It certainly suited his father.
Leonard King reigned supreme for the Otago Nuggets during the 1990s.
The American guard set up camp in Dunedin and clocked 181 games for the franchise, scoring a record 4599 points.
He also married into Dunedin basketball royalty. He wed Tracey King (nee Paul), a quality basketballer in her own right.
His new father-in-law and Mojave’s grandfather, the late John Paul, coached basketball in the region for more than 50 years.
Mojave’s roots are firmly in Dunedin.
But it is not home for the 23-year-old Tauranga Whai small forward.
He might have been born here but he no longer has any family living in the city.
And during the warm-up before Friday night’s game against the Nuggets, he was blowing on his fingers to keep them warm, which is a sure sign he has been gone a while.
It worked. He top-scored with 23 points, and completed the 88-82 win with a dunk.
"The last time I was in Dunedin was probably when I played for the Sharks in 2022, so I haven't been back since," he said.
"But it's always nice to get back here.
"Obviously, this [city] has a special place in my heart.
"I've got so many good memories from when I was a real little kid.
"Even in this building, you know, coming in here with my granddad, and just shooting around. So yeah, this is definitely a special place for me.
"Dad doesn't really share too much. He keeps it pretty close to his chest. But I hear stories, and especially when I'm over here I hear a lot more about what he was doing back in his day.
"He still kind of has a lot of good connections and still gets a lot of love from some of the fans over here, which is cool to see."
Mojave has many of the same tools his dad was blessed with: speed, athleticism, confidence.
And that has not gone unnoticed.
He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 47th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.
He was immediately traded to the Indiana Pacers, and earlier this month was traded again, this time to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Mojave was just the third New Zealand-born player to be selected in the NBA draft after Sean Marks and Steven Adams.
It is a big deal and it had teenage girls lining up to get a selfie with him after helping the Whai edge the Nuggets.
One brash young fellow wanted his shoes or his singlet or both. Mojave said he still needed them.
But the big question most of us want to know is whether Mojave has any desire to follow in his father’s footsteps and slip on a Nuggets singlet.
"A Nuggets singlet? Who knows. I'm not going to say no, but yeah, I'm not too sure. We'll see what the future holds."
The Nuggets have a lot of work to do to get to the starting line next season.
Their owner, SEN, has signalled its intention to pull out.
But if the team can be saved then they could do a lot worse than signing Mojave.
He has represented the region before. He played an age-grade tournament for North Otago.
But he moved to Australia with his parents when he was a toddler and identifies as Australian.
He signed with the Cairns Taipans when he was 17 as a part of the league's Next Stars programme to develop NBA draft prospects.
He transferred to the Adelaide 36ers the following year and joined the Southland Sharks in 2022.
He has also had a stint with the New Zealand Breakers, Cangrejeros de Santurce in Puerto Rico and two years in the G-League in the United States.
So what is next?
"I'm not 100% sure yet, I'm still just kind of weighing up my options, but I should be making a decision relatively soon, so we'll see."
He would look good in blue.
