FIU Athletics

As a Junior (2004-05): Had one of the most dominating years ever in the history of Golden Panthers basketball...only the third FIU player to earn first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors...led the conference in rebounds per game and ranked among the top-15 performers in scoring (7th), field goal percentage (7th), assists (12th), assist/turnover ratio (12th) and steals (15th)...515 points on the year were the third-most all-time at FIU and his 17.3 points per game were tops on the squad...established a school record with 297 rebounds on the year and his 9.9 rebounds per game average ranked tied for 14th best in Division I and second best all-time at FIU...averaged an even better 18.5 points and 10.1 rebounds in 14 conference games...scored 20-points-or-more on 12 occasions and grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 15 times...named SBC Player of the Week on March 1 after scoring 23 points in the Golden Panthers' upset victory over league-power Western Kentucky...set a school record with 13 double-doubles including season highs of 29 points and 16 rebounds against New Mexico State (1/24)...also grabbed 16 boards in the five-overtime victory over Arkansas-Little Rock (1/30) while playing 57 minutes in that game...seven assists in games at No. 7 Connecticut (11/30) and against Ohio University (12/28) were the team's season high...voted MVP of the FIU Holiday Classic after averaging 22 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in victories over Colgate (12/27) and Ohio...one of only three players to see action in all 30 games with 29 starts, while ranking second on the team averaging 34.6 minutes per contest.

Southeastern CC (2002-04): Averaged 11.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for the 2003 NJCAA national champions of head coach Joe O'Brien...named to the NJCAA all-tournament team and second-team All-America...connected on 54-percent from the field and 61-percent from the free throw line in 2003-04...also blocked 23 shots in 31 games for the 2003 junior college national champions...Hoopmasters.com listed him as the 37th best junior college player in the nation and JucoJuntion.com ranked him as a three-star athlete...All-Academic as a sophomore...averaged 11.6 points with 7.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a freshman...earned second-team all-region honors.

Prep and Personal Data: Played basketball and baseball at Liceo Union Panamericana in Santo Domingo...averaged 25 points and 9.2 rebounds as a prep senior and once scored 56 points in a single game...played with the Dominican National Team at the 2001 Under-21 World Championships...born January 20, 1981, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...son of Radhames and Altagracia Almonte...married to wife Kamryn...brothers Erick and Hector are both professional baseball players...Hector is a pitcher with the Atlanta Braves' AAA Richmond club and Erick, a former Yankees prospect, is a shortstop with the Japanese Nippon Ham Fighters...2004-05 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll student majoring in Sports Management.

Almonte’s FIU Career Highs
Points: 29 vs. New Mexico State, 1/24/05
Rebounds: 16, twice, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/24/05
Assists: 7, twice, last vs. Ohio University, 12/28/04
Steals: 4, three times, last vs. Colgate, 12/27/04
Blocked Shots: 2, twice, last vs. Florida A&M, 11/26/04
Minutes: 57 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05
Field Goals: 11, twice, last vs. Western Kentucky, 2/26/05
Field Goal Attempts: 21 at New Orleans, 2/21/05
3-Point FG: 2 vs. Colgate, 12/27/04
3-Point FG Attempts: 3, twice, last vs. Arkansas State, 2/14/05
Free Throws: 9, three times, last at Middle Tennessee, 2/5/05
Free Throw Attempts: 13 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 1/30/05