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Jersey Number 1
Jovani Ruff
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 205
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Poly HS
- Major:
- Undeclared
2026-27
Jovani Ruff enters his first season of competition at Cal as a redshirt freshman.
2025-26
High School
Personal
Jovani Ruff enters his first season of competition at Cal as a redshirt freshman.
2025-26
- Redshirted his first season at Cal as a true freshman
High School
- Graduated from Long Beach Poly High School (Long Beach, Calif.) in spring 2025
- Four-star prospect (ESPN, 247Sports)
- Two-time Moore League MVP in 2024 & 2025
- Set career scoring records for both Long Beach Poly & the city of Long Beach
- Scored a school-record 51 points in less than three quarters in a win vs. Compton (Jan. 29)
- Led the Mustangs in scoring both as a sophomore (19.5 PPG) & junior (21.5 PPG)
- Helped Long Beach Poly reach the 2024 CIF-SS Division 2A title game
Personal
- Son of Tiana Ruff
Monday, March 23
Thursday, March 19
Sunday, March 01
Thursday, February 26
