Rob Diaz III

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.
Prev School:
Cal Poly Humboldt

LONG BEACH STATE (2025-26): Played in all 32 games, starting 14 … Led Long Beach State with 83 assists at a 2.5:1 assist to turnover ratio … Fourth on the team in scoring at 8.1 points per game … Was third on the team in rebounding at 3.6 boards per game … Shot 32.9% from three on the season … Debuted for the Beach against San Diego State … Scored 10 points at Fresno State … Finished with 12 points, 5 assists and no turnovers against UC San Diego … Reached 20 points for the first time with 20 points 9 assists and 6 rebounds in a complete performance in a win over Cal State Bakersfield … Scored 18 points at CSUN with a season high four 3-pointers … Scored 18 points in the rematch at UC San Diego … Scored in double-figures in four of the team’s final five games … Recorded a double-double with 33 points and 12 rebounds against UC Davis.

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT (2023-25): Diaz starred for two seasons at Cal Poly Humboldt … Was the team’s leading scorer as a freshman, averaging 12.5 points per game and 2.68 assists per game while shooting 33.7 percent from three … Also added 3.2 rebounds per game … Was named the CCAA Freshman of the Year while earning All-CCAA Honorable Mention … Reached 20 points on five occasions … An All-CCAA First Team Selection after again leading the Lumberjacks in scoring as a sophomore … Averaged 16.0 points per game and shot 36.5 percent from three, adding 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … Led Cal Poly Humboldt to a 12-game improvement as a sophomore … Set a new career high with 27 points against Cal State San Bernardino in February.

PRIOR TO CAL POLY HUMBOLDT: Before coming to Cal Poly Humboldt, Diaz was the top scorer at LA Premier Prep, averaging 27.6 points per game … Diaz was a First Team All-CIF selection as well as a multiple-time First Team All-Trinity League selection at JSerra … Averaged 18.1points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game and 2.1 steals per game.

MAJOR: Journalism