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Northeastern Profiles - #11 Vinny Lima

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#11 Vinny Lima
So. F
6'10 - 225
Sao Vicente, Cape Verde (Jose Augusto Pinto)
Individual statistics
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2008-09: Appeared in 29 games, making five starts for the Huskies...averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds...shot 52.8 percent for the season...scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in a 73-60 win over IUPUI (Nov. 11)...was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and tallied a career-high 14 points against Rhode Island (Dec. 3)...made his first career start at James Madison (Dec. 6)...scored six points and made four rebounds at Memphis (Dec. 31).

2007-08: Appeared in 15 games for Northeastern after joining the team midseason...finished fifth on the team in three-pointers...made his collegiate debut at George Mason (Jan. 12) and played 15 minutes, earning one rebound and one steal...scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting at UNC Wilmington (Jan. 23)...picked up nine points, connecting on three three-pointers, against Hofstra (Jan. 26)...picked up six points in back-to-back games against VCU (Feb. 20) and Holy Cross (Feb. 23).

Before NU: Played five seasons of AAU basketball for Associacao Academica do Mindelo in Cape Verde...captained the squad for two seasons...was named team MVP twice...helped lead team to league title in 2006.

Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1986...majoring in Mechanical Engineering...hopes for a career in professional basketball...enjoys playing soccer with his brothers...played for the Cape Verde national team at the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament...Class of 2012.

  #11 Vinny Lima Statistics

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2007-08   15-0    135/9.0    16-37   .432    8-16   .500    2-3    .667  10-8     18  1.2  16-0    4   8   2   5   42/2.8
2008-09   29-5    254/8.8    19-36   .528    5-15   .333    9-14   .643  15-25    40  1.4  36-0    8  17   6   7   52/1.8
TOTAL     44-5    389/8.8    35-73   .479   13-31   .419   11-17   .647  25-33    58  1.3  52-0   12  25   8  12   94/2.1

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2007-08   12-0    116/9.7    14-32   .438    6-13   .462    2-3    .667  10-7     17  1.4  15-0    4   8   2   5   36/3.0
2008-09   15-2     95/6.3     4-10   .400    0-4    .000    3-6    .500   5-8     13  0.9  13-0    3   6   2   2   11/0.7
CAA       27-2    211/7.8    18-42   .429    6-17   .353    5-9    .556  15-15    30  1.1  28-0    7  14   4   7   47/1.7


  2007-08 Game-by-Game Statistics

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