Greg Avila

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bronx, N.Y.

A strong, tough, wide-body post player with a 7-ft wing span ... Expected to give Kent State a lift in the post with his physical presence ... Joins the Golden Flashes after spending the past two seasons at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Prior to Kent State
Named to the All-Region 19 Second Team after averaging eight points and six rebounds for Harcum College in 2008-09 ... Helped lead the Bears to a 22-10 overall record and a NJCAA District 3 runner-up finish ... Set a school record with a 24 rebound game against Delaware Tech on Dec. 9, 2008 ... In the first game of the 2008-09 season, he
shattered a glass backboard with a dunk before finishing the game with 14 points and eight rebounds. [search YouTube.com under ‘Greg Avila breaks backboard’] ... Averaged 11 points and eight rebounds per game as a freshman while shooting 56% from the field and helping the Bears to a 26-3 overall record. Earned NYSSWA all-state honors at Port Chester High School in Bronx, N.Y. ... Played for national power Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Massachusetts after high school.

Personal
Born on Aug. 27, 1987 (22 years old) … Son of Marcela Lucas and Dionel Avila ...Is the oldest of seven kids (four brothers, two sisters)… Majoring in business at Kent State.