(YOUTUBE HIGHLIGHTS IN BIO) Japanese American UCI point guard Lauren Saiki (saikisan3) just wrapped up arguably one of the BEST D1 collegiate seasons for an Asian American hooper since Jeremy Lin’s senior season (2009-2010). The 5’3’’ guard truly exemplified ‘heart over height’ as she finished THIRD in the NATION in assists (7 APG), shattering the UCI all-time record for assists in a season! She was the lone Anteater to be selected to the All-Big West First Team, was a dominant scorer (12 PPG) and lead her squad in steals. Lauren played her high school ball at Mark Keppel HS in Alhambra, where she quickly devoloped into a community icon. As a freshmen in HS, she was named to the All-CIF second team and by the end of her career, she was ranked the 13th best player in the state. The three-star recruit committed to West Virginia but transferred to UCI after her freshmen year. Following her redshirt season, Lauren has started 94 straight games for the Anteaters, from her first game ‘till ...