2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Artest III, Ron

Jersey Number 15
Ron Artest III
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New York, NY
- High School:
- Beverly Hills HS
Bio
2020-21 Season (Junior)
Played in six games, making four starts ... Averaged a career-high 4.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 17.8 minutes per game ... Tallied eight assists and four blocks for the year ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to go with six points in the season opener against Westmont (11/25/20) ... Scored a season-high eight points and added three rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/23/21) ... Totaled six points in 15 minutes against UC Davis (2/5/21).
2019-20 Season (Sophomore)
Artest III played in 12 games before going down with a season-ending injury in late December ... Averaged 13.6 minutes per game game and posted 2.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game ... Made five starts on the season ... Also finished with eight blocks, six assists and three steals for the year ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and added five points and three blocks in a win at Portland (12/4/19) ... Scored a season-high seven points and pulled down six rebounds at Portland State (12/6/19) ... Tallied seven rebounds in 13 minutes against San Francisco State (12/22/19).
2018-19 Season (Freshman)
Ron Artest III joined the Matadors in December and made his Matador debut in January ... Appeared in 16 games and averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game ... Shot 54.8 percent from the field (17-for-31) for the season .... Played a season-high 27 minutes and collected eight points and six rebounds at Cal State Fullerton (1/30/19) ... Scored a season-best nine points and tied a season-high in rebounds with six in a win at Hawai'i (3/2/19) ... Finished with six points, five rebounds and two steals vs. Utah Valley at the Roman College Basketball Invitational (3/19/19).
Prep Career
Prepped at Pacific Palisades High School for two years before transferring to Beverly Hills High School in 2015 ... Helped the Normans advance to the CIF Southern Section playoffs in his junior and senior seasons including to the Final Four in 2016 ... Enjoyed winning seasons in each year of high school ... Played one year of post-graduation basketball at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Ariz.
Personal
Son of former 17-year NBA veteran Metta World Peace.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
Played in six games, making four starts ... Averaged a career-high 4.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 17.8 minutes per game ... Tallied eight assists and four blocks for the year ... Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to go with six points in the season opener against Westmont (11/25/20) ... Scored a season-high eight points and added three rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/23/21) ... Totaled six points in 15 minutes against UC Davis (2/5/21).
2019-20 Season (Sophomore)
Artest III played in 12 games before going down with a season-ending injury in late December ... Averaged 13.6 minutes per game game and posted 2.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game ... Made five starts on the season ... Also finished with eight blocks, six assists and three steals for the year ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and added five points and three blocks in a win at Portland (12/4/19) ... Scored a season-high seven points and pulled down six rebounds at Portland State (12/6/19) ... Tallied seven rebounds in 13 minutes against San Francisco State (12/22/19).
2018-19 Season (Freshman)
Ron Artest III joined the Matadors in December and made his Matador debut in January ... Appeared in 16 games and averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game ... Shot 54.8 percent from the field (17-for-31) for the season .... Played a season-high 27 minutes and collected eight points and six rebounds at Cal State Fullerton (1/30/19) ... Scored a season-best nine points and tied a season-high in rebounds with six in a win at Hawai'i (3/2/19) ... Finished with six points, five rebounds and two steals vs. Utah Valley at the Roman College Basketball Invitational (3/19/19).
Prep Career
Prepped at Pacific Palisades High School for two years before transferring to Beverly Hills High School in 2015 ... Helped the Normans advance to the CIF Southern Section playoffs in his junior and senior seasons including to the Final Four in 2016 ... Enjoyed winning seasons in each year of high school ... Played one year of post-graduation basketball at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Ariz.
Personal
Son of former 17-year NBA veteran Metta World Peace.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
Points | 9 at Hawai'i | 3/2/19 |
Field Goals | 4 (3x) last vs. UC Santa Barbara | 1/23/21 |
3-Point Field Goals | N/A | N/A |
Free Throws | 3 at Cal Poly | 1/30/21 |
Rebounds | 10 vs. Westmont | 11/25/20 |
Assists | 3 (2x) last at Cal Poly | 1/29/21 |
Blocks | 3 (3x) last at Portland | 12/4/19 |
Steals | 2 at Utah Valley | 3/19/19 |
Minutes | 28 (3x) at Portland State | 12/6/19 |
Texas State vs. Eastern Washington
Saturday, November 20
Texas State vs. Dixie State
Friday, November 19
A Conversation With Mark Gottfried
Friday, June 19
Preseason chat with Terrell Gomez
Thursday, October 03