In 2017-18:
• Appeared in 27 games with two starts, at No. 12 Oklahoma and vs. Southeastern Louisiana
• averaged 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game
• contributed 10 assists and nine steals
• career-high seven points twice against LSUS and Central Arkansas (made all three shot attempts)
• four other games with at least five points, including six against Rice
• career-high five rebounds twice against Nicholls and LeTourneau
• saw 21 minutes of action against Nicholls and 20 minutes against Oklahoma
• was matched up against Oklahoma freshman phenom Trae Young, and later was quoted extensively in a USA Today story about defending the NCAA scoring/assists leader, a Top 10 NBA Draft pick.
High School:
• Averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 assists and 3 steals to lead
Hesperia HS to its first-ever California Interscholastic Federation playoff appearance in 2016-17.
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Hesperia reached the CIF semifinals in his senior season.
• helped HHS to a 47-11 record in his final two seasons, 23-7 as a senior under coach Calvin Tang.
• key in Mojave River League championship seasons in 2016 and 2017, as
Hesperia went 20-0 in MRL play.
• won MRL MVP honor as a junior, was a repeat first-team All-League pick as a senior.
• first-team All-CIF Southern Section in Division 3A as a senior.
• Inland Valley All-County first-team.
• chosen as
Hesperia’s Male Athlete of the Year for 2016-17.
• single-game highs of 30 points and 24 rebounds.
• made five in-season all-tournament teams, was tourney MVP twice.
• chosen
Hesperia HS Student of the Month for January 2016.
Personal:
• Born January 19, 1999.
• son of Jimmy Ott and Brickey Moore. His father is retired, his mother is a home health provider.
• has three older siblings, two sisters.
• full name is Jimmy Le’vonte Ott.
• psychology major who has interest in a career as a forensic psychologist.
