Palomar College Men's Basketball

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 7, 1992 at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, CA. ... Son of Frank and Mary Vaz. ... Brother of William Vaz (26), Christopher Vaz (23) and Danny Vaz (16). ... Cousin of 7-foot-0 Zach Crimmons, who played Ivy League basketball for Columbia University for four seasons from 2007-08 through 2010-11 and also played professionally for Basket Globalcaja Quintanar in Spain.

2012-2013 SEASON: Has started all 24 games for the Comets as of Feb. 5 and has battled for the state community college lead in both rebounds and blocks all season long. ... Averaging 16.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.2 blocks a game, with 13 double-doubles. ... Shooting 61.3 percent from the field (152-for-248), and 81.6 percent from the free-throw line (84-for-103). ... Named to the Palomar Thanksgiving Tournament all-tournament team and honored as Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Men's Athlete of the Week for all sports on Nov. 25. ... Scored 10 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked 5 shots vs. Mt. San Jacinto in the semifinals of the Frank Garcia Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 9 at College of the Desert. ... Had 11 points and 6 rebounds vs. Saddleback, ranked No. 5 in the state at the time (currently No. 2) in the third-place game at the Fullerton Holiday Tournament on Nov. 17. ... Led the way with 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Comets downed Fullerton 91-85 in the first round of the Palomar Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 23. ... Had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocks in a 75-62 win over Los Angeles Harbor in the semifinals on Nov. 24. ... Scored 19 points, going 9-for-10 from the field, and had 7 rebounds and 7 blocks in the championship game of the tournament against defending state champion Fresno City College, ranked No. 1 in the state at the time, on Nov. 5. ... Contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks in a 73-56 victory over Los Angeles Trade Tech in the first round of the 41st Riverside City College Holiday Tournament on Dec. 4. ... Led Palomar to a 59-55 win over Riverside in the quarterfinals on Dec.6 with 16 points and 13 rebounds. ... Came back on Dec. 7 with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks as the Comets downed San Diego City College 71-62 in the semifinals. ... Scored 21 points in a 71-67 loss to Saddleback in the tournament championship game on Dec. 8. ... Led the way as Palomar downed El Camino College 60-53 on Dec. 18, scoring 17 points, grabbing 15 rebounds and blocking 6 shots. ... Had 15 points and 14 rebounds vs. host College of the Canyons in the opening round of the Cougar Holiday Classic on Dec. 17. ... Led the Comets to an 86-72 win over Orange Coast in the consolation semifinals with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks. ... Had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in the tournament championship game, but Riverside avenged its earlier loss to the Comets. ... Scored 29 points, had 15 rebounds and blocked 5 shots in a 99-96 overtime loss on the road against Imperial Valley on Jan. 9. ... Led Palomar to a 77-69 win over MiraCossta on Jan. 11 with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. ... Had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks in a 75-60 victory over San Diego City College on Jan. 18. ... Scored 12 points, going 6-for-7 from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 5 shots in a 95-59 rout of Miramar on Jan. 23. ... Contributed23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks in the Comets' 98-72 win over San Diego Mesa on 25, shooting 11-for-15 from the field. ... Helped lead Palomar to a 95-75 victory over Cuyamaca on Jan. 30 with 16 points, 15 revbounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. ... Had 18 points, going 5-for-7 from the field and 8-for-8 on free throws, and also contributed 13 rebounds and 4 blocks in a 75-51 rout of Southwestern on Feb. 1.

2011-2012 SEASON: Played in 25 games for Palomar, averaging 8.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. ... Shot 61.0 percent from the field. ... Had 11 points, 8 rebounds and a block as Palomar defeated Fullerton in the Frank Garcia Tip-Off Tournament at College of the Desert on Nov. 18. ... Contributed 10 points and 5 rebounds in a 91-79 win over San Diego Mesa on Dec. 16. ... Helped lead the Comets to a 67-59 upset win over Chaffey in the first round of the Cougar Classic at College of the Canyons on Dec. 27 with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. ... Scored 12 points and blocked 2 shots in an overtime loss to host Canyons in the championship semifinals on Dec.28. ... Had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in a 51-50 hearbreaking loss to Cerritos in the third-place game on Dec. 29. ... Blocked 2 shots in a 67-63 loss to defending conference champion Southwestern on Jan. 6. ... Pulled down 11 rebounds as the Comets downed Cuyamaca 63-59 on Jan. 13.... Had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds on Feb. 1 in an 81-66 victory over San Diego Mesa. ... Contributed 11 rebounds vs. San Diego City College on Feb. 3. ... Came up big with 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Comets upset Southwestern 69-56 on Feb. 8 on the road. ... Grabbed 8 rebounds in an 87-70 win over Cuyamaca on Feb. 15. ... Made a lay-in with 12 seconds remaining to give Palomar a 64-62 upset win over Imperial Valley in their season finale on Feb. 17, which gave the Comets 8 wins in their final 10 games. ... Was an All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference honorable mention selection after the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Terry Miller at Rancho Buena Vista High School, making second-team All-Avocado League West in his senior season of 2010-11. ... Teamed with Johnny Dee, a starting guard at Division I University of San Diego in both 2011-12 and the current season as a true freshman and and now a sophomore, to lead the Longhorns to a 26-4 record. ... Was Most Valuable Player in the 7th Annual San Diego County-Riverside County All-Star Classic at the Palomar Dome, leading the San Diego team to a 98-73 victory with 23 points.

ACADEMICS: Undeclared major. ... Named to the 2010-2011 San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team as a Rancho Buena Vista senior. ... Was a PCAC Academic All-Conference honoree for the Fall 2012 semester at Palomar.

Above photos by Melinda Finn (left) and Hugh Cox (right)

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(Updated as of Feb.5, 2013)

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