1   Rommel Marentez
	Class: Senior Hometown: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: St. Augustine HS '02 Height / Weight: 5-10 / 175 Position: G Major: Economics

2005-06: HONORABLE MENTION ALL-DIV. I INDEPENDENT... Started 26 of 28 games played... Led Aggies in scoring (355), assists (95), steals (52) and minutes played (1,035)... Steals total ranks T7th on school's season list and was T3rd among D-I independents... Shot 117-for-254 (.461) from the field, 39-for-112 (.348) from three-point range, 82-for-104 (.788) from the stripe... Posted double-digit scoring totals on 19 occasions, including 24 at Pacific (1/21) and season-best 26 vs. Cal State Northridge (2/14/06)... Shot 10-for-13 overall, 5-for-7 from outside the arc against Matadors... Set school single-game record by playing 54 of 55 possible minutes in Aggies' triple-overtime marathon against Cal State Fullerton (1/28)... Scored 16 points with 3 steals in that game... Tied career high of 9 rebounds at Nevada (12/7)... Was perfect on 8 FT attempts vs. Sacramento State (11/30), part of streak of 15 straight (11/19-11/30)... Has 3 or more steals 12 times, picking up 4 (to go with 19 points) against Bethany (12/21).

2004-05: Appeared in 25 games, starting 23... Finished 3rd on team with 239 points (9.6 ppg)... Led team in three-point percentage (.466), free-throw percentage (.836) and steals (36)... Success rate from outside the arc, which came on 34-for-73 shooting, ranks 4th on school's single-season list... Scored in double figures 11 games, including season-high 22 in double OT win vs. Dartmouth (12/20)... Shot 7-for-12 with three three-pointers in that game... Scored 15 points with 4 rebounds at Stanford two days before (12/18)... Had team-high 19 points vs. Northern Arizona (12/4)... Grabbed career-high 9 rebounds and had 4 steals vs. UC Irvine (1/24)... Scored 16 of his 18 points in second half in OT win at Sacramento State (12/1)... Drilled 4 of 6 from long range in that win, logging season-best 44 minutes.

2003-04: Played in all 27 games, starting nine... Scored 240 points (8.9 ppg) with 69 assists (2.6 apg) and 59 rebounds (2.2 rpg)... Shot .474 (73-154) from the field, .824 (61-74) from the line... Edged Ryan Moore for team lead in three-point percentage, hitting at a .440 (33-75) success rate... Ranked 5th among CCAA leaders in FT percentage, 15th in assists, 18th in assist-turnover ratio (1.38)... Finished 2nd on team with 27 steals... Made 7 straight starts from 1/3 to 1/24... Advancement to starting lineup followed breakout 21-point night against Nevada, in which he shot 7-for-13 from the floor (12/27)... Added 15 points - helped by 8-for-9 from line - at Cal State San Bernardino (1/2), then moved into the starting five the following night... Earned Wilson CCAA Player of the Week honors for 1/11... Posted 10-for-14 FGs (including 7-for-9 from outside the arc) for career-best 29 points vs. Cal State Stanislaus (1/9), then followed that with 13 points vs. Cal State Bakersfield (1/10) to earn POW honors... Also had 5 assists against Warriors... Recorded 9 games of double-figure scoring, including 6 straight starting with Nevada game (scored 17.2 ppg during the run)... Averaged 12.2 ppg with .531 clip from three-point range in month of January... Hit 6 of 12 from the floor in 16-point outing vs. UC San Diego (2/21).

2002-03: Appeared in 2 games before suffering season-ending injury... Won back year of eligibility by declaring medical hardship year... Played in 7 minutes vs. Regis (11/30), posting 2 rebounds and an assist... Hit a field goal and had 2 assists in 8 minutes vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (12/2).

ST. AUGUSTINE HS '02: Named San Diego Section Player of the Year for D-III as a senior, averaging 23 ppg, 6 rpg, 5 apg as a point guard... Also earned All-San Diego Section, All-Western League and All-Academic first-team honors... Led team to back-to-back section titles in 2001 and 2002... As a senior, led the Saints to championship despite two broken feet... Also lettered in cross country and track & field... Member of Principal's Honor List.

PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif.... Majoring in economics... Parents are Ricardo & Gilda Marentez... Name is pronounced "roh-MEL mah-REN-tez"... Played two years of club ball for High Five America, the same club that produced such alumni as Yao Ming and Mark Price... Career highlight was playing for Mexico at 2005 World University Games... One of 30 student-athletes in U.S. and Mexico invited to try out for Mexican National Team... Became first Aggie basketball player to participate at the Games, which were held in Izmir, Turkey in August of that year... Played in five games, finishing second on team at 12.2 ppg.... One of five current or former Aggies on West Coast Collegiate All-Stars, which competed in Mexico and Argentina during summer of 2006.