A third-year forward who played in 10 games last season but missed most of the year because of a knee injury.
2015-16 (SO): Played in 10 of 31 games, including two starts ... did not play most of the season due to a lingering knee injury ... averaged 21.5 minutes/game when he did play ... second on the team in rebounds per game (4.8) ... scored a season-high eight points against UC Irvine (Nov. 23) ... recorded a season-high in rebounds (8) versus Arizona (Nov. 26) and against BYU (Mar. 3).
2014-15 (RS-FR): In his second season with the program after redshirting last season ... played in all 32 games this season with 15 starts ... a starter in each of his first 4 games ... was 28-41 FG (.683) in his last 9 GP with a team-best .588 (51-88) FG% ... scored 50 pts. (8.3 ppg) with 46 reb. (7.7 rpg), 17 ast. and 15 stl. in last 6 GP ... played 212 min. (30.3 mpg) over his past 7 GP after averaging 16.8 mpg in first 25 GP ... all 4 of his career 30+ min. games came in the last 5 GP ... career-high 12 pts. on 6-7 FG with a miss on his final FGA vs. LMU (3/6) ... 1st career double-figure game with 10 pts. in career-best 38 min. at LMU (2/21) ... career-highs of 10 reb. and 6 stl. vs. St. Mary’s (2/28) ... twice led team with a career-high 6 ast. (vs. LMU 3/6, vs. St. Katherine 1/13) ... scored SCU’s first basket in each of the first 2 games, including his first dunk in the first half vs. CS Fullerton (11/14) ... took him 32 seconds to score his 1st career basket.
2013-14 (FR): Redshirted last season.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2013 graduate of Plano East High School in Plano, Texas ... regarded as one of the elite defenders in the state of Texas ... team was 26-4 and 10-0 in league play in 2012-13 ... ranked fourth in the state of Texas ... averaged 11.2 ppg and 5 rpg ... named to the all-district team ... team made it to the regional semi-finals in the playoffs.
PERSONAL: Son of Reginald and Sandra Pugh ... was born in Raleigh, N.C. ... has one older sister, Joselyn. She plays volleyball at Houston Baptist University ... studying in the College of Arts and Sciences.
WHY SANTA CLARA?
“I chose Santa Clara because it’s a very family orientated team, I liked the coaches a lot and I liked the professors as well.”
