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2009-10: Played in 17 games, and got the starting nod in three ... In September, underwent bilateral tibial surgical revision to replace metal rods in both of his lower legs ... Grabbed 1.4 rebounds with 0.6 points per game in 5.7 minutes of play ... Hit 4-of-8 shots on the season ... Also had four blocked shots and two steals ... Saw his first action of the 2009-10 season at Syracuse (01/10), contributing a bucket in four minutes of action ... Blocked a pair of shots in five minutes of play against West Virginia (01/13) ... Saw seven minutes of action against Pitt (01/31), grabbing two rebounds ... Played in 11 minutes at Georgetown, making a pair of baskets and grabbing three rebounds ... Held Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year Luke Harangody to under his season average at Notre Dame (02/07), grabbing six rebounds before fouling out ... Made his first start of the season against Cincinnati (02/16) ... Also got the starting nod at Villanova (02/20).
2008-09: Appeared in 30 of 31 games this season, starting 14... Averaged 4.2 points and 4.7 rebounds, good for second on the team... Was also second on the team with 15 blocked shots... Made his USF debut in 11/14 season opener vs. SMU, playing 15 minutes off the bench... Was very productive in his limited minutes, scoring eight points on 4-6 shooting and grabbing six rebounds... Made his first career start 11/29 vs. Northeastern... Just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds 11/19 at Virginia... Was 4-7 from the field... Is still not 100 percent after off-season surgery in May to place rods in both tibias... Sprained his right ankle at Virginia and was not expected to play vs. High Point but was pressed into action and had four points and two rebounds in just three minutes of action... Had six points and six rebounds 11/29 vs. Northeastern... Pulled down seven rebounds 12/6 at UCF... Had eight points and seven rebounds 12/22 vs. Oral Roberts, going a perfect 4-4 from the field... Had four points and five rebounds 1/2 vs. Syracuse... Tallied seven points and five rebounds 1/28 at Louisville... Pulled down six rebounds 2/1 at St. John's... Had team-high nine rebounds and four points in 2/6 upset win over No. 8 Marquette... Nine rebounds tied his career high done 11/19 at Virginia... Pulled down seven rebounds 2/10 vs. Providence... Matched his career high for the third time this season with nine rebounds 2/15 at Notre Dame... Tallied nine points, six rebounds, three steals and a block 2/18 vs. Georgetown... Had six points, five rebounds and three steals 2/21 at UConn... Notched his first career double-double 2/25 at Seton Hall with 18 points and 11 rebounds, both of which are career highs... Had 10 points and four rebounds 3/3 vs. Cincinnati... Notched seven points, six rebounds and a block 3/10 vs. Seton Hall in BIG EAST Tournament.
Pratt CC: Coached by Trevor Rolfs at Pratt where he earned 2008 KJCCC All-Jayhawk West second team honors after averaging 8.7 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for the season ... His 12 rebounds per game ranked sixth nationally in junior college ... Had a 19 rebound game, two 17 rebound games and two 16 rebound games as a sophomore ... Averaged 5.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a freshman at Pratt
High School: Attended Laurinburg Prep in Laurinburg, N.C. prior to Pratt and also attended Colegio Fausto Jimenez High School in Dominican Republic... Coached by Kenny Gillian as a member of the Team Breakdown AAU program.
Personal: Undecided on major ... Son of Alejandro Rivas and Josefina Sanchez ... Born November 4, 1986 ... Chose USF over Baylor, Nebraska, West Virginia, Tennessee Tech, Florida Atlantic, SMU and Texas Tech.
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