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A walk-on with a strong up-side...ranked among the top prep players in the state of Florida by several Internet scouting services.

Prep and Personal Data: A two-year letterwinner for head coach Omar Cooper who earned a bevy of honors, including third-team 1-A all-state, All-Miami-Dade County and team MVP as a senior...named to last season’s Kreul Classic all-tournament team...finished the year averaging 23 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals for the Victors...ranked No. 49 among the Top Basketball Players in Florida by www.scout.com and No. 98 on Ed Auricchio’s Galaxy of Stars Prep Basketball Magazine’s list of the Class of 2005’s Top 138...an honorable mention all-county performer as a junior...National Honor Society member and named to the Miami Christian Principal’s List as a junior and senior...2004 summer performer with the AAU Team Breakdown program...selected FIU over interest shown by Army, Navy, Air Force, Mercer and Elon...born on December 12, 1986, in Miami...son of Gaston and Ana Cantens...uncle Bernie Cantens was a four-year FIU basketball letterwinner from 1984-87...undecided major.