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Prior to FPU - Spent two years on the team at Skyline College playing for head coach Justin Piegrossi....averaged 14.8 points, six rebounds and three assists per game while posting a 43 percent field goal average, 40 percent three point average and 75 percent free throw average....best game performance came with a 23 point, 11 rebound and four assist effort against eventual State Champion San Francisco City College....ranked 52nd in the state in steals....earned first-team All-Conference honors and All-Northern California honorable mention....prepped at Junipero Serra High School, where he played basketball for four years, including two on the varsity team under head coach Chuck Rapp....recorded a season-high 18 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks against section rival St. Ignatius....named Team Captain and earned All WCAL Honorable Mention....also competed on the baseball team for one year....named to the high school honor roll.

Personal - Son of Maina Tuimavave....has one sister, Felicia Jimenez....chose Fresno Pacific because he fit in easily with the team, wanted to play for Coach Haydock and appreciated the welcoming nature of the school community and its proximity to home....person he most admires is his grandfather, who worked hard daily to provide for his family, was strong in his faith and looked to God to guide him through tough times....friend on another college team is Michael Smith (California Baptist)....likes to read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger....favorite food is Chipotle....listens to music by Miguel or Jacquees....roots for the Golden State Warriors....favorite athlete is Usain Bolt....hobbies include relaxing, traveling, physical training and cutting hair....attends Epiphany Community Church....Vika is a sports management major who hopes to play basketball professionally in Europe.