Christian Pineda grew up in Huntington Beach and began playing basketball in the 7th grade. His talent and hard work earned him the opportunity to play all 4 years for Ocean View’s Varsity team where they won the 2009 CIF State Championship and he earned a spot in OV’s hall of fame. While succeeding at OV, he played for the elite SCA club basketball team, with teammates Chris Wood (Detroit Pistons), Anthony brown (Lakers) and Avery Johnson (UC Davis).