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As a Freshman (2004-05): Given more playing time as maturity and comfort level in the college ranks rose...saw action in 29 games with seven starts...team posted a 4-3 mark when he started...hard-working defender whose offense improved as he gained confidence...averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds with 26 assists and 13 steals...registered a season-high nine points, which included a pair of 3-pointers, in the five-overtime win over Arkansas-Little Rock (1/30) over 38 minutes...had as many as two assists on nine different occasions with a season-high three at UL Lafayette (1/22)...grabbed a career-best five rebounds in a conference win over Arkansas State (2/14)...started four-straight SBC games from Jan. 17-30, over which he averaged 5.5 points and shot four-of-eight from beyond the 3-point arc.

Prep and Personal Data: Averaged seven points and four rebounds per game in 2003-04 as a senior for head coach Ronald Stelzer's nationally-recognized Our Savior New American School that posted a 24-18 record...took honors as OSNAS's all-tournament team representative at the prestigious Mass Store Champions Classic in Boone, N.C., in December 2003...named the Pioneers' best defensive player...selected FIU over interest shown by Baylor and Valparaiso...12th grade Student of the Month...born June 1, 1985, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...son of Luis Chávez and Rosa Julie Jacobo de Chávez...International Business major.

Chávez-Jacobo’s FIU Career Highs
Points: 9 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05
Rebounds: 5 vs. Arkansas State, 2/14/05
Assists: 3 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 1/22/05
Steals: 3 vs. New Mexico State, 1/24/05
Blocked Shots: 1, twice, last vs. North Texas, 1/17/05
Minutes: 38 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05
Field Goals: 3, three times, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05
Field Goal Attempts: 6, twice, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05
3-Point FG: 2, twice, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05
3-Point FG Attempts: 4 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05
Free Throws: 3, twice, last vs. Western Kentucky, 2/7/05
Free Throw Attempts: 4, twice, last vs. Western Kentucky, 2/7/05