#13 Maxi Rios

Guard • 6-1 • 185 • Senior
Buenos Aires, Argentina/Middle Georgia

Pre-CCSU: Signed to play at NCAA Division I Mercer University in 2003-04 before returning home to Argentina ... Joins the Lakers as a junior after starring for coach Scott Moe at Middle Georgia College in Cochran, GA ... Named to the 2002-03 NJCAA All-America honorable mention team and to the first team All-Region squad ... Averaged 16 points, eight assists and three steals per game in the 2002-03 season ... Helped lead 2002-03 MGC team to a 26-7 record and an appearance in the Region XVII Championship Georgia Perimeter College ... Squad was ranked in the NJCAA national poll for eight weeks ... Had four "double-doubles" during conference play ... Scored 26 points and dished off 10 assists in an overtime win over third-ranked Georgia Perimeter College ... Had 29 points and 11 assists against South Georgia Tech ... Finished with 26 points and 12 assists against Atlanta Metro College in overtime win ... Drained three game-winning baskets on the season, one against Georgia Perimeter, one against Atlanta Metro and one against Aiken Tech.

Personal: Born Maximiliano Damian Rios on April 16, 1981 in San Nicolas, Buenos Aires, Argentina... Son of Americo F. Rios ... His brother Fernanod plays professionally in Argentina … Nickname: "Maxi" ... Major: psychology.