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Zaira Velasquez
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Hometown:
    Los Angeles
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    Garfield
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    1.9
  • fg %
    37.7
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    45.5
  • reb/g
    4.0
  • a/g
    1.1
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 10
Games started 18 10
Minutes 565 238
Minutes per game 18.8 23.8
FG 26-69 8-27
FG Pct 37.7 29.6
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 5-11 3-3
FT Pct 45.5 100.0
Off rebounds 68 40
Def rebounds 52 22
Total rebounds 120 62
Rebounds per game 4.0 6.2
Personal fouls 58 24
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 32 20
Turnovers 21 10
Assist to turnover ratio 1.5 2.0
Steals 25 10
Blocks 8 5
Points 57 19
Points per game 1.9 1.9
Points per 40 min 4.0 3.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 at East Los Angeles L, 62-59
Feb 15 at LA Trade-Tech L, 89-66
Feb 20 Mt. San Antonio L, 62-57
Feb 22 at Chaffey W, 70-26
Mar 1 Palomar W, 61-58
Mar 9 at East Los Angeles L, 78-53
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 2 vs. Riverside W, 79-57 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 3 at Bakersfield W, 72-43 0 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 8 Imperial Valley W, 59-44 - 11 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 9 Sequoias W, 54-52 - 28 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 10 San Diego City W, 64-39 - 14 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 29 vs. Reedley L, 54-51 - 15 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 30 vs. Santa Rosa W, 65-37 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Dec 1 vs. Mission W, 64-45 - 18 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 2 vs. Cerritos W, 51-48 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 vs. Fullerton W, 66-55 - 15 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 15 vs. Mt. San Jacinto L, 65-54 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 vs. Mission W, 69-57 - 15 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 27 vs. Fresno W, 57-54 1 15 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 28 vs. Chabot W, 65-50 1 23 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 29 vs. Merced L, 68-56 1 20 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 7
Jan 4 Glendale W, 46-41 1 26 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 9 Ventura W, 62-41 1 23 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 11 vs. LA Trade-Tech W, 65-58 1 25 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 23 at Rio Hondo W, 57-53 1 25 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 25 East Los Angeles L, 69-57 1 35 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 30 LA Trade-Tech L, 55-41 1 1 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 at Mt. San Antonio L, 55-51 1 32 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 6 Chaffey W, 81-52 1 23 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 8 Rio Hondo L, 58-57 1 37 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 13 at East Los Angeles L, 62-59 1 31 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 at LA Trade-Tech L, 89-66 1 19 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Feb 20 Mt. San Antonio L, 62-57 1 34 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 22 at Chaffey W, 70-26 1 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 1 Palomar W, 61-58 1 24 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Mar 9 at East Los Angeles L, 78-53 1 15 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 2 vs. Riverside W, 79-57 - 14 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Bakersfield W, 72-43 0 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Nov 8 Imperial Valley W, 59-44 - 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Nov 9 Sequoias W, 54-52 - 28 0 2 2 1 2 1 0
Nov 10 San Diego City W, 64-39 - 14 2 1 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 29 vs. Reedley L, 54-51 - 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 vs. Santa Rosa W, 65-37 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Dec 1 vs. Mission W, 64-45 - 18 1 1 2 1 1 3 1
Dec 2 vs. Cerritos W, 51-48 - 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 14 vs. Fullerton W, 66-55 - 15 2 1 3 1 1 1 1
Dec 15 vs. Mt. San Jacinto L, 65-54 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 vs. Mission W, 69-57 - 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dec 27 vs. Fresno W, 57-54 1 15 2 3 5 0 1 1 0
Dec 28 vs. Chabot W, 65-50 1 23 3 5 8 1 1 1 0
Dec 29 vs. Merced L, 68-56 1 20 3 1 4 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 Glendale W, 46-41 1 26 4 4 8 0 0 1 0
Jan 9 Ventura W, 62-41 1 23 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Jan 11 vs. LA Trade-Tech W, 65-58 1 25 0 3 3 4 2 0 0
Jan 23 at Rio Hondo W, 57-53 1 25 5 4 9 2 2 0 0
Jan 25 East Los Angeles L, 69-57 1 35 3 1 4 0 0 0 2
Jan 30 LA Trade-Tech L, 55-41 1 1 3 3 6 1 3 1 0
Feb 1 at Mt. San Antonio L, 55-51 1 32 4 2 6 5 2 1 1
Feb 6 Chaffey W, 81-52 1 23 4 2 6 2 0 1 0
Feb 8 Rio Hondo L, 58-57 1 37 12 4 16 1 0 2 2
Feb 13 at East Los Angeles L, 62-59 1 31 3 5 8 4 1 1 0
Feb 15 at LA Trade-Tech L, 89-66 1 19 5 0 5 0 1 1 0
Feb 20 Mt. San Antonio L, 62-57 1 34 1 1 2 2 1 1 0
Feb 22 at Chaffey W, 70-26 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
Mar 1 Palomar W, 61-58 1 24 5 3 8 2 2 1 0
Mar 9 at East Los Angeles L, 78-53 1 15 3 2 5 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 2 vs. Riverside W, 79-57 - 3 - -
Nov 3 at Bakersfield W, 72-43 0 2 - -
Nov 8 Imperial Valley W, 59-44 - 3 - -
Nov 9 Sequoias W, 54-52 - 0 - 0.5
Nov 10 San Diego City W, 64-39 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 29 vs. Reedley L, 54-51 - 1 - -
Nov 30 vs. Santa Rosa W, 65-37 - 1 - -
Dec 1 vs. Mission W, 64-45 - 0 - 1.0
Dec 2 vs. Cerritos W, 51-48 - 3 - -
Dec 14 vs. Fullerton W, 66-55 - 2 - 1.0
Dec 15 vs. Mt. San Jacinto L, 65-54 - 1 - -
Dec 16 vs. Mission W, 69-57 - 3 - -
Dec 27 vs. Fresno W, 57-54 1 1 - 0.0
Dec 28 vs. Chabot W, 65-50 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 29 vs. Merced L, 68-56 1 1 - -
Jan 4 Glendale W, 46-41 1 0 - -
Jan 9 Ventura W, 62-41 1 4 - -
Jan 11 vs. LA Trade-Tech W, 65-58 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 23 at Rio Hondo W, 57-53 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 25 East Los Angeles L, 69-57 1 3 - -
Jan 30 LA Trade-Tech L, 55-41 1 3 - 0.3
Feb 1 at Mt. San Antonio L, 55-51 1 3 - 2.5
Feb 6 Chaffey W, 81-52 1 1 - -
Feb 8 Rio Hondo L, 58-57 1 0 - -
Feb 13 at East Los Angeles L, 62-59 1 5 1 4.0
Feb 15 at LA Trade-Tech L, 89-66 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 20 Mt. San Antonio L, 62-57 1 3 - 2.0
Feb 22 at Chaffey W, 70-26 1 0 - -
Mar 1 Palomar W, 61-58 1 2 - 1.0
Mar 9 at East Los Angeles L, 78-53 1 1 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 30 18.8 0.9-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.4 1.9
2019-20 26 22.0 0.9-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.6 2.2
Total 56 20.3 0.9-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 2.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 30 18 565 26-69 37.7 0-0 - 5-11 45.5 57
2019-20 26 25 572 24-60 40.0 0-0 - 8-15 53.3 56
Total 56 43 1137 50-129 38.8 0-0 - 13-26 50.0 113
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 30 565 18.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2019-20 26 572 22.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 56 1137 20.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 30 2.3 1.7 4.0 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.3
2019-20 26 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.2
Total 56 1.8 1.9 3.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 30 18 68 52 120 32 21 25 8
2019-20 26 25 32 52 84 17 31 18 5
Total 56 43 100 104 204 49 52 43 13
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019-20 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 56 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 30 18.8 0.9-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.4 1.9
Conference 10 23.8 0.8-2.7 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.3 1.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 23.3 1.0-2.9 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.4 2.3
Away 7 19.4 0.9-2.1 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.1 1.9
Neutral 12 14.4 0.8-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.5 1.6
Result
Wins 19 17.2 0.8-1.9 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.3 1.7
Losses 11 21.7 1.0-2.9 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.5 2.2
Month
November 7 14.7 0.7-1.7 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.6 1.6
December 8 13.9 0.9-2.1 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.5 1.9
January 6 22.5 0.8-2.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.7
February 7 25.3 0.9-2.6 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.4 2.1
March 2 19.5 1.5-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 3.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 30 18 565 26-69 37.7 0-0 - 5-11 45.5 57
Conference 10 10 238 8-27 29.6 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 19
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 11 8 256 11-32 34.4 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 25
Away 7 6 136 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 13
Neutral 12 4 173 9-22 40.9 0-0 - 1-6 16.7 19
Result
Wins 19 9 326 15-37 40.5 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 33
Losses 11 9 239 11-32 34.4 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 24
Month
November 7 0 103 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 11
December 8 3 111 7-17 41.2 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 15
January 6 6 135 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
February 7 7 177 6-18 33.3 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 15
March 2 2 39 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 30 565 18.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 10 238 23.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 11 256 23.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 7 136 19.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 12 173 14.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 19 326 17.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 11 239 21.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 103 14.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 8 111 13.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 6 135 22.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 177 25.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 2 39 19.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 30 2.3 1.7 4.0 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.3
Conference 10 4.0 2.2 6.2 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 3.2 1.9 5.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.4
Away 7 2.9 2.0 4.9 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.3
Neutral 12 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.2
Result
Wins 19 1.6 1.7 3.4 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.2
Losses 11 3.4 1.7 5.1 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.5
Month
November 7 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.1
December 8 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3
January 6 2.7 2.5 5.2 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.3
February 7 4.1 2.0 6.1 2.4 0.7 1.3 0.4
March 2 4.0 2.5 6.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 30 18 68 52 120 32 21 25 8
Conference 10 10 40 22 62 20 10 10 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 8 35 21 56 11 9 11 4
Away 7 6 20 14 34 14 6 5 2
Neutral 12 4 13 17 30 7 6 9 2
Result
Wins 19 9 31 33 64 19 13 18 3
Losses 11 9 37 19 56 13 8 7 5
Month
November 7 0 3 6 9 2 3 5 1
December 8 3 12 12 24 3 4 7 2
January 6 6 16 15 31 8 7 3 2
February 7 7 29 14 43 17 5 9 3
March 2 2 8 5 13 2 2 1 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Lancer Dariel Johnson was named All-SCC North Freshman of the Year as part of the all-conference team
  • Article
  • March 04, 2019
PCC's Johnson Named All-SCC Women's Basketball Freshman Of The Year

Pasadena City College's Dariel Johnson was selected as the 2018-2019 All-South Coast Conference North Division Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year. She was one of four Lancers chosen to the 25-player conference team.

  • March 04, 2019
Lancer Daniela Mendez gets her hand on Palomar's Julie Saelee's 3-point attempt for the block that helped PCC win its Round 2 Regional Playoff Friday night, photo by Richard Quinton.
  • Article
  • March 01, 2019
Women's Basketball Hangs On To Beat Palomar, Advance to Round 3 Regionals

For three quarters, it was all #6 seed Pasadena City College in the women's basketball team's SoCal Regional Playoff, Round 2 game against Palomar Friday night. The Lancers bombed in eight 3-point baskets and led 45-28 at halftime, then 56-41 after three quarters. But in the fourth quarter, PCC went cold on offense as the #11 Comets mounted a furious rally to cut it to two points.

  • March 01, 2019
Center Dariel Johnson leads PCC women's basketball into its 22nd postseason appearance in last 23 years on Friday, photo by Richard Quinton.
  • Article
  • February 28, 2019
#6 Seed Women's Cagers Puts Sparkling Home Playoff Record On Line v. #11 Palomar

For the 22nd time in 23 seasons under head coach Joe Peron, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team qualified for the postseason. Despite tying for fourth place in the ultra-strong South Coast Conference North Division, the Lancers earned the No. 6 seed and will host No. 11 Palomar in Round 2 of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday, March 1. Tip-off is 7 p.m. at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.

