2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Ilya Ilyayev
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, CA
- High School:
- Palisades HS
2012-13 Season (Freshman)
Made his first collegiate basket (a three-pointer) against Vanguard (12/5/12) ... Played in ten games ... Had a season-high three points in games against Vanguard (12/5/12) and San Diego Christian (12/18/12) ... Born in Moscow, Russia ... Speaks fluent Russian, and had to learn English when he moved to the United States at age four ... Holds dual citizenship.
Palisades High School
Averaged ten points and seven rebounds per game during his senior season ... Helped lead the Dolphins to a 17-11 season mark and a 10-2 mark in the highly competitive Western League ... Gained second team All-League honors.
Matador Memo
Born May 2, 1993 in Moscow, Russia ... Fluent in both English and Russian ... His mother is Natalya Ilyayev ... Has one brother (Dennis) ... Lists his favorite professional NBA team as the Miami Heat ... His favorite player is Dirk Nowitzki ... Likes to eat pizza ... His favorite solo musical artist is Eminem ... Chose CSUN because of the basketball program and the academics ... Listed his greatest moment as hitting the game winning shot during his first game during his senior season ... His favorite pre-game ritual is listening to music ... Relaxes by sleeping and watching television ... If Ilya was NCAA President, playoff games would be best three-out-of-five ... Would like to be stranded on a desert island with his family ... Would like to switch places for a day with President Obama ... If he had a million dollars, he would share it with his family ... The best advice he ever received was “nothing is going to be given to you” ... Ilya can’t imagine going a week without playing basketball ... His greatest hero is his mom because she helps me with everything ... Kinesiology major.
