Prospect Profile:

Luis Flores

  Full Name: Luis Alberto Flores  
Position: Guard  
Height/Weight: 6-2 / 195  
Birthdate: April 11, 1981 (Dominican Republic)  
High School: Norman Thomas HS (New York)  
College: Manhattan  
(Dominican Republic)  


  
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Rutgers  
Season G GS FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB AST STL BL PTS AVG
1999-00 29 0 38 82 .463 35 48 .729 3 16 .188 41 23 14 0 114 3.90
Manhattan  
Season G GS FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB AST STL BL PTS AVG
2001-02 29 28 180 395 .456 164 188 .872 39 95 .411 114 69 43 6 563 19.4
2002-03 30 30 231 508 .455 221 245 .902 56 145 .386 169 87 58 11 739 24.6
2003-04 31 31 234 529 .442 208 241 .863 68 182 .374 122 50 60 4 744 24.0
Totals 90 89 645 1432 .450 593 674 .880 163 438 .372 405 206 161 21 2046 22.7


Career Highlights: Finished career as Jasper’s all-time leading scorer (2,160
points). Named MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Tournament MVP as a junior an
d senior. A three-time All-MAAC First Team selection. Became first player to w
in consecutive Haggerty Awards (best player in New York City) since Malik Seal
y of St. John’s (’91 and ’92). Named USBWA District 2 Player of the Year an
d Associated Press All-America honorable mention as a senior. Played his last
three seasons at Manhattan after spending freshman season at Rutgers. Averaged
15.5 points at the 2004 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
Senior (2003-04): Led the MAAC in scoring (24.0 ppg). Scored 30-plus points fo
ur times on the season, including season-high tying 32 points in MAAC semifina
l win over St. Peter’s. A five-time MAAC Player of the Week recipient. Scored
22 points in 40 minutes of action at Syracuse. Tallied 26 points in first rou
nd NCAA Tournament victory over Florida. Scored 20 points in a second round lo
ss to Wake Forest. Tallied 30 points and 11 rebounds at Rider.
Junior (2002-03): Named MAAC Tournament MVP after tallying 52 points and 19 re
bounds while playing all 90 minutes in two games. Earned MAAC Player of the We
ek honors seven times. Started all 30 games, averaging 38.8 minutes. Ranked se
venth in NCAA Division I in scoring (24.6 ppg) and 11th in free-throw percenta
ge (.902). Poured in career-high 44 points in win at Fairfield, marking the se
cond-highest scoring total ever in a MAAC game.
Sophomore (2001-02): First Team All-MAAC selection in first season at Manhatta
n after transfer from Rutgers. Led team in scoring (19.4 ppg) and tallied doub
le figures in scoring in 28 of 29 games. Averaged 36.4 minutes.
Freshman (1999-00): Played in 29 games during freshman season at Rutgers. Aver
aged 3.9 points.
Strengths: A talented scorer who can take his man off the dribble, score in tr
affic or shoot the deep ball. An excellent free throw shooter. Competes hard o
n the defensive end.
Personal: Represented his native Dominican Republic at the Pan AM games in San
to Domingo in 2003, averaging 6.8 points for the silver medalists. Son of Basi
lo and Juanita Flores. Majored in communications.




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