COLLEGIATE AWARDS AND HONORS:
- NABC All-West District Second Team (2021-22)
- All-CCAA First Team (2021-22)
- CCAA Freshman of the Year (2017-18)
- All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2017-18)
CAREER HIGHS (As of July 1, 2021):
| POINTS |
22, at Sonoma State (Jan. 2, 2020) |
| REBOUNDS |
7, at Western Washington (Nov. 12, 2019) |
| ASSISTS |
5, three times (last vs. Cal State LA, Jan. 9, 2020) |
| STEALS |
6, vs. Cal State LA (Jan. 9, 2020) |
| BLOCKS |
2, two times (last at Chico State, Feb. 16, 2019) |
2021-22 (SENIOR): Season's first CCAA Player of the Week for week of Nov. 8-14 following back-to-back 20-point efforts for first time in career in home wins over No. 21 Seattle Pacific (11/12) and Azusa Pacific (11/13) ... Became 17th student-athlete in program history to reach 1,000-point milestone with first basket late in first half (1:36 left) vs. No. 4 Cal State San Marcos (1/20), scoring 14 points in span of 6:31 around halftime interval en route to team-high 16 points in overtime loss.
2020-21: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 (JUNIOR): One of six Broncos to appear in all 30 games, starting each of first 22 ... Fourth on team in scoring (career-best 10.5) and points (314) ... Led Broncos in steals (55), third in assists (67), fourth in minutes (821) and fifth in rebounds (80) ... Second in CCAA and tied for 59th nationally in steals, and third in league in steals per game (1.83) ... Averaged 2.7 boards and 27.4 minutes per game, and blocked four shots ... Shot 117-of-278 (.421) from field, 36-of-112 (.321) from long range and 44-of-52 (team-best .846) at stripe ... Scored in double figures 17 times, including pair of four-game streaks, and two January wins with 20-plus points ... Season- and game-high 22 points at Sonoma State (1/2) on 10-of-15 shooting from floor (2-6 3FG) ... Shared game high of 21 points nine days later vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (1/11), going 8-of-12 from field (1-2 3FG, 4-4 FT) ... Again shared game high with 18 points in victory vs. San Francisco State (1/30) ... Season-high seven rebounds with 14 points (4-5 3FG) in big win at Western Washington (11/12) ... Season bests of five assists and game-high six steals, to go with 15 points, in victory vs. Cal State LA (1/9) ... Pair of triumphant 14-point nights with four triples apiece, vs. Sonoma State (2/1) and a week later at Stanislaus State (2/8) ... Did not miss a single game in first three college campaigns, totaling 805 points, 216 boards, 150 assists and 119 steals in 88 appearances.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE): One of six Broncos to appear in all 28 games, all off bench ... Third on team in scoring (8.8), points (247) and assists (49), and fourth in steals (30) ... Also averaged 2.6 rebounds and 23.3 minutes per game ... Produced 72 boards and eight blocks in 653 minutes ... Shot 87-of-190 (.458) from field, 35-of-81 (.432) from three-point territory and 38-of-47 (.809) from line ... Reached double digits in points 12 times, with three straight from Nov. 29-Dec. 8 ... Season-high 18 points (5-11 FG, 1-3 3FG, 7-8 FT) in quadruple-overtime triumph vs. Cal State LA (3/8) in CCAA Tournament semifinal in Hayward, alongside three rebounds, team-high three assists, one block and a steal ... Added 16 points vs. Humboldt State (12/31), knocking down four triples on eight tries, with five boards ... Game-high 15 points in 68-64 decision vs. Cal State San Bernardino (3/2) ... Went 4-for-5 from deep (5-8 FG) en route to 14 points in romp vs. Cal State San Marcos (2/9) ... Season- and game-high five assists at Cal State San Bernardino (1/5) ... Pair of four-steal efforts.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN): One of six Broncos to appear in all 30 games, starting one ... Grew into solid sixth man role as first-year collegian, averaging 8.1 points per game (fourth on team) while shooting team-best .460 (29-63) from three-point range ... Also averaged 2.1 rebounds and 20.7 minutes per game ... Third on team in steals (34) and fourth in points (244) and assists (34) ... Had 64 boards and five blocks in 620 minutes ... Hit 85-of-185 (.459) from field and 45-of-60 (.750) from line ... Posted 12 double-digit scoring efforts, including three straight from Jan. 20-27 ... Made college debut as starter in narrow opening win vs. Dixie State (11/10), collecting first 13 points (4-14 FG, 3-8 3FG, 2-4 FT), four rebounds, three assists and two steals of career over season-high 37 minutes ... Season-high 14 points in 80-69 victory at UC San Diego (2/9), shooting 4-of-7 from floor, including 2-of-3 from deep, and 4-of-4 at stripe ... Had 13 points apiece on back-to-back nights for perfect road trip at Cal State East Bay (1/26) and Cal State Monterey Bay (1/27), providing team high in Hayward and adding season-best five boards in Seaside ... Season bests of team-high five assists at Cal State San Marcos (2/10) and game-high four steals at Sonoma State (1/6), both Bronco wins.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Vanden High School in Fairfield, Calif. ... Solano County Athletic Conference (SCAC) Player of the Year and MaxPreps All-State Division 3 Second Team as a senior ... Two-time All-SCAC First Team and All-City as a junior and senior ... Named to SCAC All-Star roster as a senior ... 2016 Ross Peterich Tournament MVP ... Team won four straight conference championships (2014-17).
PERSONAL: A Liberal Studies major with a minor in Small Entrepreneurship ... Son of parents Cardenas and Julie ... Brother of Zataya and Sierra ... Father (Cardenas) played football at Utah State, mother (Julie) played basketball at Cal State East Bay, and sister (Sierra) played tennis and basketball at Dominican ... Aspires to be financially free after graduation ... Spends his free time sleeping ... Favorite pro athlete is PJ Brown ... Favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors ... Enjoys the TV show
Attack on Titan ... Likes the movie
Brokeback Mountain ... Favorite food is pizza.
