One of two returning starters... has shown big-time scoring potential on the offensive end of the floor...

2004-05 (Junior): Started all 27 games in his first season with the team... was third on the team in scoring with a 10.8 points per game average... led team in scoring on four different occasions... scored in double digits 16 times... scored career-high 29 points in 85-62 win over Alabama A&M... was third on the team in rebounding with 4.6 boards per game... had best game against Northwestern State when he scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds... shot 32 percent from the 3-point line (17-53)...

Junior College: Spent two seasons at Central Florida Community College for coach Tim Ryan... earned Third Team Junior College All-America honors as well as MVP honors of the Mid-Florida Conference as a sophomore... was also all-state and all-conference as a sophomore... averaged 17.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game last year as a sophomore... also averaged just over 16 points and six rebounds per game as a freshman... member of the Mid-Florida Conference all-freshman team and was also first team all-conference... finished his junior college career with 1,030 points which places him third on the all-time scoring list at Central Florida CC...

High School: Three year letterwinner at Lehigh Senior High School where he averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists per game... three-time all-district pick... earned all-state honors as a senior in 2002... also named Mr. Basketball in the state of Florida in 2002... three-time team MVP... finished high school career as the school's all-time leading score with just over 1700 points and 500 rebounds....

Personal: Born 6/18/84 in Brooklyn, New York... son of Bernardo and Deborah Paez of Lehigh Acres, Fla.... father played quarterback at Pitt from 1972-76... health science major. ^TM