Palomar Men's Basketball 2006-07

JOSH FIRMES

NO. 24 /  Forward-Shooting Guard, 6-3, 185

YEAR: Freshman

HOMETOWN: Wildomar, California

HIGH SCHOOL: Elsinore HS (Wildomar, CA) '06

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 4, 1988, at Fallbrook Hospital in Fallbrook, CA. ... Son of Tom and Donna Firmes. ... Cousin of Bryan Wright, pro golfer on the Canadian Tour.

2006-07 SEASON: One of team's best inside players despite his height and one of  its toughest defenders as he continually sparked the Comets,  usually off the bench. ...  Saw his season come to a premature end in the Comets' win over San Diego Miramar  on the road on February 7 when he fractured a foot in the first half. ... Had scored seven points in his first six minutes of play when he sustained the injury. ... Not realizing the foot was broken, Firmes returned to the floor briefly in the second half and played with the injury. ... Shot 53.2 percent from the field in Pacific Coast Conference play to rank among the PCC leaders. ... Averaged 4.6 rebounds per game both on the season and in conference play. ... Had a single-game high-point total of 12 points in an 87-76 victory over Cerritos on Nov. 10 and single-game rebound high of nine in 92-75 win over College of the Desert on Dec. 7. Pulled down eight rebounds as the Comets downed Cypress  87-79 on Nov. 16 and again against San Diego City College on Dec. 8. ... Also scored in double figures (10 points) vs. Southwestern on Nov. 26.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Valley, first-team All-Sunbelt League and honorable mention All-Riverside County under coach Pete Rettinger at Elsinore High School. ... Averaged 17.9 points and 9.9 rebounds per game as the Tigers advanced to the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. ... Also played baseball for the Tigers and was an all-league and All-Southern Section singles player in tennis.

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