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Daniel Santiago |
St. Vincent College
Position: Center
Height. 7-1
Weight. 250
High School: Del Norte, Albuquerque,NM
Age: 22 (6/24/76)
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Season
1997-98 |
G
33 |
FGM
239 |
FGA
355 |
PCT
.673 |
FTM
117 |
FTA
174 |
PCT
.672 |
REB
301 |
AVG
9.1 |
BLK
105 |
AVG
3.2 |
AST
48 |
PTS
595 |
AVG
18.0 |
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1997-98 Season (senior)
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- NAIA Division I National Player of the Year
- NAIA Division I First Team All-America
- Led the nation in FG%
- Helped lead St. Vincent to a 28-5 record and a trip to the NAIA tournament (they lost in the quarterfinals)
- Led the Bearcats in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage
- This was his only season at St. Vincent's after transferring from New Mexico
- St. Vincent's is located in Latrobe, PA - the home of Rolling Rock beer and Arnold Palmer
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Career
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- Graduated from high school in 1994
- Played junior college ball in 1994-95 at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM
- Played the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons at New Mexico
- Averaged just 3.5 ppg and 1.5 rebounds in seven minutes per game over two seasons
- Plays internationally for Puerto Rico
- Played for Puerto Rico in the 1996 Olympics, and the 1997 Men's 22 and Under World Championships in Melbourne, Australia
- Scored four points and grabbed six rebounds in 74-69 win over the USA
- Turns 22 on the day of the draft
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