| David Abramowitz |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Tijuana, Mexico
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| High School:
Univ. of San Diego HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 170
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| Position:
Guard
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| Birthdate:
02/18/1980
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| Experience:
2L
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Enters his junior season as one of two point guards on the Aztec roster... Is San Diego State's most experienced backcourt player... Can play both guard positions... Good ball handler and passer... Has 68 career three-pointers and is already sixth all-time at SDSU in that category... Played for current Aztec assistant coach Jim Tomey at University of San Diego High School... Prep teammate of San Diego State freshman Chris Walton.
As A Sophomore (1999-2000 Season)
Third on the team in scoring (7.6) and second on the squad in assists (36)... Finished his sophomore season with 39 three-pointers to easily top the Aztecs in that category... Opened the season as a starter, but came off the bench down the stretch... Set a career high with 21 points at Utah, hitting seven three-pointers on nine tries... Those seven treys represent the seventh best total in Aztec history... Scored in double figures 10 times... Led the team in scoring four times... Had a strong outing in SDSU's upset bid in the Mountain West Tournament with 14 points (tying for game honors) and five assists against UNLV... That marked one of only two times that a San Diego State player led the Aztecs in points and assists in the same game (Bradley Jackson vs. South Carolina State)... Set a career high with seven assists in the win over UC Santa Barbara... Had six assists against Southern California and New Mexico State... Shot 85 percent from the free-throw line (28-of-33)... A career 81.3 percent free throw shooter, he has never missed two free throw, in the same game (51 career games)... Shot 40.4 percent from three-point range in conference play to rank 10th in the league... Missed the Arizona State game while suffering from back spasms... Started nine games... Led the Aztecs in scoring four times and was the top assist man 12 times.
As A Freshman (1998-99 Season)
Appeared in 24 games, starting five times, including the season opener against Nevada... Averaged nearly 20 minutes per game... Three-point shooting percentage of .333 was second on the team... Set Aztec single-game three-point percentage mark by hitting 5-of-6 (.833) vs. Southern California College... All 15 of his points came from behind the arc in that contest... Averaged 2.3 assists per game, third-best on the squad... Attempted just 15 free throws, hitting 11 (.773)... Season-high of 20 points came at Brigham Young when he also played a season-high 29 minutes... Had two other games in double figures (15 against Southern California College and 18 against New Mexico)... Had six assists against Brigham Young and Fresno State... Rebounding high was five vs. Pacific... Recorded three steals at Hawaii.
High School
Started at the point position three years... USD High won three straight CIF San Diego Section Division III championships during those years... Led the Dons to 1998 state championship... Named to the all-state Division III team as a junior and senior... Averaged 15.1 points and 7.2 assists per game as a senior... Had averages of 17 points and 12 assists as a junior... All-Western League selection for two years... Named league’s Most Valuable Player as a junior... First team all-county selection...Team was ranked No. 1 in San Diego County during all of the 1997-98 season and tops in the state for Division III... The Dons won the CIF title every year during his four seasons at USDHS... Rated the top player in Mexico for the under-18 age group... Competed for the Mexican Junior National Team... Participated in the Pan American games in the Dominican Republic.
Personal
David Morris Abramowitz was born Feb. 18, 1980, in Guadalajara, Mexico... Son of Esthola and Joel Abramowitz... Currently resides in Tijuana, Mexico... Majoring in international business... Plans to return to Mexico and open his own business upon graduation. Played on a high school team that produced five Division I basketball players:Luke Walton (Arizona), Ham Walton (Harvard), Nate Walton (Princeton) and Chris Walton (SDSU freshman).
