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3 • Edwin Olympio
6-4 • 180 • Freshman-HS • Guard Marseille, France (Westwind Prep Academy) Prior To UTSA Moved from Marseille, France, to Folsom, Calif., prior to his junior year of high school and played two seasons at Folsom High School before spending the 2013-14 year at Westwind Prep Academy … last season at Westwind he averaged 14 points, six rebounds and five assists per outing … as a senior at Folsom he posted 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game … he earned the Bulldogs’ Most Improved Player Award and was honored by the NorCal California Interscholastic Federation with its Sportsmanship Award as well. Personal Full name is Edwin Iannis Olympio ... born on Feb. 14, 1994 ... Son of Richard and Nelly Olympio ... has three brothers, Loyce, Neil and Yohann ... pre-business major.
4 • Gino Littles
6-0 • 150 • Freshman-HS • Guard Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Mountain HS) Prior To UTSA Was a two-year starter and letterwinner for head coach Kurt Keener at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. … averaged 10 points, four assists and three rebounds as a senior and team captain for the Wolves … was tabbed as one of the Student Athletes of the Year by the Phoenix chapter of the National Alliance of African American Athletes following his senior year … posted 18 points per game as a freshman and 16 points per outing as a sophomore … helped the team to back-to-back appearances in the state semifinals. Personal Full name is Eugene Littles … born on Nov. 27, 1995, in Denver, Colo. … son of Gene Littles and Loredana Fitzpatrick … his father, Gene, was an NAIA All-American at High Point before being drafted by the New York Knicks in 1969 … he would go on to play six seasons in the American Basketball Association and helped the Kentucky Colonels to the 1975 league championship … following his playing career, he would serve as the head coach of North Carolina A&T (1977-79) before National Basketball Association head coaching gigs with the Cleveland Cavaliers (1985-86), Charlotte Hornets (1990-91) and Denver Nuggets (1994-95) … pre-business major ... would one day like to be an investor or television analyst.
2014-15 UTSA Men’s Basketball Media Almanac
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