33 · Rodrigo Viegas Class: Senior Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil High School: Colegio Pitagoras Position: Forward Height/Weight: 6-5 · 208

econd on the team in points per game (13.4), rebounds (6.0), assists (2.5) and third in steals (1.6)…free-throw percentage was a team-best .703…finished top-16 in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring, rebounding, assists, free-throw percentage, steals and offensive rebounds (60)…scored in double figures in all but three contests… notched 23 consecutive games in double figure points, from Dec. 3 to Feb. 23…tallied three double-double's on the year, including his FIU debut vs. St. Peter's College (11/16), with 15 points and 10 rebounds…his other two doubles were against Florida Tech (11/20), 14 points and 10 rebounds, and North Texas (1/10), 22 points and a season-high14 rebounds…also blocked three shots in the Florida Tech contest…scored his season-high 22 points twice, against North Texas and New Mexico State (2/6)…almost recorded his fourth double at West Virginia (12/8), coming one rebound short, with 12 points and nine boards…grabbed eight rebounds in five games…went 3-for-3 from the free-throw line or better in six contests, including 7-for-7 at Middle Tennessee (2/2). Virginia Tech (1998-2000): Played in 13 games as a sophomore, scoring 14 points, 13 boards, five assists and five steals…saw action in 19 contests as a true freshman…scored as many as six points in a game, twice, once each season…recorded a pair of three-point baskets in 22 minutes as a freshman vs. Charlotte (12/5/98)…grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Temple (2/16/99)…all seven of those boards were offensive. Prep and Personal Data: Played as an amateur with the Minas Tenis Club for two years…member of Brazil's under-17, 18 and 22 national teams…averaged 11.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game for the latter…the under-22 team finished second to Argentina in the South America Championships in 1998-99…born February 13, 1979 in Esteio, Brazil…son of Pedro and Linea Viegas…International Business major.

Career Statistics

Year	G/GS	FG-FGA	Pct.	3FG-FGA	Pct.	FT-FTA	Pct.	Rebs	Ast	Pts	Avg.
2001-02	30/29	153-344	.445	18-65	.277	78-111	.703	179/6.0	76	402	13.4

Viegas' FIU Career Highs
Points: 22 at New Mexico State, 2/6/02
Rebounds: 14 at North Texas, 1/10/02
Assists: 7 vs. Florida Tech, 11/20/01
Steals: 5 vs. Texas-San Antonio, 11/17/01
Minutes: 39, twice, last vs. Arkansas State, 1/16/01
Field Goals: 9 at North Texas, 1/10/02
Field Goal Attempts: 20 at North Texas, 1/10/02
3-Point FG: 3 at Miami, 12/3/01
3-Point FG Attempts: 5 at Miami, 12/3/01
Free Throws: 7 at Middle Tennessee, 2/2/02
Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 12/30/01