Mildon Ambres

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Class: RS Junior Hometown: Opelousas, La. High School: Opelousas HS

Last College: LSU Height / Weight: 6-6 / 215 Position: F Birthdate: 09/12/1984

Overview
Returns for his first full season with the Golden Eagles ... Became eligible following the fall semester last season, sitting out a season to fulfill transfer requirements ... Worked hard over the summer, increasing his strength and improving his game ... Adds depth on the front line and gave the team valuable minutes in the 2004-05 season.

2004-05 (r-So.):
Sat out the first half of the season to fulfill transfer requirements ... Averaged 7.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds -- leading the team for the last half of the season ... Played in 17 games, starting 10 of them, including the last nine games of the season ... Scored in double-figures six times, and had one double-digit rebounding game ... Averaged 20.5 minutes a game and played more than 30 minutes twice ... Poured in a career-best 21 points at Marquette (2/5/05), on 8-of-9 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and adding eight rebounds ... Tallied 14 points at Charlotte (2/26/05), adding eight rebounds and attempting a career-high 14 shots ... Scored 12 points in his collegiate debut against William Carey (12/18/04) ... Also scored in double-digits against Louisville (10, 1/11/05), DePaul (12, 1/29/05) and Cincinnati (10, 2/16/05) ... One of the better free-throw shooters on the team, making 74 percent (43-of-58) on the season ... Perfect from the free-throw line in four games, including 8-of-8 against DePaul and 6-of-6 at Houston (2/12/05).

2003-04 (r-Fr.):
Transferred from LSU in the fall semester ... Did not play.

Previous College:
Redshirted his freshman season at LSU in 2002-03.

Prep:
Played for Coach Jamie Rollins at Opelousas High School ... Lettered three years in basketball ... Averaged 21.2 points and 14 rebounds per game as a senior, to go along with averages of 5.0 assists and 1.2 steals ... Earned Class 4A Honorable Mention All-State honors ... Also named all-district, All-Acadiana and All-St. Landry Parish ... Touted as a Top 100 in Louisiana as a senior ... Earned the team's MVP and Offensive Award honors ... Also lettered two years in track and one year in football ... Named all-parish in track.

Personal:
Son of Milton and the late Carol Ambres ... Father played basketball at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. ... Majoring in mass communication ... Born Sept. 12, 1984.

Ambres' Career Statistics
                                 Total
Year      GP-GS  Min.-Avg.  FG-FGA  Pct.  3FG-3FGA  Pct.  FT-FTA  Pct.
2004-05   17-10  349/20.5   44-85  .518     0-0     .000  43-58   .741
Total     17-10  349/20.5   44-85  .518     0-0     .000  43-58   .741
              Rebounds
Year     Off-Def Tot.  Avg.  PF-FO Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts./Avg.
2004-05   27-58   85   5.0   55-5   8   16  9    12   131/7.7
Total     27-58   85   5.0   55-5   8   16  9    12   131/7.7