Josimar Ayarza

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Class: Senior Hometown: Panama City, Panama High School: Gaston Faraunda HS

Last College: Cuesta College Height / Weight: 6-9 / 235 Position: F

2009-10 (Jr.): Played in 29 games, making six starts ... Averaged 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds ... Had six double-figure scoring games ... Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in his Southern Miss debut at UL-Lafayette (11/14) ... Recorded first double-double as a Golden Eagle, scoring 15 points and grabbing 15 rebounds versus Loyola (N.O.) (11/17) ... Had seven points and six rebounds against Spring Hill (11/28) ... Had five points and seven points at South Alabama (12/12) ... Scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting against UL-Lafayette (12/15) ... Scored 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting against New Orleans (12/21) ... Scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds versus Dillard (12/30) ... Scored 10 points in 11 minutes, including connecting on 8-of-11 free throws against UCF (2/20) ... Scored 14 points and had a team-high two blocks at Memphis (2/27).

Cuesta College (2007-09): Played at Cuesta College ... Led his squad to a 24-11 mark ... Finished his career at Cuesta in the top three in both points (1,1865) and rebounds (488) ... His career averages of 17.7 points per game and 7.4 rebounds are both third all-time at Cuesta ... His 18.7 points per game in 2007-08 ranks seventh all-time for a season, while his mark of 16.6 points in 2008-09 is 13th ... Was second on the team with 16.6 points, first with 6.7 rebounds and first with 2.6 blocks ... Was named First Team All-State (CA) ... Was First Team All-Western State Conference, becoming just the 14th player in conference history to do it twice ... Connected on 49.9-percent (204-of-409) of his shots ... His 8.2 rebounds as a freshman ranks sixth at Cuesta in a season ... He also recorded 72 blocks on the year.

High School: Played high school at Gaston Faraunda ... In 2005, he represented Panama in the Bolivarian Games and the FIBA America's Championship.

Personal: Son of Gilberto Ayarza and Xiomara Tuos ... Majoring in American studies ... Born May 3, 1987.