21 · Slavcho Slavtchev Class: Sophomore Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria High School: Vania Voinova Position: Guard Height/Weight: 6-2 · 209

n outstanding shooter who should be a valuable tool especially when opponents use a zone defense…coaches hope to expand his game without losing his ability to knock down the long-range shot...more improvement on the defensive side is sought…good court savvy. As a Freshman (2000-01): One of the top three-point shooters in the Sun Belt Conference and best on the team…his .459 field goal percentage was tops among the guards…scored on 42 of 89 (.472) three-point attempts…actually shot better from long range as he was only 19 of 44 (.432) inside the 3-point arc…finished third on the team with 166 points scored and fourth in average (5.9)…saw action in 28 games and started the first 13 contests of the year…hit five treys in games vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (11/21) and Canisius (11/24)…also dished out his season-high three assists vs. Canisius…scored a career-high 19 points, on 7 of 9 shooting and five three-pointers against Palm Beach Atlantic…finished with 17 points on 7 of 8 from the field, including 3 of 4 treys, versus Washington (12/16)…hit his only two free throw attempts of the season vs. Florida Atlantic (11/25). Prep and Personal Data: Played soccer, hockey and basketball in high school…among his basketball honors were being named Most Valuable Player at several different tournaments and leading his 1997 team in steals…helped the Slavia team to a 1997 league championship…averaged 25 points, four rebounds and four steals as a senior at Vania Voinova for head coach Julian Aladjov…born February 5, 1978 in Sofia, Bulgaria…son of Dano Danov and Lubka Danova…brother of FIU women's basketball All-America nominee Gergana Slavtcheva…undecided major.

Slavtchev's FIU Career Highs
Points: 19 vs, Palm Beach Atlantic (11/21/00)
Rebounds: 2, seven times
Assists: 3 vs. Canisius (11/24/00)
Steals: 2 at Providence (11/29/00)
Minutes: 34 at St. Bonaventure (12/2/00)
Field Goals: 7, twice, last vs. Washington (12/16/00)
Field Goal Attempts: 12 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/25/00)
3-Point FG: 5, twice, last vs. Canisius (11/24/00)
3-Point FG Attempts: 9, twice, last at Providence (11/29/00)
Free Throws: 2 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/25/00)
Free Throw Attempts: 2 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/25/00)