University of California Athletics

Pronunciation
buh-ZACK-iss

Cal Career (2015 – Present)
• Granted a sixth-year of eligibility for the 2020 campaign following the 2019 season, getting a year of eligibility back for a 2017 sophomore campaign in which he played in only two games before suffering a season-ending injury
• Has played in 11 games since his 2015 arrival including a career-high eight contests and his first three career starts as a 2019 junior with all of his starts coming at left tackle
• Has not recorded any statistics other than participation

Junior (2019)
• Played in a career-high eight games including his first three career starts all at left tackle
• Replaced injured starting left tackle Valentino Daltoso in back-to-back games vs. North Texas and at Ole Miss, and then again started vs. Oregon State when Daltoso moved to left guard and starting left guard Matthew Cindric slid over to center to replace injured starting center Michael Saffell in the lineup
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• A nominee for CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors
• Did not participate in spring ball or play in the spring game due to a lower body injury 

Junior (2018)
• Earned Cal's Stub Allison Award for his commitment to strength and conditioning
• Played in one game off the bench against Idaho State before suffering a season-ending lower body injury
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• Picked up the Golden Bear Achievement Award from the Athletic Study Center at the Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon in May of 2010 for being the football player with the highest cumulative GPA for the third consecutive year
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation

Sophomore (2017)
• Made his Cal debut by playing in two of the team's first five games off the bench before suffering a season-ending injury
• Later granted a sixth-year of eligibility in 2020 for only playing two games this season
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• Picked up the Golden Bear Achievement Award from the Athletic Study Center at the Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon in May of 2018 for being the football player with the highest cumulative GPA for the second consecutive year
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation

Freshman (2016)
• Did not play
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Earned the Golden Bear Achievement Award from the Athletic Study Center at the Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon in May of 2017 for being the football player with the highest cumulative GPA for the first of three consecutive years
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week

Freshman (2015)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
 
Berkeley HS (Class Of 2015)
• Earned first-team All-West Alameda County Conference Shoreline League honors on the offensive line as a 2014 senior while he also registered 18 tackles and one forced fumble on the defensive side of the ball
• Picked up two varsity letters seeing action on both the offensive and defensive line and played three seasons with his 2012 sophomore team posting a perfect 5-0 league record to win the West Alameda County Conference Foothill League title and advance to the first round of the CIF North Coast Section playoffs
• Also played two seasons of junior varsity basketball (what years in school????_
 
Other 
• Born April 14, 1997
• Son of Todd Bazakas and Gayle Buckles
• Parents both graduated from Cal as did his grandfather, first and last name????, and grandmother, first and last name????, on his mom's side of the family
• Has returned to again assist Saffell with the Cal Athletics Summer Reading Challenge in 2020, taking the event online due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Graduated from Cal with a bachelor's degree in business administration in May of 2019 and is currently working on a master's degree in info and data science

Last Updated
May 8, 2020