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Rakeem Buckles

Averaged 22.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots as a senior in helping Monsignor Pace post a 24-8 record and the Class 4A regional finals, where it lost to eventual state champion Cocoa.
Honored as the Class 4A Player of the Year in Florida at Monsignor Pace, which won the state championship in his sophomore and junior seasons.
Ranked No. 36 in the Rivals.com class of 2009 (No. 11 power forward), 47th by USA Today analyst Rob Harrington, No. 67 by Scout.com and No. 78 among the ESPN 100.
Averaged 12.6 points and 9.7 rebounds as a junior when Monsignor Pace finished with a 23-9 record and won its second straight Class 4A Florida state championship.
Third-team all-state selection by the Florida Sports Writers Association as a junior, when he also earned first-team All-Dade County honors by the Miami Herald.
Scored a team-high 26 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Black Squad in the Wazoo Sports Derby Festival Classic All-Star game played in Freedom Hall.
Scored 15 points to help the Miami-Dade County All-Stars to a 102-96 victory over the Broward County All-Stars.
Also considered Miami, Florida, Florida State and Cincinnati before signing with the Cardinals.

Personal:

Born Nov. 15, 1990 ... Son of Ronald and Sabrina Buckles ... Has one younger sister (Precyous Reese) and four older siblings (Marquetta Wright, Roderick Mitchell, Treco Conley, Ronald Buckles) ... Major is undecided.
Personal goal at U of L is "to become the best basketball player and person I can be."
Enjoys bowling and collecting hats in his spare time.
Chose to attend U of L because of Coach Pitino.
Best basketball advice given to him was "no pain, no gain."
Most proud of going to college.
His parents had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
Feels Denzel Washington would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Kevin Garnett.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is that "I love hats."
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: his determination to make others better.
Would most like to meet Barack Obama.

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