Omar Jimenez

Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Position:
G
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kennesaw, Ga.
High School:
Kennesaw Mountain

2012-13: Recorded a steal in a season-opening win over Texas Southern (11/13)... Notched an assist and a rebound in a victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18)

2011-2012: Walk-on who joined the team the week prior to the first game of the season ... Scored first career basket in front of family and friends in a win at Georgia Tech (11/29) ... Played 13 minutes and hit first career 3-pointer in a win over Mississippi Valley State (12/2).

High School: Three-year letterwinner ... Averaged 16 points and six rebounds per game as a senior ... Team MVP ... Team captain ... Academic All-American ... Prep all-star ... Recipient of Coaches' Award ... All-Academic first team ... Hit three game-winning shots ... Played AAU ball for Georgia Fastbreak ... High school coach was Jesse Bonner.

Personal: Born Omar Fernando Jimenez ... Son of Jayne Middlebrooks and Omar Jimenez ... Grandmother played tennis and basketball at Spelman College ... Grandfather played basketball at Morehouse College ... Anticipated major is broadcast journalism.