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Christian
Soto |
Forward •
Senior |
6-8 •
220 |
Caguas, Puerto
Rico • Miami Christian School |
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2007-08
Averaged 5.1 points, 1.03 steals, 0.5 blocks,
and 1.0 assists in 27.5 mintues … His 4.2
rebounds per game were second-most on the team
… Shot 49.0% (51-104) from the field, 50.0%
(1-2) from beyond the arc, and 63.3% (50-79) from
the foul line … Started 29 of the 30 games
in which he appeared … Was the high rebounder
for the team in four games … Scored a career-high
13 points in back-to-back games against Cal State
Northridge on February 16 and UC Irvine on February
20 … Grabbed a season-high eight boards
on two occasions (UC Santa Barbara, March 1; Cal
State Fullerton, March 13).
2006-07 Averaged 4.4 points,
4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 24.7 minutes per
game … Shot 41.0% (50-122) from the field,
11.1% (1-9) from the three-point line, and 53.1%
(34-64) from the free throw line ... Tied his
career-high with 11 points at Montana on December
9 … Scored nine points and had a career-high
10 rebounds vs. UC Davis on January 27 ... One
of three players to appear in all 31 games.
2005-06 Averaged 2.7 points,
2.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 16.6 minutes per
game ... Shot 42.6% (26-61) from the field, 66.7%
(8-12) from the three-point line, and 46.7% 1(4-30)
from the free throw line ... Had a career-high
11 points and six rebounds at Cal State Northridge
on January 9 ... Appeared in 27 games, starting
10.
High School Was a three-year
letterwinner in basketball for Coach Omar Cooper
... Helped the team to the regional finals in
2005 ... Earned All-State Honorable Mention and
Second-Team All-County honors in 2005 ... Played
in two all-star games and one championship ...
Was a member of the National Honor Society, receiving
highest honors at graduation … Member of
the Rotary Club.
Personal Christian Ariel Soto
Torres is the son of Luz Torres and Ariel Soto
... Mother is a teacher at the University of Puerto
Rico ... Majoring in theatre ... Roots for the
Phoenix Suns ... Favorite athletes are Dave Mirra,
Kobe Bryant, and Jamie Thomas ... Enjoys reading
the works of C.S. Lewis and J.P. Moreland ...
Favorite novels are “This Present Darkness”
and “The Screwtape Letters” ... Enjoys
eating “Arroz con gandulez and Lechon y
Pasteles”... Watches The Fresh Prince of
Bel Air, Family Guy, and Dragon Ballz ... Favorite
films are the “Lord of the Rings”
trilogy, “Pan’s Labyrinth” and
“There Will Be Blood” ... Listens
to Under Oath, Nightwish and Dark Tranquility
... Hobbies include BMX, playing drums and keyboard,
and playing PS3 ... Represented Puerto Rico on
the under-19 team on a tour of Columbia ... Career
goal is to influence people in a positive manner
… Considers Angel “Macho” Rosado
to be his biggest influence. |
