Alex Abreu

Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Bayamon, P.R.
High School:
Bayamon Military Academy/Central Jersey EOTO Academy

A versatile guard ... strong shooter and has tremendous feel forthe game ... has international background playing for the Under-19Puerto Rican National Team ... holds the program record for assistsby a freshman (128) and sophomore (149) … one of only sevenplayers in Akron history with two 100-assist seasons … hasappeared in six MAC Tournament games (including two titlecontests), one NCAA Tournament game and one NIT game in hiscareer.

as a Sophomore (2011-12): Made 31 starts in 31games as a sophomore … named Second-team All-MAC and was amember of the MAC All-tournament team … finished top-10 inthe MAC in 3-point percentage (third, .430), assist-to-turnoverratio (fourth, 1.9), free throw percentage (fourth, .818), steals(fourth, 1.8 spg) and assists (fifth, 4.8 apg) … ranked inthe top-100 nationally in assists per game (71^st) andsteals per game (72^nd) … recorded an assist on29.35 percent of Akron’s baskets while on the floor …had 17 games with five or more assists, and 16 contests withmultiple steals … reached double figures in the scoringcolumn 14 times … led the team in assists (149), steals(56), minutes per game (30.5) and free throw percentage (.818)… broke the sophomore season assists record (149) andfinished the campaign ranked ninth in program history in careerassists (277) … his 149 assists are the third-most in anyseason in team history … had the third-most steals ever byan Akron sophomore (56) … posted two 10-assist performances,including at Northwestern (March 13) and at Valparaiso (Nov. 18)… is one of just four players in school history with two ormore 10-plus assist games in a single season, and the fifth withmultiple 10-assist performances for his career … became the15^th player in UA history to record at least six stealsin a game with his six takeaways at Mississippi State (Nov. 9) toopen the season … led the Zips in scoring six times and inassists 25 times, including the final 17 contests … droppeda career-high 19 points against Ohio in the MAC title game (March10) … also set single-game highs in assists (10, twice),rebounds (6, twice), steals (6) and minutes (38) … had onlyone game (vs. Duquesne, Nov. 19) in which he did not record anassist, leaving the game due to an injury after playing just sixminutes.

as a Freshman (2010-11): Appeared in all 36games, making 15 starts, to tie the school record for most gamesplayed in a season ... is one of nine players to make his firstcollegiate start in the first five games of his freshman campaignunder head coach Keith Dambrot, getting the starting nod againstDetroit (Dec. 1) – his fifth collegiate game ... is the firstfreshman and one of 18 Akron players to record 100-plus assists ina season (128) ... owns the freshman school record for assists(128) and his performance was the tenth-best in program history ...posted 27 games with at least three assists, including 12 of thelast 15 games ... led the team in assists (128), assists per game(3.6), steals (45) and steals per game (1.3) ... finished seventhin the MAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.58) and assists (128),ninth in assists per game (3.56) and 14th in steals per game (1.25)... was the only freshman in the top-15 in assists, assists pergame and assist-to-turnover ratio in the MAC ... recorded 10 gameswith five-plus dimes ... reached double figures in the scoringcolumn seven times ... had eight points and a season-high eightdimes in his first collegiate contest against Millikin (Nov. 12)... reached double figures in the scoring column for the first timeat Akron (11) against Temple (Dec. 12) ... had one stretch where heposted double-digit scoring totals in three-of-four games,including 10 points against Arkansas-Little Rock (Dec. 21), 11points against Stetson (Dec. 22) and a then career-high 16 pointsagainst Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 29) ... was named to theall-tournament team at the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic,averaging 7.0 points, 5.7 assists and 2.7 steals while holding a4.3 assist-to-turnover ratio over three games [Arkansas-LittleRock, Stetson and Miami (Fla.)] ... had only three games in whichhe did not record an assist.

at Bayamon Military Academy: Averaged 17.4points, 3.2 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Puerto Rican U19 National Team: Was a member ofthe Under-19 national team, which posted a 5-4 record and finishedsixth in a 16-team field at the 2009 FIBA World Championship in NewZealand ... posted 11 points, seven rebounds and four assistsagainst Egypt (July 8, 2009) ... had nine points and four reboundsin an 86-49 victory over Angola (July 4, 2010).

Personal: Born Aug. 14, 1991, in New York City... son of Albert Abreu and Ada Vazquez ... speaks fluent Spanish... is majoring in business administration.