Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA
•  Transfer from two-year Cosumnes River College in his hometown

2020-21 (Senior — XULA)
•  Team was ranked 20th in the NAIA preseason coaches poll and was the top pick to win the GCAC

2019-20 (Junior — XULA)
•  Averaged 1.7 points, 1.3 rebounds in 12 games with no starts . . . Shot 46.2 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from the line (8-of-14)
•  Game highs: six points, four rebounds
•  Produced season highs of six points and four rebounds in a 100-86 victory at Texas College on Nov. 22, 2019
•  Helped XULA finish 27-6 overall, 12-2 GCAC (champion) and, for the first time 1996, win the GCAC Tournament
•  XULA was No. 10 in the final NAIA Division I coaches poll — XULA's highest ranking since 10th on Feb. 7, 2011
•  XULA qualified automatically for NAIA Division I nationals at Kansas City, Mo., and a first-round matchup with Clarke (Iowa), but the NAIA canceled the tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2018-19 (Sophomore — Cosumnes River)
•  Averaged 10.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 29 games with 27 starts . . . Shot 56.1 percent from the floor and 53.9 percent from the line (48-of-89)
•  No. 2 on the team in rebounding and blocked shots (15) and No. 4 in scoring
•  Scored in double figures 18 times and grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 10 times
•  Had 17 games in which he grabbed three-or-more offensive rebounds
•  Game highs: 19 points (twice), 14 rebounds, two assists (twice), two blocks (four times) and two steals (twice)
•  Helped the Cosumnes River Hawks finish 17-13 overall, 11-5 (third place) in the Big 8 Conference and reach the second round of the California Community College Athletic Association postseason tournament

2017-18 (Freshman — Cosumnes River)
•  Averaged 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 12 games with three starts . . . Shot 57.9 percent from the floor and 76.9 percent from the line (20-of-26)
•  Scored in double figures three times and grabbed 10-or-more rebounds once
•  Game highs: 15 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and two steals (three times)
•  Cosumnes River was 8-18 overall, 4-12 (seventh place) in the Big 8 Conference

High School
•  Averaged 5.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 28 games as a senior (2016-17) . . . Shot 38.3 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from the line (30-of-55)
•  Helped the Wolfpack finish 19-9 his senior year
•  As a sophomore at Cosumnes Oaks, he helped the Wolfpack earn a share of the Capital Valley Conference championship, then reach the Northern California Regional Division II semifinals
•  Game highs were 15 points and 11 rebounds, both from his senior year

Club
•  Played 10 years of AAU basketball, most recently with the EBA Pharoahs
•  Helped his team with 5-of-7 tournaments his final year

Personal
•  Plays the drums and does it at his church
•  Entered XULA with 60 hours of community service
•  His father, Chad Buggs, was a football defensive end at San Francisco City College

Favorites
Food:  Fried chicken
Candy:  Airheads Xtreme Bites
Pizza toppings:  Pepperoni
Ice cream flavor:  Rocky road
Cake:  Lemon pound
Flower:  Rose
Color:  Red
Vacation destination:  Italy