Nick Kazemi Class: Freshman Hometown: Santa Ana, CA High School: Tustin Height / Weight: 6-2 / 175 Position: Guard Birthdate: 11/14/1991 Experience: HS

High School
Nick Kazemi earned two varsity letters in basketball for the Tillers of Tustin High School (Tustin, Calif.) under Coach Richard Bosenmeyer ... he was a combo guard and averaged 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior (2010) while earning his team's most improved award ... the Tillers compiled an overall record of 20-7 during his senior year and placed second in the Century League with an 8-2 mark ... Tustin HS was 18-10 overall in his junior campaign (2009) and again finished second in the Century League with a 6-4 record ... he played on the freshman team at Foothill High School (Santa Ana, Calif.) and then was named the Most Valuable Player as a sophomore (2008) at FHS for head coach Rusty Van Cleave ... the Knights finished 18-10 overall and 6-4 (third) in the Sea View League in 2008.

Personal
Full name: Nicholas Kazemi ... prefers Nick ... born in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 14, 1991 ... parents are Joe and Julie Kazemi ... has one younger sister, Natalie ... chose to walk-on at UCLA because of the university's academic and athletic history ... lists dunking on someone for the first time in an AAU game as his biggest athletic thrill in his career ... played AAU ball for West Coast Academy and Coach Charles "Poncho" Perry ... lists the Chicago Bulls' star Derrick Rose as the athlete he most admires ... has yet to declare a major.