Kevin Presto

Freshman year (1984-85): One of two Hurricanes to start all 28 games … The team leader in free throw percentage (81.4%) while connecting on 57 of 70 attempts … ranked second in assists with 91 (3.3 per game) and had double figures in 15 of 28 games last year … Opened the season with 22 points vs. the Citadel … Played a big role in Miami’s thrilling 81-78 upset over Georgia in the finals of the AMI Classic All-Tournament Team honors … ranked third on team in minutes, played with 880 (average 31.4 per game).    

High School: Led Richmond High School to league and district championships and a berth in the state tournament as a senior in 1984 … was the Big Nine Conference leading scorer as a senior with a 17.1 average while also averaging 7.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game … helped Richland to a 22-3 record in 1983-84 and earned all-league and all-state honors in final high school season … was the conference leading scorer as a junior, while also earning honorable mention all-state recognition … Coached in high school by Phil Neill … Compiled an outstanding 4.0 grade point average in senior year.

Personal: Born on September 21,1965 …Full name is Kevin Michael Presto… father is a high school basketball coach … Came to UM from the Northwest corner of the country …was the third player to commit to the Hurricane program in 1984 … caught Bill Foster eye at an AAU tournament in Jacksonville … during a two night span in that tourney, he scored 69 points, including a 47 point outburst against an Indiana team which included Delray Brooks (Indiana) and Troy Lewis (Purdue) … Jacksonville AAU trip was Presto’s final shot attracting Division I scholarship attention … Maintained a grade point average of ore than 3.5 in first year at Miami …plans to major in finance or accounting.