CJ Penha

Bio

2019-2020 at Taylor: Played in 24 games during breakout season and took 23 starts … Missed seven games due to a mid-season injury … Rated among Crossroads League’s elite post players with 16.6 point, 9.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest … Shot it at a 54.1-percent clip from the field … Was nearly unstoppable in the paint with a 70.9-percent field goal rate from inside the arc … Connected at a 75.9-percent rate from the charity stripe and a 33.6-percent clip from deep … Set new single-season highs in nearly all statistics … Set single-game career-highs with 27 points, 18 rebounds and four assists in 91-69 win at Concordia on November 19 … The 18 rebounds in that affair went on to be the top single-game mark in the CL during the 2019-2020 campaign … Opened season with 12-of-14 shooting performance in 95-83 win over Great Lakes Christian on October 29 … Sank nine-of-10 free throws in 110-74 win against East-West on November 15 … Collected career-high four steals in 74-70 win over No. 11 Bethel on February 1 … Ranked 12th in NAIA with 7.2 defensive rebounds per contest and 16th in total rebounds per game … Finished 32nd in the nation in field goal percentage … Led all CL performers in rebounds per game, defensive rebounds per game and with double-doubles in 45.8 percent of his games played … Was second overall in league with 11 double-doubles … Rated third among CL freshmen and sophomores in scoring average … Also rated third overall in league with 2.6 offensive rebounds per game against league foes … Topped Taylor in field goal percentage, rebound average and with 174 defensive rebounds … Also led club with 7.4 points per game in the paint and with 2.6 second-chance points per contest … Finished second on roster in scoring average and total rebounds and was third with 66 made free throws and 55 offensive rebounds … Increased production to 17.4 points and 10.6 rebounds in 14 non-league games … Averaged 17.8 points and 10.8 rebounds, while shooting 61.1 percent in Taylor victories … Netted 19.6 points per game away from Odle Arena … Started season on fire with 17.6 points and 11.0 rebounds per game through first 11 games before injury … Posted six double-doubles and shot 58.4 percent from the floor during that stretch … Scored at least 20 points in seven games … Had at least eight points in all 24 outings and reached double-digits in all but two … Hauled in at least 14 rebounds three times, leading the Trojans to victory in each game … Scored at least 20 points in five-of-11 double-doubles … Found range from beyond the arc over final 11 games, sinking 39.6 percent of his looks from deep and making 1.9 triples per game … Earned first CL Player-of-the-Week honor with back-to-back double-doubles in TU’s wins over Goshen and No. 20 Mount Vernon Nazarene … Selected as an Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League standout.

2018-2019 at Taylor: Made immediate impact for Trojans while playing in all 31 games as a rookie … Earned six starts … Averaged 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 makes from deep over 20.5 minutes per contest … Shot 50.2 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from three-point range … Showed ability to finish by shooting 68.9 percent from inside the arc … Ranked second on club with 113 defensive rebounds and rebounds per outing … Finished third on team in scoring, field goal and three-point field goal percentage … Rated 11th among all Crossroads League players with 1.48 offensive caroms per game … Was also top-15 in CL with 40.0-percent rate from deep and 1.78 trifectas per league contest … Scored in double figures 11 times … Netted season-highs with 27 points and nine field goals made against No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan on February 5 …Knocked in five treys against Huntington on January 29 … Picked up season-best 11 rebounds at IU-Kokomo on November 7 … Notched first collegiate double-double in that game at IU-Kokomo, adding 10 points and two steals in fourth career contest … Recorded first 20-point outing with 20 points on eight-of-10 shooting at Saint Francis on January 26 … Caught fire over second half with 13.2 points per game over TU’s final 13 games … Rated second on roster in scoring during that stretch and shot 54.1 percent from the floor … Boosted numbers to 16.0 points and 2.3 makes from deep per game over final seven, while shooting 47.4 percent from downtown … Excelled in league play to tune of 11.4 points per game on 53.8-percent rate from field … Went 17-of-34 from deep in TU’s 11 victories … Shot 72.2 percent from inside the arc in 16 games against teams ranked or receiving votes in NAIA Top-25 Poll … Voted to CL All-Freshmen Team.

Prep: Earned pair of varsity letters on the hardwood for David Dennis at Harvest Prep … Also competed at club level for Hidden Gems … Collected All-Ohio honor … Tabbed as Finalist for Ohio Mr. Basketball Award … Named a District 10 All-Star and the District 10 Most Valuable Player … Garnered First-Team All-Central District and All-Mid-State League accolades … Helped Warriors to 29-1 record, MSL Championship and appearance in Ohio State Tournament Semifinals as a senior … Member of Principle’s Honor Roll … Participated in National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Claudio and Paula Penha … Majoring in sport management.