New Mexico State University Athletics

2014-15 (Sophomore)
Started 22 of 31 games at New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs, N.M.)…averaged 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals for the Thunderbirds…also shot 41.9 percent from the floor, 38.3 percent from the 3-point arc and 70.2 from the foul line…posted game highs of 16 points against New Mexico Military, seven rebounds against Western Texas, nine assists versus Odessa and five steals at Midland…helped NMJC to a 23-9 record and a trip to the NJCAA Region V semifinals for coach James Miller…
 
2013-14 (Freshman)
Played in 27 games at NMJC, starting one…averaged 2.4 points as a freshman, 0.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.4 steals a game…shot 37.1 percent from the floor, 32.4 percent (11-of-34) from the 3-point arc and 40.0 percent (2-of-5) from the foul line…scored a season-high 12 points against University of the Southwest JV, grabbed six rebounds versus North Lake, picked up two assists and three steals three times each…NMJC went 27-7 on the season…
 
High School
A two-time first team Texas Christian Athletic League 3A All-State performer at El Paso Faith Christian Academy…chosen first team All-City by the El Paso Times as a senior and second team as a junior…led the Lions to TCAL State Championships as a junior and senior in 2012 and 2013…averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.8 steals in directing Faith Christian to a 25-1 record…in his junior year posted 9.0 points a game with a total of 49 assists as the Lions went 29-2 on the way to their first state title…
 
Personal
Criminal justice major…son of Hector Esparza and Sandra Ramirez…born 10/24/94 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico...