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2023-24 Utah Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Cole Bajema
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 188
- Hometown:
- Lynden, Wash.
- High School:
- Lynden Christian HS
- Prev School:
- Michigan / Washington
- Major:
- Positive Psychology Certificate
Bio
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL
2023-24 (GRAD)
2022-23 (SENIOR) WASHINGTON
2021-22 (JUNIOR) WASHINGTON
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE) WASHINGTON
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
2023-24 (GRAD)
- Tied with teammates Ben Carlson, Hunter Erickson and Gabe Madsen for the most games played in a single-season (37)
- Helped Utah reach the NIT Semifinals and finished the year with 22 wins – the most since 2017-18
- Averaged 9.0 points and 2.8 rebounds to go with 66 made 3-pointers
- Reached double-figures 17 times with a pair of 20-plus point games
- Opened the season scoring double-digit points in 6 of the first 7 games
- Made his Utah debut scoring 17 points against Eastern Washington (11/6) in the season-opener
- Scored 11 points at home in his first game against Washington (12/31) since transferring to Utah
- Helped Utah pick up just its third win over Oregon (1/21) in the Pac-12 Era with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks
- Scored 21 points at home against Stanford (2/29) on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range
- Posted a career-high 22 points on 6-of-9 from long range in win over Arizona State (3/13) in Pac-12 Tournament opener
- Followed up with 10 points against Colorado (3/14) in Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal game
- Closed out his collegiate career with 14 points against Indiana State (4/2) in the NIT Semifinal game
2022-23 (SENIOR) WASHINGTON
- Started in 31-of-32 games as a senior, averaging 8.8 points and 4.2 rebounds
- Scored a season-high 16 points five times
- Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds to go with 7 points against North Florida
- Posted 16 points on 3-of-5 from deep against Cal Baptist
- Started a six-game streak of 10-plus points with 16 points against Seattle U
- Had 16 points with six rebounds and 2 steals against Colorado
- Tied season-high with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals at #5 Arizona
- Scored 13 points with four rebounds on 3-of-6 shooting from three in his lone game against Utah in SLC
- Nearly had a double-double against Arizona State with 11 points and 9 rebounds
- Led the team with 16 points and 5 rebounds in the Pac-12 Tournament vs. Colorado
2021-22 (JUNIOR) WASHINGTON
- Played in all 32 games as a junior averaging 5.4 points and 1.9 rebounds
- Made his first-career start against Utah Valley at home
- His first double-digit game of the season came at Utah, scoring 15 points on 5-of-8 from deep
- Followed up with a career-high 18 points at Colorado, hitting a career-high 6-of-7 from 3-point range
- Scored 12 points at Arizona State while recording a career-high 4 steals
- Had 11 points with 6 rebounds against rival Washington State on the road
- Posted 16 points on 3-of-4 from long range against Utah in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE) WASHINGTON
- Played in 24-of-26 games off the bench during the COVID-19 season his sophomore season
- Made his debut with Washington vs. Baylor with 4 points with 1 rebound
- Scored 13 points to go with 2 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals vs. Stanford
- Recorded 11 points with 5 rebounds on a perfect 4-of-4 night at Arizona State – including 3-of-3 from deep
- Had five points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals against Utah in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament
- Had 10 appearances in a reserve role off the bench as a freshman
- Made his collegiate debut against Elon in the season-opener
- Scored his first collegiate basket against Houston Baptist with 5 points and 2 rebounds – both season-highs
- Posted a season-high 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting against Presbyterian in just 11 minutes of action
HIGH SCHOOL
- 4-year letter winner and helped guide Lynden Christian HS to a 95-12 overall record
- Lynden Christian HS all-time leading scorer with 1,876 career points
- Owns LCHS’s top-two single-season scoring records and is the all-time leader in 3-point field-goal percentage
- Led Lynden Christian to 2018 1A State championships, scoring a team-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers with 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals
- 3x regional champion (2017-19)
- 3x Northwest Basketball District Champion (2015, 2018-19)
- Led LCHS to a 13-0 conference record as a senior while averaging 24 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists
- Averaged 23 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a junior
- 2x AP Class 1A Player of the Year (2018-19)
- 2x all-state first-team (2018-19), all-state honorable mention (2017)
- 2x Seattle Times All-State First-Team (2018-19)
- 2x Northwest Conference MVP (2018-19)
- 3x All-Northwest Conference First-Team (2017-19)
- 1A State Tournament MVP (2018)
- 3x 1A State All-Tournament (2017-19)
- Scored 35 points in the 2019 WIBCA All-State game
- Scored 19 points in 2019 Northwest Shootout All-Star game between Washington & Oregon
PERSONAL
- Son of Beth and Shane Bajema
- Has two older sisters, Kara and Coryn
- Mother played basketball at Calvin College
- Sister, Kara, was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Pac-12 volleyball player at Washington (2016-19)
- Kara is littered all over the UW record books checking in at seventh all-time in career kills (1,482) and also the single-season leader in kills (597)
- Sister, Coryn, played soccer at South Carolina (2012-16) and third in the Gamecocks single-season leaderboard for shooting percentage (.375)
- Pursuing a positive psychology certificate at Utah
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