31 · Javier Cuenca Class: Junior Hometown: Miami, Fla. High School: Gulliver Prep Position: Forward Height/Weight: 6-5 · 210

walk-on last season who gained valuable experience…helps provide needed front court depth…a role player who understands the system and always gives great effort…capable of making the open shot or grabbing the big rebound. As a Sophomore (2000-01): Started the first nine games of the year averaging nearly 30 minutes per contest over that span…impressed coaches during the exhibition season when he averaged 38 minutes during a pair of wins while averaging 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds…accurate mid-range shooter who converted 18 of 35 (.514) from within the 3-point arc…ended the year ranking fourth on the squad with 19 steals…grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in win over Palm Beach Atlantic (11/21)…also had four steals in that game against the Sailfish…played the entire 40-minute game vs. Canisius (11/24)…led the team in rebounding three times, including a team-high seven boards against Providence (11/29)…hit his career-high 12 points, which included a pair of treys, vs. Hofstra (11/18)…perhaps his biggest bucket of the season came at Louisiana Tech (2/25), when with 3:19 remaining, his field goal put the Golden Panthers on top, 43-42, and gave FIU a lead it would not relinquish. Prep and Personal Data: Played four years of high school basketball, his final season at Gulliver Prep…averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 1998-99 for head coach Henry Lorenzo…an honorable mention all-county selection as a senior and recipient of the Gulliver Coach's Award…played with the 1997-98 state champion Miami Senior High School squad…volunteered as an assistant coach in 1999-2000 for the Archbishop Carroll High School varsity basketball team of head coach Sal Stewart…high school honor roll graduate…born December 14, 1980 in Miami, Fla….son of Fidel and Esther Cuenca…Accounting major.

Cuenca's FIU Career Highs
Points: 12 vs. Hofstra (11/18/00)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (11/21/00)
Assists: 2, four times
Steals: 4 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (11/21/00)
Minutes: 40 vs. Canisius (11/24/00)
Field Goals: 5 vs. Hofstra (11/18/00)
Field Goal Attempts: 11 vs. Hofstra (11/18/00)
3-Point FG: 2 vs. Hofstra (11/18/00)
3-Point FG Attempts: 5 vs. Hofstra (11/18/00)
Free Throws: 2, three times
Free Throw Attempts: 4 vs. Providence (11/29/00