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Chaminade University Athletics

2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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Richard Nguyen
Richard Nguyen
Richard Nguyen

10 Destiny Castro

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Notre Dame
  • Hometown Talofofo, Guam

Biography

Career:  Holds 23 career, single-season and single-game records … program’s all-time leader in scoring (1,648), points per game (17.0 ppg, minimum 40 games played), field goals made (594), field goals attempted (1,429), field goal percentage (41.6 percent, min. 150 FG made), free throws attempted (499), steals (293), steals per game (3.0, min. 40 games played), 30-point games (5) and 40-point games (1) … ranks second in nine other career categories … career-leading scorer in Hawai‘i Division II college women’s basketball and fourth-highest in the history of collegiate women’s basketball in the state, regardless of division … ended fifth in PacWest’s career scoring list and fourth in scoring average … ranks No. 2 in conference history in steals and steals per game.
 
2019-20 (Senior):  Named All-Pacific West Conference Second Team to become first player in program history as a four-time all-conference selection … Academic All-PacWest … team’s Most Outstanding Player … named PacWest Player of the Week on Dec. 16 … two-time PacWest Defender of the Week (Jan. 13 and Feb. 17) … started 27 games … set single-season scoring record (513) … finished third in the PacWest in scoring (19.0 ppg) … broke own single-season record with 93 steals and 3.4 steals per game … had 24 multi-steal games including nine games with four or more … fifth nationally in steals per game and sixth in total steals … led team in 3-pointers (36), 3-pointers per game (1.3), rebounds (5.6), assists (57), assists per game (2.1) and minutes per game (34.7) … field goal percentage of 39.7, shot 27.1 percent (36-of-133) from 3-point range and 74.7 (115-of-154) at the free throw line … had 14 games of 20 or more points and two 30-point games …… had three double-doubles … season-high 35 points vs. Holy Names (Jan. 23) … tied single-game field goal percentage record of 76.9 (10-of-13 field goals) vs. Fresno Pacific (Jan. 6) … set single-game steals record with 10 at Academy of Art (Dec. 15) … season-best 13 rebounds vs. Dominican (Jan. 13) … season-high six assists at Holy Names (Dec. 17) … recorded three two-block games, last at Biola (Feb. 13).

International (Summer 2019):  Along with Kali Benavente, helped Guam to a fourth-place finish in the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, the team's highest finish since 1999 ... named to Game's All-Star Five after starting all six games and led the Games in steals (4.0) and finished fifth in the Games in scoring (18.5 ppg), seventh in rebounding (9.3) and assists (2.5) while posting three double-doubles ... had a 27-point, 12-rebound performance against eventual gold medal winner American Samoa in the group phase ... had one of the game's top all-around performances with 24 points, 17 rebounds and eight steals in a group phase game against Tahiti ... finished the games with 19 points and five assists in the bronze medal contest versus Samoa.

2018-19 (Junior):  Became program's first Pacific West Conference First Team honoree since 2007 ... first player in program history to earn D2CCA All-West Region honors ... three-time PacWest Player of the Week (Nov. 26, Jan. 14, Feb. 25) ... Academic All-PacWest ... played and started 25 games ... scored 501 points and averaged 20.0 points per game, the first player in team history to accomplish both feats ... broke single-season program record with 82 steals ... finished second in the PacWest and 17th in the nation in scoring ... also led team in rebounds (6.8), assists (3.3), steals (3.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1) ... shot 42.6 percent from the field and made 75.3 (110-of-146) from the charity stripe ... also made 31 3-pointers after making 27 first two years combined ... PacWest rankings: 13th in rebounds, seventh in assists, seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio, first in steals ... ranked seventh in the nation in steals per game ... recorded 11 blocked shots ... broke two single-game program records:  scoring (40 at Holy Names, Jan. 8) and steals (8 at Azusa Pacific, Feb. 19) ... also had three blocks at APU ... had 12 games of 20 points or more including three of 30-plus ... had 20 multi-steal games and six games of five or more assists ... recorded three double-doubles ... had 33 points and 10 rebounds with career-best five 3-pointers including the game-winning triple at the buzzer against Minot State (Nov. 21), the program's first-ever win against an opponent outside the PacWest.

2017-18 (Sophomore):  Earned PacWest Second Team honors after posting one of the top single-seasons in program history ... Academic All-PacWest ... the team's Scholar-Athlete and Most Outstanding Player ... started all 22 games and led team in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and field goal percentage ... PacWest's fifth-leading scorer at 17.3 points per game, the second-highest ppg average in team history ... led the conference and ranked 11th nationally in steals per game at 3.1 per game ... set single-season record in steals with 69 ... third-highest scoring season with 381 points in program history ... finished eighth in the conference in rebounds per game at 8.4 ... shot 71.8 percent from the free throw line ... set two single-game records in scoring (38 vs. Hawai'i Pacific, Dec. 2) and steals (7 vs. Dixie State, Feb. 1) ... also had 11 rebounds along with 27 points and six assists vs. DSU to earn PacWest Defender of the Week (Feb. 5) and HERO of the Week (Feb. 9) ... ranked ninth in the PacWest in field goal percentage (42.6) ... had eight double-doubles including three in consecutive games (Feb. 1-10) ... career-high seven assists vs. Holy Names (Jan. 3) along with 17 points and 13 rebounds ... eight games of 20-plus points ... had 13 games of three or more steals.

2016-17 (Freshman):  Earned Pacific West Conference Freshman of the Year and All-PacWest honorable mention honors after leading all PacWest freshmen in scoring, becoming first Silversword women's basketball player to earn a player of the year award by the conference ... Academic All-PacWest ... earned PacWest Freshman of the Week kudos five times ... played 23 games, all starts ... finished third on team in scoring (11.0), second in rebounds (6.3) and third in assists (47) and assists per game (2.0) ... averaged 31.4 minutes ... averaged 7.2 rebounds in conference games ... led team in steals (49) ... shot 43.3 percent from the floor, 29.4 from 3-point range and 69.3 from the free throw line ... tied for fourth in conference in steals per game (2.1) had seven blocks ... season-high 22 points with nine rebounds vs. Dominican (Dec. 17) ... had back-to-back double-doubles against Holy Names (Jan. 23) and at Concordia Irvine (Jan. 28) ... season-high 12 rebounds at HNU ... averaged 8.3 rebounds during 10-game stretch (Jan. 10-Feb. 18) ... had eight games of 8-9 rebounds ... tied single-game record with six steals along with 21 points and eight rebounds at Notre Dame de Namur (Jan. 12) ... had 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting vs. No. 11 California Baptist ... season-high five assists three times.

High School:  A 2016 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Talofofo, Guam ... named to the league's first team all four years ... named the Independant Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam (IIAAG) All-Island League Most Valuable Player in junior year ... named the Far East Tournament Most Valuable Player during sophomore season in 2014 ... also played volleyball as an outside hitter for the Royals and was the IIAAG MVP in senior year ... was a member of the Guam National Team ... participated in the 2013 3x3 FIBA Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia and took the bronze medal in the Skills Competition ... participated in the 2014 FIBA Oceania U19 Youth Basketball Championships in Suva, Fiji, helping Guam capture a bronze medal while being selected to the All-Star 5 Team.

Personal:  Father is Marvin Cruz and mother is Sandra Castro ... has an older brother, Tevin; an older sister, Mayleen; and a younger brother, Keane ... majoring in Accounting ... loves hanging out with friends and family, eating good food and watching Netflix ... in May 2020, was ranked by the Guam Sports Network as the island's No. 1 Female Multi-Sport Athlete of the 2010s.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
    10

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