Toby Vozzola ... Has two brothers, Eric and Ryan.
