Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

AT UHH 2008-09 first-team all-PWC ... Second-team Daktronics West Region selection ... 4-time 2008 PacWest Player of the Week (Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 22, Feb. 2) ... 3-time PWC Top 10 Honor Roll ... started 26 of 27 games ... averaged 18.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game ... had 10 blocked shots adn 36 steals ... second in the PWC in scoring and first in rebounding ... appeared in 25 games and averaged 21.5 minutes per appearance in 2007-08 ... second on the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game ... averaged 4.9 rebounds per game ... had 13 double-digit scoring games ... had a season-high 36 points against Grand Canyon (1/19/08) that included six 3-pointers ... twice recorded six 3-pointers in a game. *BEFORE UHH* Freshman of the Year at Cal State Monterey Bay … played two years for coach and former UHH Athletic Director Bill Trumbo … led team in scoring and rebounding … 2003 graduate of Tam High School in Mill Valley, Calif. … two-year player for coach Bill McKnight … all-conference selection … second-team all-Bay Area selection … conference leading scorer and rebounder. *PERSONAL* Born on December 12, 1984 in Marin, Calif. … fullname is Joseph Paul DeMaestri III ... favorites include Bay Area Rap music, basketball player Larry Bird, the San Francisco 49ers and Giants, the Golden State Warriors, and the television series "Real World", "SportsCenter" and "Rob and Big" … hobbies include surfing and MySpace … contemplating a career as a sports writer or broadcaster … majoring in communication … has a younger brother … parents are Julie and Joe DeMaestri of Mill Valley, Calif. "Hawaii Tribune-Herald Feature September 24":http://vulcans.uhh.hawaii.edu/story.php?id=1815 [[i:870:n:l]][[i:871:n:l]][[i:872:n:l]][[i:892:n:l]][[i:891:n:l]][[i:890:n:l]]