[Germain Njila]#32 * GERMAIN NJILA * SO * GUARD/FORWARD * YAOUNDE, CAMEROON

One of the most improved players in the America East, Germain moved into the starting lineup last December at off guard. This season he will go back to the three spot ... Very strong and athletic, he works hard on and off the court ... Returned home this past June to play for the Cameroon National Team in the African Games qualifying round ... Had a strong America East tournament including a great performance in the championship game win over Boston University with 12 points. He hit a big three-pointer in the second half which stopped a B.U. run ... Quick and explosive, he is very good defensive player and led the Cats with 46 steals (11th in America East). He had three steals in seven different games ... He tallied in double-digits in points five times last season and once in rebounds ... Finished the season strong shooting 67% from the floor in his last nine games. ... Established career-highs of 13 points vs Albany (3-for-3 3-pt FG's) at home, 12 rebounds vs. UNH and seven assists vs Albany in the America East quarterfinals ... Very improved at the line: he was third on the Cats at 72% after going just 48% as a freshman ... Previous Seasons: As a rookie, he played in 27 games and made one start, at Hartford on 1/20. In that game he had a season-high seven boards ... Tallied a season-high 13 points, with five rebounds, at Stony Brook ... He tallied seven points in his collegiate debut vs. Brown and at Michigan, he added six rebounds ... Prior to Vermont/Personal: The first African native ever to play for the Catamounts, he prepped at The Master's School in West Simsbury, Connecticut where he averaged 18 points and seven rebounds as a senior when he led the team to a 24-7 record ... He chose UVM for its mix of quality academics, basketball and overall atmosphere ... He majors in Computer Science at Vermont and earned a spot on the America East Academic Honor Roll as a freshman ... Germain Mopa Njila (pronounced Jeel-a), born May 28, 1981 in Yaounde, Cameroon, is the son of Rose Tchoupouen and Jean-Pierre Mopa.

Njila's Career Statistics

  
                                           T O T A L   3-POINTERS                 R E B O U N D S
SEASON       TEAM            GP-GS  MIN   FG-FGA  PCT  FG-FGA  PCT  FT-FTA  PCT  OFF-DEF  TOT--AVG  PF-FO   A  TO BLK  ST  PTS---AVG
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2001/2002    VERMONT         27  1  273   25  76 .329   4  19 .211  11  23 .478   23  40   63  2.3  38  0  22  26   2  13   65   2.4
2002/2003    VERMONT         33 23  707   76 173 .439  10  35 .286  43  60 .717   62  74  136  4.1  58  0  52  62   5  46  205   6.2
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Totals...................... 60 24  980  101 249 .406  14  54 .259  54  83 .651   85 114  199  3.3  96  0  74  88   7  59  270   4.5
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