Brett Hoerner Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fullerton, Calif. High School: Fullerton High Height / Weight: 6-11 / 223 Position: C Experience: 1L

A true center who plays comfortably with both his back to the basket and facing the goal... Gained valuable experience as a true freshman last season, seeing action in the first seven games and 11 of the first 12 contests... Playing time diminished as the Aztec roster grew to full strength, but he improved his game daily in practice going against Marcus Slaughter and Trimaine Davis... Added to his 6-11 frame over the offseason... Tallest player on the team, he will provide much needed depth at the post position.

As A Freshman (2005-06 Season)
Played in 15 games in his first season... Posted 29 points, 17 rebounds and five blocked shots in 92 total minutes in 2005-06... The five blocked shots were the sixth highest total on the team... Played a career-high 14 minutes in games against UC Santa Barbara (12-17-05) and Maryland-Baltimore County (12-20-05)... Saw at least 10 minutes of action in four games during his first year... In five minutes against South Dakota State, he scored four points and had three rebounds... He also set a personal best for field goals attempted in a game with five against the Jackrabbits... Posted his first dunk of the season in the win vs. Brigham Young (1-21-06)... Established career highs in eight different categories against UC Santa Barbara (12-17-05), including points (9), assists (1), field goals (3), field goals attempted (4), free throws (3), free throws attempted (5), steals (2) and minutes played (14)... Had four points (2-for-2 free throws) against Point Loma Nazarene (12-3-05)... Produced a strong 10-minute performance against Albany (11-26-05), when he had four points and a career-high two blocked shots... Played nine minutes and made his first field goal vs. Southern Miss (11-20-05)... Scored his first point at SDSU on a free throw vs. Illinois-Chicago (11-19-05) at The Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska... Logged three minutes in his first game in an Aztec uniform at Alaska Fairbanks (11-17-05)... Was very active while he was on the court during the season.

High School
Was ranked among the top 100 recruits in his class by six different scouting services, including Hoop Alliance, which had him 51st... Ranked as the 20th best power forward in the country by ScoutHoops.com and was a member of Street & Smith's High Honorable Mention All-America team... Named Most Valuable Player of the Freeway League for second season in a row... Also a first-team all-county and third-team all-state pick... Averaged 17.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 6.4 blocks per game for Fullerton High School in his senior season... Led Indians to a perfect 10-0 record in the Freeway League and 24-5 overall record in 2004-05, where he recorded five triple-doubles and 13 double-doubles during his senior year... Reached double figures in 24 contests and recorded 10 or more blocks on five different occasions... Had season-high 32 points, along with 10 rebounds and 12 blocks in his final game at Fullerton... Posted averages of 14.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game in his junior season... Received league MVP accolades after leading the Indians to a regular season league championship... Honorable mention choice as a sophomore.