2010-11 Season (Senior)
Awarded a special Inspirational Award by the Big West Conference head coaches as the nation's only deaf NCAA Division I men's basketball student-athlete ... Voted CSUN Most Inspirational Player ... The subject of numerous feature stories including the New York Times (12/23/10), the Los Angeles Times (2/11/11), espn.com (2/16/11), the Seattle Times (1/8/11), Los Angeles Daily News (2/4/10), CBS Sports (2/12/11), Fox Sports Prime Ticket, ESPNU, the Daily Sundial, ESPNLosAngeles.com, mattbrownphoto.com, Telemundo 52 and three Los Angeles television stations (Channels 2, 4, 5) ... Played in 32 games (10 as a starter), second-best for a single season at CSUN ... Scored a career-high 15 points (6-for-8 from the floor) with five rebounds, two steals and a block at Cal (11/16/10) ... Collected his first collegiate double-double with eleven points and eleven rebounds (career-high) vs Long Beach State (2/12/11) ... Averaged 5.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... Hit .522 (72-for-138) from the field ... Tallied a four-year career .525 shooting percentage.

2009-10 Season (Junior)
CSUN's Most Improved Player ... The only deaf player competing in NCAA Division I basketball ... Lizarraga was the subject of numerous feature stories including the Los Angeles Daily News (2/4/10), Fox Sports Prime Ticket, ESPNU, the Daily Sundial, ESPNLosAngeles.com, mattbrownphoto.com, Channel 4 in Los Angeles, and Channel 2 in Los Angeles ... Played in 31 games including eight starts ... Played his best game of his three-year CSUN career with eight points (4-for-5 from the floor) along with six rebounds, three blocks and two steals at then tenth-ranked Washington (12/6/09) ... Had a career-high seven rebounds in games at Western Kentucky (11/23/09) and at Colorado (12/22/09) ... Shot .529 (27-for-51) from the floor.

2008-09 Season (Sophomore)
Scored a season-high five points against Pepperdine (12/18/08) ... Scored his first collegiate basket with 1:14 to play at Stanford (11/18/08) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds in eight minutes of play vs Denver (12/9/08).

2007-08 Season (Freshman)
Scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in eleven minutes at Cal Poly (1/3/08) ... Played in seven games.

California School For The Deaf
A standout student-athlete at the California School For the Deaf in Fremont, Ca. ... In addition to being a star on the basketball team, Michael also played football (tight end, wide receiver, quarterback) and baseball (pitcher, first baseman, outfielder) ... A three-time all-league player in basketball, and gained MVP league honors during his senior season in 2007 ... Also gained all-league honors (twice) in baseball.

Matador Memo
Born February 25, 1989 in Woodland, Calif. ... Parents are Cari and Tavo Lizarraga ... Lists his parents as his greatest heroes ... Chose Cal State Northridge because of its nationally renowned program for deaf students ... Has a younger sister, Natalie Ann Lizarraga (15) ... A huge fan of the Sacramento Kings ... However his favorite NBA player is LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers ... Favorite actors include Jim Carrey and Chris Tucker ... Favorite movie is Four Brothers ... Loves Chinese and Mexican food, but will take a pass on sea food ... Can't get enough of ESPN and ESPN2 ... Listed his greatest sports moment was when his school beat Head Royce School after 22 years ... One of his best friends, Robert Jones, plays basketball for the University of San Diego ... According to Michael, the best thing about being an athlete is keeping in shape, but the toughest part is the time commitment ... The person in history Michael would have most liked to have met would have been Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Recreation, Tourism and Management major.

Michael Lizarraga - Career Highs
Points - 15 at California (11/16/10)
Field Goals - 6 at California (11/16/10)
3-Point Field Goals - 0
Free Throws - 5 at Denver (12/7/10)
Rebounds - 11 vs Long Beach State (2/12/11)
Assists - 2 (5 games)
Blocks - 3 at Washington (12/6/09)
Steals - 3 at UC Davis (3/3/11)