  • February 28, 2019
Cosette Balmy with a jump shot in PCC's contest v. Mt. San Antonio on Wednesday night, photo by Richard Quinton.
  • Article
  • February 22, 2019
Women's Basketball Limits Chaffey In SCC Final

The fun came back for at least one game for the state No. 17-ranked Pasadena City College women's basketball team Friday night. The Lancers snapped a 4-game losing streak, the longest since 1995-96, the year before Coach Joe Peron started directing the program by defeating host Chaffey, 70-26, in the South Coast Conference North Division finale.

  • February 22, 2019
Lancer Elise Ortega, wearing PCC's White/Pink jersey for Coaches v. Cancer Night, attempts a pass against Rio Hondo on Friday night, photo by Richard Quinton.
  • Article
  • February 08, 2019
Cold Shooting Leads To Women's Hoops Being Upset By Rio Hondo

The state No. 12-ranked Pasadena City College women's basketball team matched fellow South Coast Conference North Division opponent and unranked Rio Hondo in field goals made, 22-22, in their Friday night meeting. Problem was that the Roadrunners accomplished their total with just 22 misses for a solid 50 percent mark while the Lancers missed, and missed and missed some more, finishing with 75 failed attempts.

  • February 08, 2019
Lancer Melissa Felix fires up one of her five 3-point baskets in PCC's win over Chaffey Wednesday, photo by Richard Quinton.
  • Article
  • February 06, 2019
Offense Erupts As Women's Hoops Returns To Win Column

After a grind of facing state top 20-ranked teams in seven of its last eight games, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team needed some respite from the brutal schedule. The No. 12-ranked Lancers found it Wednesday night as they scored a season-high and ended a 3-game losing streak in an 81-52 rout over South Coast Conference North Division last-place Chaffey at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.

  • February 06, 2019
Daniela Mendez' late basket was PCC's final points in a 55-51 loss at Mt. San Antonio College Friday evening, photo by Richard Quinton.
  • Article
  • February 01, 2019
Women's Cagers Slump At Wrong Time

Only in the South Coast Conference North Division can a team face three state top 10 opponents in a week's span. For the No. 7-rated Pasadena City College women's basketball team, its trip through the division has been a rocky one. On Friday night, the Lancers lost their third straight to a high-ranked team as Mt. San Antonio continued its home mastery over PCC, 55-51, and extended their home winning streak v. Pasadena teams to now 11 in a row.

  • February 01, 2019
Lancer Zaida Velasquez in action during a recent PCC game.
  • Article
  • January 04, 2019
Battle of the Defense Goes PCC Women's Hoops Way, 46-41

With two of the state's top three defensive teams meeting up, Friday's Pasadena City College women's basketball contest v. Glendale was every bit a struggle to score. The Vaqueros led 1-0 after the game's first five minutes and held a 19-17 halftime lead.

  • January 04, 2019
Dariel Johnson in a file photo from her PCC debut in 2014. Johnson has returned to the Lancers as the team's starting center in the 2018-19 season.
  • Article
  • November 04, 2018
Women's Basketball Reloads For 2018-19, Earns 2 Wins At Bakersfield Crossover Tourney

Pasadena City College women's basketball head coach Joe Peron wanted to avoid the depth issues his team had last season, so it was a heavy recruiting off-season for the Lancers and Peron's assistant coaching staff. Successful opening results in the form of two wins at the Bakersfield College Crossover Tournament have PCC excited about its prospects for the 2018-19 season.

  • November 04, 2018
Photos
Zaira Velasquez action photo 1
Ventura vs. Pasadena City

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Zaira Velasquez action photo 2
Ventura vs. Pasadena City

1/9/2019 6:00 PM PST

Zaira Velasquez action photo 3
Ventura vs. Pasadena City

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