MEET THE WILDCATS
ALVIN ABREU Junior Guard 6-2 188 Lynn, Mass.
Getting to know ALVIN ABREU... Nicknames Al, A, Abreu
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Dream 1-on-1 matchup Kobe Bryant Best athlete you have ever competed with Francisco Garcia, with the Dominican National Team
ACCOLADES
2008-09 – America East Co-Player of the Week (Jan. 5) 2007-08 – CollegeHoops.net Honorable Mention Mid-Major All-Freshman, America East All-Rookie Team, America East Rookie of the Week (Dec. 10, Jan. 7, Feb. 25)
2008-09
Played in 27 games for the Wildcats, including 20 starts ... missed the final three contests due to injury ... averaged 12.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists, while playing 29.6 minutes per game ... finished 12th in the conference in scoring ... ranked first on the team in steals (1.2 spg), second in scoring, third in assists, and fourth in field goal percentage (.373) and free throw percentage (.711) ... was a school-record 7-for-7 from behind the arc en route to pouring in a career-high 28 points versus Santa Clara on Jan. 4 ... matched an America East season high by tallying a career-best six swipes against Maine on Feb. 19 ... equaled a career high when he pulled down eight rebounds at Albany on Feb. 15.
2007-08
Selected as a CollegeHoops.net Honorable Mention Mid-Major All-Freshman and named to the America East All-Rookie Team ... three-time America East Rookie of the Week (12/10, 1/7, 2/25) ... one of just two freshmen, and four players overall, to play in all 29 games for the ‘Cats ... led all America East rookies and was second on the team in scoring (12.7 ppg) ... led the team in free throw percentage (.818), was second in 3-pointers made (62) and was fourth in rebounding (3.8 rpg) and assists (1.8 apg) ... the 62 treys are tied for the eighth most in a single season at UNH, while the free throw percentage of 81.8 is the 10th-best single-season mark in school history ... netted a season-high 23 points versus Long Island on Dec. 10 ... submitted a career night Feb. 20 against Stony Brook when he nearly missed a triple-double by scoring 18 points, matching his career high with eight rebounds and handing out a career-best nine assists.
BEFORE UNH
Played at Boys to Men Academy … team was ranked in the top five in the nation during the 2006-07 season when he averaged 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals per game ... averaged 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals per game while at Lynn Classical High School.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 30, 1987 in Boston … son of the late Angel Abreu and Cristina Medrano ... hopes to play professional basketball or become a business man ... majoring in kinesiology: sport studies.
Year 2007-08 2008-09 Totals
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G/GS 29/22 27/20 56/42
Min. 957 799 1756
AVG FG/A FG% 3FG/A 3FG% FT/A 33.0 121/337 .359 62/172 .360 63/77 29.6 116/311 .373 44/149 .295 69/97 31.4 237/648 .366 106/321 .330 132/174
FT% .818 .711 .759
first basketball memory Not making my seventh- and eighth-grade teams favorite Sports team Boston Celtics Favorite Song “Already Home” by Jay-Z, featuring Kid Cudi ACTOR who would play you in a movie Denzel Washington PERSON YOU ADMIRE MOST My mom, Cristina PERSON WITH the biggest impact on your life My son, Xavier Angel Abreu Childhood idol Ray Allen Advice to youngsters Hard work beats talent when the talent doesn’t work hard
ABREU CAREER HIGHS Points............................................. 28 vs. Santa Clara (01/04/09) 3-Point FG Made.......................... 7 vs. Santa Clara (01/04/09) Free Throws Made...............................8 at Hartford (02/04/09) Total Rebounds....................................................... 8, three times Assists.............................................9 vs. Stony Brook (02/20/08) Steals..........................................................6 vs. Maine (02/19/09) Blocks.....................................................2 at Vermont (01/12/08) ........................................................... 2 at Dartmouth (01/17/09) Minutes...................................................45 at UMBC (02/23/08)
PTS AVG REB AVG PF/FO A TO Blk Stl 367 12.7 110 3.8 62/3 51 59 3 22 345 12.8 80 3.0 46/0 60 71 5 32 712 12.7 190 3.4 108/3 111 130 8 54
2009-10 New hampshire Basketball