SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento State first-year head coach David Patrick announced the program's third signee in the last two days with the inking of Mater Dei Catholic High School combo guard Kris Gonzalez to a National Letter of Intent. Gonzalez will enroll as a freshman at the University next fall.

All three early signees are freshmen, as the Hornets inked a pair of Australians yesterday in center Bowyn Beatty and point guard Bailey Nunn. The trio make up the first signees of Sacramento State's 2023-24 recruiting class.

The Gonzalez File
• A 6-foot-3, 180-pound combo guard from Chula Vista, Calif.
• Will enter his fourth season with the varsity team at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista.
• Has helped the team to a 56-23 overall record, 25-7 league mark and two Mesa League championships.
• A two-time first team all-league selection, and will enter his third year as a team captain.
• During his junior season, he was averaging 27.1 points per game before suffering a dislocated finger. After the injury, he averaged 15.3 points the rest of the season.
• As a sophomore, Gonzalez averaged 21.9 points per game.
• During his freshman season (2019-20) with the varsity team, he averaged 8.0 points per contest.
• Scored a career-high 41 points in a win over Hilltop High School as a sophomore.
• Played each of the last two years for the Oakland Soldiers, one of the top AAU programs in the country.
• Was a starter this past summer for the Soldiers' EYBL team.
• Parents, Kenny Gonzalez and Monique Lewis, have both served in the Navy.

Patrick quote - "We are excited to add California native Kris Gonzalez to our program. He is a big combo guard who can defend multiple positions and really shoot the basketball. We are thankful he chose to stay in his home state, and that his family trusted us with his academic and athletic career. His success on the EYBL circuit will bode well for him entering his freshman year."