Player Bio: James Scilacci - UCLA Official Athletic Site
April 17, 2013 | Bruin Athletics
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James Scilacci
Class: RS Senior
Hometown: Pacific Palisades, CA
High School: Loyola
Height / Weight: 6-5 / 205
Position: Quick Hitter
High School -- Earned five varsity letters at Loyola HS in basketball (2) and volleyball (3) ... Played forward for Coach Jim Williams in basketball and middle blocker for Coach Michael Boehle ... In basketball, he led the Cubs to a pair of Mission League titles ... In volleyball, Loyola won three CIF championships and three Mission League crowns (2003, '04 and '05) with him in the lineup ... Was a Third-Team All-CIF selection in 2005 and '06 ... Two-time Mission League first-team honoree as a junior and senior ... 2006 Honorable Mention All-American by Volleyball.
Club -- Played for the Southern California Volleyball Club.
Personal -- Chose UCLA "to be close to home and to play for the best volleyball program in the nation" ... Lists beating undefeated Mira Costa HS in the 2005 CIF finals as his most memorable athletic moment ... Admires Coach Al Scates "as a lefty middle blocker" ... Lists stamp collecting as a hobby ... Father Jim Sr. (UCLA '77) lettered in water polo ... Mother Linda graduated from UCLA in 1979 ... Brother Brian will attend UCLA and play volleyball in the Fall of 2008 ... Also has a younger sister, Jenna ... Undeclared major with interests in Business/Economics.